Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
Oxebridge Preps FTC Complaint Against US TAG 176, Alleging Criminal Sherman Act Violations
Oxebridge is submitting a formal FTC complaint against the ANSI US TAG 176, alleging criminal violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
US TAG 176 Consultant Doesn’t Care What ISO 9001 Users Want
Another consultant on the US TAG rejects their obligation to consider stakeholder feedback.
Email Glitch – October 2015
Just a quick site notice. The other day we restored an email database for The Oxebridge Report newsletter, and it appears to have re-entered a few subscribers who had subsequently removed themselves from the list, or who had updated their email addresses. This may...
Perry Johnson Was Right
The complaints that led to splitting Perry Johnson’s company into two now appear quaint compared to what today’s accredited registrars get away with.
Bruno Defiant: Swiss Rep Digs In, Insists on Debate for ISO 31000 Anti-Standard
Switzerland’s Bruno Bruehwiler digs in, refusing to acknowledge ISO rules and insisting on debate for his competing draft of ISO 31000. Hilarity ensues.
Eight Months Later, Bureau Veritas Still Silent on Oxebridge Complaint
Eight months later, registrar Bureau Veritas has failed to respond to a complaint alleging improper collusion with ISO 14001 consultant GreenBizCheck.
US TAG 176 Election Update: Same Names, Different Seats
US TAG to TC 176 ballot and nominations are a mess of incestuous crony back-patting and continue the dominance of the US mission by private consultants.
Annex SL, Dragons and the Death Star: How ISO Co-opted International Standards Development for Its Bottom Line
The imposition of Annex SL on all ISO management system standards points to a serious conflict of interest that wouldn’t be tolerated in any other profession.
The Bruno Effect: Swiss Disruption of ISO TC 262 Forces Vote on Disbanding Working Group
An official ballot would disband a critical ISO TC 262 working group on risk management, due to disruption by a Swiss member and his tiny cadre of supporters.
Now ISO TC 176 Wants to Rush the ISO 19011 Revision, Too
Now TC 176 wants to rush the development of ISO 19011, the international standard on auditing management systems. What could go wrong?
Latest ISO Survey Data Paints Grim Picture for ISO 9001
An in-depth and critical analysis of ISO Survey 2014 data shows a worldwide decline in interest in ISO 9001.
ISO 9001:2015 Officially Published
ISO 9001:2015 has been officially published.
ISO Releases Latest Worldwide Certification Totals with 24th ISO Survey
ISO has released its annual ISO Survey of Certifications, providing global totals of ISO 9001 and other certifications.
NQA Certified UK Firm to ISO 14001:2015 Within Minutes of Its Publication
Registrar NQA certified a UK company to ISO 14001:2015 within minutes of the standard being published. Seriously.
Good Dissection of ISO 9001’s “Process Approach”
Peter Fraser over at BP Trends has a good dissection of the “process approach” defined in ISO 9001 since its 2000 revision, and some of the failings of it.
UPDATE: ISO 9001:2015 Approved with Higher Majority than Reported
The ISO Technical Committee 176 reports that 56 out of 58 voting nations approved the FDIS of ISO 9001:2015, allowing it to proceed to final publication as an international standard.
“Practical Risk-Based Thinking” Workshop at ASQ San Diego Quality Conference Nov 6
Oxebridge VP and founder Christopher Paris will be presenting a 4-hour workshop on Practical Implementation of ISO 9001:2015’s Risk Based Thinking at the coming ASQ San Diego Quality Conference on November 6th 2015.
Why the US TAG’s Idea of “Participation” is Toxic for its Customers
Why the view of US TAG leader Paul Palmes, who said “standards are made by those who show up,” is toxic to the industry and ISO 9001 users.
TC 176 Blocks Oxebridge from Viewing Live 9001 Webinar
TC 176 Blocks Oxebridge from Viewing Live 9001 Webinar
Swiss Proposal Would Create ISO’s 42nd Definition of “Risk”
A Swiss proposal would introduce what could become ISO’s forty-second definition of the term “risk.”
Not So Fast: US TAG To Approve FDIS 9001 After All?
