Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
EXCLUSIVE: ISO 9001 Certificate Mills Tried to Literally Certify Cement Life Jackets
In a riff off of the old 1980’s meme that ISO 9001 could “certify a manufacturer of cement life jackets,” a number of unaccredited or self-accredited ISO 9001 certificate mills have agreed to do just that, after a journalistic sting operation conducted by Oxebridge.
Why the Fight Against Certificate Mills is More Important Than Ever
As we approach 2015, the fight against the unaccredited (or self-accredited) certificate mills is taking on an entirely new shape and scope. A much larger initiative is underway, drawing in stakeholders and interested parties from a vast array of professions, agencies, governmental regulatory bodies, and more. The message will be loud and clear for the mills: get honest, or get lost.
Oxebridge Report Email List Culled; You May Have to Sign Up Again
Given the recent spamming by G31000, we decided to look inward and make sure Oxebridge was on the up and up. Now the Oxebridge Report mailing list is only about 200 names long at this point, but it was still worth examining.
Aerospace Trainer Misled Public on His Knowledge of Hypnosis
The aerospace auditor and trainer Richard Randall may have lied about his knowledge of hypnosis when defending himself against criticism that he trained both the AAQG and NQA auditors on hypnosis at three events in 2013. Online documents prove he not only received training in Ericksonian Hypnosis — the hypnotic method upon which NLP is partly based — but has an active interest in it, and seeks others for discussion on the subject.
(UPDATED) G31000 Spams the Guy They Are Suing, and the US Commerce Dept. Condones Certificate Mills
G31000 spams the guy they are suing, and the United States’ senior adviser on risk didn’t assess the risk of buying an unaccredited risk management credential from a French guy on the internet.
Hey, Certificate Mills! ISO Just Took Away Another Excuse For You Not Getting Accredited
For a mere 340 Swiss francs — which is equivalent to 100 gold knuts or something — you can buy a subscription to all the ISO conformity assessment standards in one big bundle. No more excuses, certificate mill operators!
Oxebridge Files Complaint Against Smithers for Co-Marketing SN9001 with Consultant
Oxebridge has filed a five-page complaint against Smithers Quality Assessments Inc. for colluding with PJA Inc. in the marketing of ISO 9001 and SN9001 services, thereby violating accreditation rules. PJA is operated by John Allin, and does business under the name...
Two Days After NY Attorney General Complaint is Filed, G31000 Sues Oxebridge
Two days after a formal complaint was filed with the New York State Attorney General's Antitrust Bureau alleging deceptive trade practices and fraud, the risk management group G31000 North America has filed a lawsuit against Oxebridge. The lawsuit alleges that...
9000 Store Makes Biggest Bullsh*t Claim Regarding Risk, Ever
According to the 9000 Store, Deming and his idea of building reliable, mutually beneficial relationships with a small set of key suppliers should just die already, because ISO 9001’s new risk requirement would have “required” using a huge and unwieldy set of suppliers to offset the risk of tsunamis.
The Origins of ISO Risk, Part 1: Unlooming the Tangle
Part one of Oxebridge’s exclusive series on the origins of risk within ISO standards, and how both Annex SL and ISO 31000 have become major initiatives for ISO.
TUV’s Voluntary AS9100 Suspension is Temporary, Representative Reports
TUV Rheinland North America has voluntarily suspended its ANAB accreditation for AS9100 and AS9120. A company representative has reported to Oxebridge that the suspension is temporary, and will not affect current TUV clients.
SN9001 Incest Continues Apace, as Training Programs Launch
The ANAB-Smithers-ASCA triumvirate pushes ahead on their “make a standard no one asked for” business model, as they launch the first of what will no doubt be an endless number of ISO 9001 / SN9001 training programs for gullible companies within the snow and ice management industry.
Oxebridge to Present “Risky Business: Surviving the Future of ISO 9001:2015” to USMC Camp Pendleton
Oxebridge founder and VP Operations Christopher Paris will be presenting Risky Business: Surviving the Future of ISO 9001:2015 to the US Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton on June 20th.
Chris Paris to Present “Six Sense Auditing” to ASQ Temecula, June 19
Oxebridge founder Christopher Paris will be presenting a public seminar on “Six Sense Auditing” to the ASQ Section 0713 in Temecula California.
Registrar NQA Gave Hypnosis Presentation in 2013 – Twice
ANAB accredited ISO 9001 and AS9100 registrar NQA-USA gave a presentation on using NeuroLinguistic Programming (NLP) to auditors and clients during two training sessions in 2013.
The (Scandal-Free) Revised Oxebridge Quality Promise
With all the scandals and misbehavior plaguing our profession. I think it’s time for Oxebridge to show the world how it’s done and update our Quality Promise for a new generation of ISO users and professionals.
