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TC 176

ISO Technical Committee 176, or “TC 176” for short, is the official international committee responsible for creating the ISO 9001 standard. It reports to the ISO headquarters in Geneva, as well as to the ISO Technical Management Board (TMB).

In the universe of THE AUDITOR, TC 176 operates out of its Ivory Tower in an undisclosed location, surrounded by a moat to prevent access by ISO 9001 users.

Meetings of TC 176 are led by a variety of ISO figures, including Nigel Croft, Mark Braham, and Paul Simpson.

TC 176 prides itself on ignoring the will of ISO 9001 users, and instead creating a standard that is more complicated than necessary, thus ensuring a stream of revenue for Croft and his consulting cronies.

The United States is represented in TC 176 by the US TAG 176.

These characters are based on real public figures, and satirized for the purposes of humor and social commentary. The depiction within the strip is not to be construed as based on fact.

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