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Another ISO 31000 Certificate Mill Pops Up [UPDATED]
[UPDATED: see below] In what's become an international trend, another unaccredited ISO 31000 certificate mill has emerged, proving that few of the companies offering certifications on the risk management standard have done actual risk assessments on their own dubious...
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AAQG May Have Lied in its Rejection of Oxebridge VP Membership [UPDATED]
AAQG claims anyone working on the committee responsible for AS9100 must be doing so as an “individual” and not a representative of any employer. So why are the current representatives acting under the names of companies like Boeing, Lockheed and Rockwell?
Nearly Two Thirds of US TAG Comments on DIS 9001 Were Rejected by TC 176
There may not be a better example of the ineffective and weak leadership of the US TAG to TC 176 than the leaked file of international comments on the coming ISO 9001:2015 standard. It shows, with stunning clarity, how the TAG 176 got beaten bloody by its international counterparts, and failed utterly in effectively communicating the US position.
Here Are All the Official International Comments Submitted for ISO/DIS 9001:2015
Release of the official comments file on ISO/DIS 9001:2015, including all comments from all TC 176 member nations.
Join the ISO 9001 Discussion on LinkedIn
If you want more online ranting and raving about all things ISO 9001, consider joining the ISO 9001 discussion forum, located here. With over 73,000 members, it's become the number one source for information and discussion on the internet hellscape that is LinkedIn....
Hey, Britain! Want to Meet Paris?
Chris Paris is in the UK from June 19 through 26. Come and meet him.
Ladies: Risk Expert Hutchins Warns Against Judging Older Women’s Eye Cream
If you needed any more evidence that the ISO certification community has been infected by a bunch of lunatics posing a sudden experts in risk management, look no further than our old friend Greg Hutchins and his always hilarious CERM Academy newsletter.
As Usual, CB/AB Complaints Are A Slow, Silent Slog
A lack of updates on two significant complaints against a CB and an AB reveal yet another problem within the industry.
Oxebridge Audio Series: Why Certification Body Auditors Are Terrible
From a talk given at a closed event in February 2015, this discussion looks at why ISO 9001 certification body auditors routinely perform poorly, and how the current lack of training, as well as psychological factors which arise during the audit experience, ensure auditors will remain poor performers. Includes steps which must be taken to reverse this trend.
Read ANSI CEO Joe Bhatia’s 2012 Testimony before Congress
In 2012 ANSI CEO Joe Bhatia testified before the US House Committee on Space, Science and Technology, and assured the Congress that all was well with both ANSI the organization and its’ two primary functions: standards development and conformity assessment oversight. As we know, both are entirely off the rails, and have been so for years.
New ISO 17021-1 Standard Released – Defines Rules for CB Auditors
ISO has released the new standard ISO 17021-1 Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems. The standard replaces the previous ISO 17021 standard.
Is it Time for a Class Action Lawsuit Against ISO 9001 Registrars?
Is it Time for a Class Action Lawsuit Against ISO 9001 Registrars?
Want to Join the AS9100 Committee? Good Luck!
To test the theory that the IAQG isn’t really interested in allowing actual users of AS9100 join the ranks of those responsible for writing the standard, I thought I’d do what I usually do, and shove my head in the lion’s mouth so you don’t have to.
How does ISO 9001:2015 Stack Up Against Deming’s 14 Points?
It’s generally accepted in the quality profession that W. Edwards Deming’s “14 Points for the Transformation of Management” are considered a revolutionary way to view quality, and have been successfully used in major manufacturing organizations. Yet ISO 9001 has never much embraced Deming’s 14 points. The new ISO 9001:2015 standard had an opportunity to correct this, but did they? Let’s see how the new standard stacks up.
Quick Hit: What Registrars Are Saying about Risk-Based Thinking
Larry Caracciolo's blog on ISO 9001 is running some good material lately, and his new post on what the CBs are saying about ISO 9001:2015's "risk-based thinking" is worth a look. We can conclude three things from the research of certain TC 176 documents and a sampling...
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[UPDATED] ASCA Supporters Resort to Sexist, Racist Hate Speech in Defense of SN9001
ASCA supporters use racist, sexist hate speech to defend SN9001 and ASCA director Kevin Gilbride.