It’s Time to Dump the Quality Policy
Ancient. Ineffective. Costly. These are the reasons ISO needs to drop the Quality Policy requirement entirely. Every aspect of it is already addressed elsewhere in the standard, in much better ways. It’s time to bring the ISO 9001 standard into the 21st century.
Want to See Oxebridge’s Comments on the DIS of ISO 9001:2015?
Now you can save yourself an entire week of typing comments on ISO DIS 9001:2015, and just submit Oxebridge’s comments to TC 176 as your own. Yes, that’s as insane as it sounds. But easy!
Submit Comments on ISO 9001:2015 to ANSI — and Get a Free Copy of the DIS
ANSI is offering a free copy of the Draft International Standard (DIS) version of ISO 9001:2015 to those willing to submit comments on the standard.
Oxebridge Offers Free ISO 9001:2015 Early Readiness Preparation Services
Oxebridge Quality Resources International is now offering free ISO 9001:2015 Early Readiness Preparation services for new Rapid ISO 9001 or Rapid AS9100 Implementation Clients.
Does the DIS of ISO 9001:2015 Meet its Original Intentions?
How does the latest version stack up against ISO’s original intentions for 9001:2015? Not so hot, it seems.
A Look at the Changes Between CD and DIS of ISO 9001:2015
Now that the Draft International Standard (DIS) version of ISO 9001:2015 is out, we can see what changes were made by TC 176 between it and the previous Committee Draft (CD) version.
M3 Development Council Site Down (UPDATED)
The M3 Development Council website at www.emthreedev.org is currently down due to a dedicated denial of service (DDOS) attack launched from the Russian Federation. The attack does not appear to have been conducted by any specific individual, but rather by an automated...
ISO 9001 Publisher’s “Pulitzer” in Question
Former publisher of Quality System Update and Quality Digest contributing editor Paul Scicchitano’s claims of having been “nominated for a Pulitzer” appear to be unfounded, according to research done by Oxebridge.
Source: Siemens Attempted TC 176 Vote Rigging During ISO 9001:2000 Development
A source with first hand knowledge of the development of the 2000 edition of ISO 9001 revealed to Oxebridge that Siemens attempted to influence the development of that standard by stuffing “comments” with its own views, in order to affect voting.
My Dinner With Andre, But It Wasn’t Dinner, It Was an Airplane, and It Wasn’t Andre, It was Gary Cort
Oxebridge founder and ISO critic Christopher Paris shares a 6 hour plane with Dr. Gary Cort, former Chair of TC 176.
What’s With that Wonky Watermark on ISO 9001’s DIS?
By now many of you have purchased the Draft International Standard version of ISO 9001:2015, and noticed it has come festooned with a strange watermark on every page, reading “interim working draft.” This has caused a lot of confusion, as this mark has never appeared on a DIS before.
Site Glitch: Newsletter Signup Form Fixed
The signup form for The Oxebridge Report has been fixed. If you attempted to sign up in the past few weeks and received an error, or did not get a confirmation email, please try to enter your data again. We apologize for the inconvenience.
DIS of ISO 9001 Introduces ISO’s 40th Definition of “Risk”
UPDATE 1: I was wrong to say the definition in ISO/DIS 9001:2015 was only the fifth definition of risk within ISO standards. It's the FORTIETH. This article has been updated accordingly. -- CP UPDATE 2: I have added a link to an Excel sheet that includes all the...
Oxebridge Presentation on ISO 9001:2015 — Quick Takeaway from Audience Responses
A review of audience member feedback on two presentations regarding ISO 9001:2015.
This is What Accredited ISO 31000 Risk Training Looks Like
An examination of the costs and differences between G31000’s unaccredited risk manager certification, and that of the ANSI-accredited Professional Evaluation and Certification Board.
G31000 Charges Keynote Speakers $10,000, Instead of Paying Them
The risk management group G31000 is charging speakers $10,000 to present, rather than paying them.
Correction Regarding AAQG Leadership
Recently we ran at least two articles that incorrectly identified Tim Lee of Boeing as the current chair of the AAQG Registration Management Committee. Mr Lee was replaced by Susie Neal of UTC over a year ago, and we didn't catch it. So apologies to all involved. The...
How Prevalent is the “Hypnosis Problem” in QMS Certification Bodies?
Here are some of the other ISO and AS auditors who are also NLP and hypnosis practitioners.
Official AAQG Auditor Training Event Included Coercive Hypnosis of Clients
AS9100 management body AAQG held an official training seminar on how to hypnotize AS9100 audit clients without their knowledge.
