Author: Christopher Paris

IAAR Presentation Leaks Insider View of New Accreditation Rules

IAAR Presentation Leaks Insider View of New Accreditation Rules

Posted by | Mar 6, 2015 | , | 0

In a presentation to the Independent Association of Accredited Registrars (IAAR), the VP of ANAB and President of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Randy Dougherty revealed a telling look at some critical details of the new ISO 17021-1 standard, as well as the sources of those proposed changes. The accreditation rules governing certification bodies (CBs) are undergoing significant revision by ISO/CASCO, and will replace the current rules under ISO 17021:2011.

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Did BSI Certify BP’s DeepWater Horizon?

Did BSI Certify BP’s DeepWater Horizon?

Posted by | Mar 6, 2015 | , | 0

It’s early days yet, but it seems the venerable ISO 9001 registrar BSI may have issued a certification to the BP company that operated the doomed Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Worse yet, the audit is reported to have included physical auditing by at least one BSI auditor of the Deepwater Horizon rig itself, and the auditor raised concerns of the operation of the rig prior to the disaster.

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Bransky, IATF Need to Address Takata Airbag Scandal

Bransky, IATF Need to Address Takata Airbag Scandal

Posted by | Mar 2, 2015 | , | 0

Every day the IATF doesn’t address the Takata airbag issue, name the registrar involved, and give a valid explanation as to how this happened on their watch, is another day that the ISO certification schemes descend further into disrepute. If Joe Bransky is willing to take credit for when things go right, he should step up and reveal — with honest clarity — what happened when things go horribly, horribly wrong.

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Oxebridge Files Complaint Against Bureau Veritas Alleging Consultant Conflict of Interest

Oxebridge Files Complaint Against Bureau Veritas Alleging Consultant Conflict of Interest

Posted by | Feb 26, 2015 | , | 0

Oxebridge has filed a 14-page complaint against accredited certification body Bureau Veritas alleging that it failed to properly police marketing claims made by GreenBizCheck, an ISO 14001 consulting firm. Oxebridge alleges that BV was impacted by a financial conflict of interest, due to an exclusive relationship whereby BV provides special certification services for GBC’s “Gold – Silver – Bronze” environmental certification.

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Move by CASCO Will Kill ISO 9001 “Registration”

Move by CASCO Will Kill ISO 9001 “Registration”

Posted by | Feb 26, 2015 | , | 0

The ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO) is wiping out a decades-old requirement that certification bodies (CBs) of ISO 9001 and other management system certifications must maintain registries of their certified clients. Upon publication of the new ISO 17021-1 standard, the term “ISO 9001 registered” will effectively be moot, since there will no longer be any registries of certified clients.

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