Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
Surviving AS9100 Now At Printers, Here’s the Table of Contents
Chris Paris has completed Surviving AS9100 Rev. D and sent the manuscript to the printers, but you can get a glimpse of the book’s content through this sneak peek of the Table of Contents.
Internal Documents Show ISO Thinks Risk Is Negative, Period.
Multiple annual reports and internal documents show that ISO uses the word “risk” to mean solely negative effects of uncertainty, even as it pushes the world to embrace “positive risk” in order to sell standards.
Obscure German Lawsuit Sets Stage for “Permanent” CB Accreditation
A German court has ruled that accreditation bodies cannot provide time limits in their accreditation contracts, opening the door to “permanent accreditation.”
Read TC 176’s Ballot on Changing the Definition or “Risk” in Annex SL
Oxebridge obtained the official ballot for TC 176 members to vote on changes to the definition of “risk” in Annex SL, which will impact on ISO 9001, and it reveals the entire process is rigged.
Annex SL Being Renamed, and Why That Proves It’s Bad for Standards
The ISO TMB is renaming Annex SL to “Annex L” and the naming reveals a far more nefarious and dangerous plot than you’d imagine.
Exactly 4,000 Years Later, ISO Still In-Fighting to Standardize “Risk”
TMB is back to the drawing board, re-doing Annex SL and arguing — again — over the definition of “risk.”
Quality Magazine Awarded Company That Falsified Aluminum Extrusion Data
Quality Magazine gave its “Quality Leadership 100” award to SAPA, a company that a year earlier was reported as having falsified test data on aluminum extrusions for two decades, and which was responsible for two NASA rocket failures.
IAQG Creates Online AS9100 Audit Day Calculator Because CBs Can’t Use a Simple Table
The IAQG has partnered with Wichita State University to create a complex online tool that harvests AS9100 user data, all because CB auditors cannot manage looking up something on a simple, printed two column table.
Obscure New Accreditation Rule Grants More Rights to CBs, Ensures Chaos
Yet another IAF dilution of official accreditation rules shows just how corrupt the system has become, and how consumer and public safety is put last, while the oversight bodies scramble to help CBs gobble up money issuing certificates for things they are not qualified for.
Consultant Offers Free Review of ISO 9001, 13485 Audit Report Findings
Baldridge Consulting (unrelated to Oxebridge) is offering a free review of third-party CB reports to help clients understand nonconformities, and identify bogus ones.
Incoming TAG 176 Chair Lays Out Progressive New Strategy
New TAG 176 Chair Alan Daniels has released a new vision statement for the group that reads nearly like a manifesto, if a slightly decaffeinated one.
Surviving ISO 9001 Second Edition E-book & Paperback Now Released
Chris Paris book SURVIVING ISO 9001:2015 SECOND EDITION has now been released as both a hardcopy and ebook edition on Amazon.
Guberman Certificate Mill Posts Video Asking for Consultant “Partnerships” in Violation of ISO 17021
Guberman-PMC certificate mill posted a YouTube video seeking a “partnership” with quality consultants, despite this being a violation of accreditation rules under ISO 17021-1.
AS9100 Suspended? Oxebridge Launches Restoration Service
If your company finds its AS9100 certification suspended, Oxebridge can help restore it quickly and thoroughly.
IAF Silently Dropped Complaint Against UKAS/BSI
IAF has not fulfilled a promise to investigate a BSI/UKAS complaint, despite saying they would over a year ago.
IAQG Soliciting Comments for Revision of AS9102 First Article
IAQG is soliciting stakeholder comments and feedback for the revision of AS9102, the standard on aerospace first article inspection.
Surviving ISO 9001:2015 Second Edition Released, Paperback Version Now Available
The Second Edition and paperback versions of Surviving ISO 9001:2015 have been released for sale on Amazon.
Darling Industries’ $400K ITAR Fine Is A Warning Shot to Small Machine Shops
A $400,000 civil penalty issued to Darling Industries for ITAR violations should be a wakeup call for all aerospace companies.
