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How To Ensure Your Registrar Uses the Right Industry Codes, and Why It’s Important
ISO 9001 and other registrars are required to assign the right SIC, NACE and IAF codes relative to your scope of business, to ensure the right auditors are assigned to your contract; here’s how to check if they’ve done it right.
Editorial: Nepotism – The Dirty Secret ISO Registrars Don’t Want To Talk About
For too long, Accreditation Bodies have ignored the problem of registrar auditors funneling consulting work through family members; this has to stop.
Implementing the ISO 9001:2015 “Process Approach”
Since it was first made part of ISO 9001 in the year 2000, the “process approach” has confused readers; this comprehensive article aims to decipher the process approach requirements of the latest standard, ISO 9001:2015.
How ISO 9001’s Scope Has Changed Over Time
The scope and intent of ISO 9001 has changed and grown dramatically since its first release in 1987; this article examines those changes.
PR Flack Claims ISO Will Save 2.2 Million Lives Per Year, Just By Printing Stuff
ISO is claiming its new standard will save 2.2 million lives per year, which begs the question as to how many people it’s old standard killed.
COTO Interruptus: The Missing ISO 9001 Clause on Strategic Direction
An excerpted chapter from Surviving ISO 9001:2015, regarding the need to develop a “strategic direction” despite ISO 9001 lacking a firm requirement to do so.
New ISO Secretary General Doesn’t Know He’s Being Followed by Twitter Sex Bots
ISO’s new Secretary General is being followed on Twitter by porn bots begging for sex chat.
ASQ President Denounced Racism in 2002; Current ASQ Leadership Still Refuses
Previous ASQ President Ken Case once denounced racism; current CEO William Troy can’t seem to muster it.
It’s Time to Talk About Hardgrading: Writing Major NCs When ANAB is Watching
“Hardgrading” is the artificial inflation of minor nonconformities into majors, typically to please a witnessing auditor from ANAB. This has to stop.
Editorial: ASQ Must Denounce Racism, Develop Enforceable Ethics Rules
Oxebridge VP Christopher Paris provides ASQ a roadmap on how to fix its racism problem.
ASQ Refuses to Take Action Against Section Chair Who Published White Supremacist Views
ASQ CEO William Troy has refused to denounce the racist views of an ASQ Chair who wrote an article instructing white supremacists on how to run over counter protesters with their cars, which as a result may have inspired the recent Charlottesville terror attack.
BSI Auditor Says Internal Audits Are Not Supposed to Find Nonconformities
A BSI auditor and client manager said that ISO 9001 internal audits shouldn’t identify problems. Seriously.
Great Third-Party Sources of Info to Support the Trickier AS9100 Clauses
These third-party websites may offer some help in supporting your approaches related to AS9100 Rev D’s trickier clauses.
The New IAQG “Cause Codes” for AS9100 Are Going To Get You Sued
The new IAQG nonconformity “cause codes” are not only dumb, they are guaranteed to get you sued in court.
The Guberman PMC – Daryl Guberman Ethics Omnibus
Over the years, the number of ethical violations exhibited by Daryl Guberman, Felice Guberman and Don Labelle with their certification mill operation "Guberman-PMC LLC" (aka G-PMC LLC, aka G-PMC Registrars LLC) have become mountainous. To keep it all straight, here is...
Free ISO 9001 Template Kit Updated to v. 1.9: Includes New Training Presentation
Oxebridge has updated its free ISO 9001:2015 QMS Template Kit, which now includes improved audit and CAR logs, and a 60-slide training slide deck for employees.
Updated AS9100 Template Kit version 1.1: The “Awesome Audit Log Update”
Oxebridge’s free AS9100 template kit has been updated to version 1.1.
Certificate Mill Operator Guberman: IAF Chair “Hacked” Lockheed Martin, US Government
Certificate mill operator Daryl Guberman has posted a new YouTube video in which he accuses the IAF of “hacking” Lockheed Martin.
Everything We Thought We Knew About ITAR Is Wrong
Companies are ignoring, dismissing or underestimating the impact of ITAR’s latest flowdown push; the risks of failing to implement ITAR properly include jail for those involved, so it’s worth getting educated, fast.
Quick Update on Latest Oxebridge Activities
Some recent updates from Oxebridge, since we’ve been otherwise too busy to blog lately.
BSI Is Still Totally Offering Consulting, But UKAS/ANAB Don’t Really Care
BSI latest round of marketing shows it’s still offering overt consulting services for ISO 9001, while ANAB and UKAS continue to abdicate their responsibilities and look the other way.
Randy Dougherty Hasn’t Been VP of ANAB For a Year
ANAB’s VP, and the most powerful man in ISO, stepped down a year ago, and no one noticed.
Oxebridge Launches Official ISO 9000 Slack
Oxebridge has launched an official ISO 9000 Slack group.
Database to Verify ISO Certificates Is Back On the Table
The IAF and IAAR are behind a new move to create a universal ISO certificate registry, thirteen years after Oxebridge held a presentation for them on the very subject.
Believe It Or Not the IAQG Just Made That AS9100 Transition Deadline WORSE
The IAQG just made hitting that Sept. 2018 transition deadline for AS9100 absolutely impossible, and they have no one to blame but themselves.
What A Better Third-Party ISO 9001 Audit Might Look Like… and Cost
There is much discussion over whether the current third party conformity assessment structure is effective for ISO 9001 end users and their customers. So let’s spitball a little… what might a more robust audit program look like, and what would it cost end users?
Elsmar Hack of Oxebridge Isn’t Their First Run-In with the Law
The recent hack of Oxebridge’s website isn’t the Elsmar operators’ first run-in with the law; previously, they advocated for the murder of undercover police officers.
ANAB’s Obsession with “Poor Root Cause” is Uninformed
ANAB is beating up certification bodies for not flowing down proper root cause analysis on ISO 9001 certified clients, but their rationale is faulty, and based on personal opinion, not objective evidence.
Why ISO’s “Footbridge” Metaphor for Risk-Based Thinking Doesn’t Make Sense
ISO’s “footbridge metaphor” for risk-based thinking is stupid, and will point you entirely in the wrong direction.
Guberman Casts Serial Killer to Act As Newsman in Surreal G-PMC Promo Video
Certificate mill operators Guberman and LaBelle have released the most surreal, terrifying promotional video ever made.
Site Hack Update – New DDoS Attack Underway – Elsmar Cove Implicated
The Oxebridge site is back up after a hack by Elsmar Cove supporters; a DDoS attack is also underway, but the site is currently protected.
Oxebridge ISO 9001 Template Kit Users Are Passing Registration Audits
Users of the Oxebridge ISO 9001 template kit are passing their audits.
Oxebridge Redirects Guberman Phony Press Releases to Legal Defense Fund UPDATED
Certificate mill operators Daryl Guberman and Don LaBelle published a series of fake press releases to promote a website they forgot to register, so Oxebridge did it instead; the sites now resolve to a legal defense fund.
Scorched Earth: JAS-ANZ Strips Accreditation from Multiple Indian Registrars
Accreditation body JAS-ANZ has suspended or withdrawn 10 accreditations from Indian registrars in only a few months.
Oxebridge Releases Free AS9100 Rev D QMS Template Kit
Oxebridge has released a free template kit for AS9100 Revision D QMS documents. You’re welcome, Earth.