US TAG Elections – A More Serious Look
Pressing for electoral reform within the US TAG to ISO TC 176 is a first step in fixing the institutionalized cronyism within ANSI’s TAGs, and to correct course on the disastrous ISO 9001:2015 draft due to be published later this year.
Let It Go, Let it Go – SN9001 is Dead
SN9001 was a cynical, craven attempt by the certification community to create a standard out of thin air, and ten dupe companies into paying for it. Fortunately, it didn’t work.
Blood in the Water – New QMS Standards Challenge ISO 9001
There’s an unprecedented new angle to the dissent being faced by ISO 9001:2015: competition. ISO 9001:2015 is looking more and more like a wounded swimmer, and the sharks are circling. Multiple alternatives to the standard are cropping up, some from the most unusual places.
You’re Two Clicks Away from Improving ISO 9001 in the USA
How to improve ISO 9001 for the US in two mouse clicks.
Registrar Rep Stole Seven Oxebridge Website Articles, Republished on Competitor Site
A sales representative from ISO 9001 registrar DNV-GL copied and pasted seven entire articles from the Oxebridge website and republished them on a competitor’s site, all without permission.
Florida Pulls Requirement for ISO 9001 from DOT Contracts
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has dropped contract language that would have required potential bidders to be ISO 9001 certified.
How to Audit “Risk-Based Thinking”
The future of how certification bodies (CBs) will audit the new ISO 9001:2015 "risk based thinking" language is already setting, like a wet clay in the oven. In short, they are going to default to traditional risk management techniques and impose FMEA on their...
LIVE: Two Contradictory LinkedIn Discussions on Risk-Based Thinking
Catch these LinkedIn discussions quick, before they get shut down since they are likely to turn into a flame war soon enough. In the first (here), Dan Nelson argues that risk-based thinking is as easy as driving a car, which is a step up from his last work which said...
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IAF: Training on ISO 9001:2015 Will Not Be Required for Registrars
The International Accreditation Forum will not require accredited certification bodies (CBs) to train their auditors on the new requirements of ISO 9001:2015 before allowing them to audit companies against the new standard. This comes despite some areas of the new standard which the IAF has deemed “significant.”
Walking to Congress – The First Tentative Steps
Chris Paris begins the journey towards testifying before the US Congress on the flaws in the ISO 9001 certification scheme, and ANSI’s role in allowing these problems to grow.
Quality Digest’s Reporting of Alka Jarvis’ “Election” in 2005
A look back at Quality Digest’s reporting on Alka Jarvis’ 2005 election to Chair of the US TAG to TC 176.
Complaint Against UKAS Now With European Co-Operation for Accreditation
A complaint filed with the IAF against ISO 9001 registrar UKAS is now in the hands of the European Co-operation for Accreditation.
Sources: AS9100 to Decouple From ISO 9001 by 2020
Sources within the IAQG and AAQG have confirmed to Oxebridge that the groups intend to “decouple” AS9100 from ISO 9001 in about five years. The result will be that the IAQG creates a standalone accreditation scheme that does not rely on ANAB or other IAF accredited registrars, and the AS9100 standard itself will no longer align with ISO 9001.
The Meme is Set: Risk-Based Thinking = Risk Management No Matter What TC 176 Says
The so-called professionals are declaring that the upcoming ISO 9001 revision’s New Age, beaded-curtain fabrication called “risk based thinking” is actually full-blown risk management, even as TC 176 scrambles to get them to stop saying this.
Link: It’s All in the Fine Print – Registrar Contracts
Here's a quick hit from Larry Carraciolo's blog on parsing the details of your CB contract, preferably before you sign it: It's All in the Fine Print - Registrar Contracts
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[UPDATED] US TAG Leader Says Same Thing They Made Someone Else Apologize For
Paul Palmes of the US TAG to TC 176 made a claim that, just a week ago, the TAG leadership reprimanded a member for saying. Will they force Palmes to apologize?
Try Not to Spit-Take…. ISO is, Itself, ISO 9001 Certified
Yes, it’s true. ISO’s Central Secretariat is, itself, ISO 9001 certified.
8 Months Later, TC 176 Rules on Quality Policy Question
TC 176 was asked whether an ISO 9001 certified organization needed to literally include words addressing continual improvement, or whether wording that implied continual improvement would be acceptable. Eight months later, they finally made a ruling, although haven’t published it.