Esterline ITAR Violations Ensnare Multiple AS9100 Certified Companies
Esterline Technologies was hit in 2014 with a $20M fine for hundreds of ITAR violations across its network of subsidiary companies; each company held AS9100 or ISO 9001 certification during the violations, and have maintained those certifications since.
Surviving AS9100 Manuscript Finished, Now With Editors
Chris Paris’ new book, Surviving AS9100 Rev D, is at the editors and readying for imminent publication on Amazon.
How CBs Punish Clients for Bad Auditors
Phyllis Naish recounts how clients often have to pay the price for certification body errors and bad auditors.
Oxebridge to Shut Down, Apologizes to Elsmar, ASQ, Trolls
After a 19-year battle with internet trolls, Oxebridge throws in the towel and closes shop.
IAF’s Beta CertSearch Website Points To Baked-In Problems
The beta website for IAF’s CertSearch database of ISO certifications points to some troubling, baked-in flaws that both doom it’s acceptance and add risk to ISO certified companies.
Thanks to ANAB, Large Corporations Can Save Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Gaming Their ISO 9001 Certificates
ANAB’s lax enforcement of the rules pertaining to ISO 9001 marketing will allow large companies to game the system, and save hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process.
ANAB Never Noticed One of Its CBs Was Improperly Marketing ISO 9001 Certification By Another of Its CBs
File this in the "ANAB - Oversight Activities - Clueless" drawer. For years, the ANAB-accredited registrar Bureau Veritas has held an ISO 9001 certificate of its own, issued by ANAB-accredited registrar BSI. And there's a problem. We must first wrap our collective...
A Year After TUV Rheinland Factory Audit, a Workplace Humanitarian Crises
In 2013, a factory complex in Bangladesh collapsed, killing more than 1,130 people and injuring 2,500; subsequent investigations revealed rampant human rights abuses, despite having been audited for safety and working conditions by TUV Rheinland.
Company Responsible for Texas Fire Holds Certs for ISO 9001, RC14001 for Chemical Storage
The company responsible for the massive petroleum tank fire holds ISO 9001 certification from ABS-QE, the scope of which includes chemical storage activities.
PG&E Falsified Safety Data While Holding Certifications from Lloyds Register, DNV-GL
Bankrupt California utility company PG&E held multiple safety-related certifications issued by registrars Lloyds Register and DNV-GL during the period in which the company was routinely falsifying gas line locations and during which its equipment triggered the massive California wildfires.
Quality Magazine Gave Award to ASQ Based On Criteria That Doesn’t Apparently Exist
BNP Media gave ASQ a curious award based on criteria which apparently doesn’t exist; good thing, since ASQ met none of them.
Let’s Get This Out of the Way: TC 176 Reps Aren’t “Volunteers”
ISO TC 176 representatives insist they’re “volunteers” doing socially relevant work for no reward; also, the Earth’s core is made of sausage.
Tap the Toe Brakes – The Only Connection Between AS9100 and Boeing’s Fiascoes is Hypocrisy
Boeing’s recent problems cannot be traced back to failures of AS9100 scheme actors … yet.
Re-Branded ASQ Must No Longer Manage US TAGs or Standards Activities
ASQ is de-branding itself as “American,” and its new global marketing initiatives invalidate its ability to manage the US TAGs, which form official US positions at ISO.
Industry Alert: AS9100 Auditors Are Hammering on PO Flowdown Requirements
AS9100 auditors are hammering hard on nonconformities related to incoming customer PO review and the flow down of requirements to your suppliers on outgoing POs; you need to be ready.
California Surgeon Thought He Could Make His Own Breast Implants and No One Would Notice
A California surgeon finds himself under FDA scrutiny for selling a breast implant that he didn’t bother to get approved first.
ASQ Bungles Print Quality for (Ahem) Quality Handbooks
In yet another embarrassment for ASQ, recent books published by its Quality Press imprint are rife with print quality problems.