Proving how frustrating it is to operate when the leaders keep everyone in the dark, sources outside of the US TAG -- from other member nations outside of the US entirely -- now say that ASQ is leaking the results of the US vote, and claim to have a 2/3 majority in...
Reading the Tea Leaves: US TAG Likely to “Abstain” on FDIS 9001
It’s not quite official yet, and a few things can happen (read on) but it does appear the US TAG to TC 176 will vote to “abstain” regarding approval of the FDIS of ISO 9001:2015.
TC 262: You Have My Attention
I'd like to welcome ISO Technical Committee 262 into the warm embrace of overwatch and independent investigation. They join a loving cadre of other ISO committees, standards bodies and certification scheme participants who enjoy the benefit of having their work...
IAF Agreed to Endorse ISO 9001:2015 Three Years Prior to Actual Publication
According to IAF documents, the International Accreditation Forum made a formal decision to endorse the future ISO 9001:2015 standard as early as 2013, some three years prior to publication.
Swiss Propose, Withdraw, Then Reposition a “Competing” Risk Management Standard
In recent months representatives from the Swiss delegation of ISO TC 262 on risk management have been pressing for ISO 31000 to be re-written as a standard designed for third party certification. The effort was led by Switzerland's Dr. Bruno Bruehwiler of the...
Texas Tax Firm Falsely Claimed ISO 31000 Certification by Registrar ICL
Texas R&D Tax Credit Solutions, an accounting and corporate tax firm, improperly claimed its risk management system was certified to ISO 31000 by registrar International Certifications Ltd (ICL). ICL disputed the claim, forcing the tax firm to remove the statement.
US TAG Roster Incorrectly Lists Member Affiliations, Skews Demographic Makeup
An analysis of the US TAG 176 member roster shows that up to a third were improperly designated, resulting in an incorrect picture that lessened the dominant influence by consultants and registrars on ISO 9001 development.
Source: With Only Days Left, It’s Jarvis vs Hunt in the Fight for FDIS 9001 Votes
According to an anonymous source, the US TAG to TC 176 is undergoing an interesting conflict between its leadership over the pending vote on FDIS 9001:2015, with only days left. In one corner is Chair Alka Jarvis, who is reported to be endorsing a “NO” vote against the FDIS; in the other is SC2 Chair Lorri Hunt, who is pushing for a “YES” vote.
Practical Implementation of “Risk Based Thinking” – Part 3
A practical approach to implementing ISO 9001:2015’s risk-based thinking, this part discusses how to use determine your risks, assess them, and treat them.
Is US TAG Leadership Lying to Its Members in Advance of FDIS Vote?
A document issued by US TAG leaders relies on seriously dubious information to guide its members on how to vote on FDIS 9001:2015.
It Gets Worse: US TAG Tries to Invoke Right of Anonymity to Block Scrutiny
US TAG leadership sent an email that alleges members have a right to anonymity, and suggesting that they aren’t required — or, depending on your reading, even permitted — to utilize information from stakeholders when making decisions on official US positions.
US TAG Boasted Internally That 9001:2015 Will Be The “Biggest Boon for Consultants Ever”
Official US TAG documents reveal that a technical review group listed as a “positive comment” that the FDIS of ISO 9001:2015 will be “the biggest boon for consultants ever.”
Public Call: US Must Reject Ratification of ISO 9001:2015 (UPDATED)
The United States must reject the current version of ISO 9001:2015, and refuse to ratify it as a US national standard until it can be corrected. The potential financial damage and legal liability to American businesses is too great to allow the current version to be adopted as is.
Spite Move? US TAG Angry That ISO Voted on Oxebridge Request for Interpretation
The US TAG to TC 176 abstained from voting on an official Request for Interpretation filed by Oxebridge, but for all the wrong reasons.
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[UPDATED] ANAB Accredited BSI for ISO 9001:2015 Only Days After FDIS Release
In July, the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) granted accreditation to international registrar BSI for the issuance of ISO 9001:2015 certificates, despite the FDIS version of the ISO 9001 standard having only been released a few weeks prior.
