Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
Allied International’s Engineering Division Achieves AS9100 Rev. C
DeLand FL --- Allied International's Engineering Division has been recommended for AS9100 Rev. C certification by NSF-ISR. Allied International, with their headquarters in Bedford Hills NY, contracted with Oxebridge earlier this year for its DeLand Florida based...
ISO’s Paranoia Limits ISO 9001’s Acceptance
by Christopher Paris VP Operations, Oxebridge The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) provides guidance information on "Publicizing your ISO 9001:2008 or ISO 14001:2004 Certification." Unfortunately, the organization's typical...
Firm Uses Spam Survey to Gather Statistics… on Surveys
Aptos CA -- Online survey services provider The Benchmarking Exchange (TBE) has sent out an unsolicited mass email promoting a survey which aims to gather information on the effectiveness of surveys. The email, received by Oxebridge -- which has never knowingly...
ACHC Drops “Extreme” Requirements After Oxebridge Letter
Raleigh NC --- The Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC) has responded to Oxebridge's query on its new DMEPOS Accreditation standards by dropping some key requirements that Oxebridge had deemed "extreme." On the heels of Oxebridge's scathing report on the new...
Registrars Would Benefit From A Customer Perspective – Part 2
by Christopher Paris VP Operations, Oxebridge Quality Resources International (Read part 1 of this article here.) The Client's View The ISO 9001 end user has very valuable insight which should be taught not only to the auditor pools of registrars, but to their top...
Registrars Would Benefit From A Customer Perspective – Part 1
by Christopher Paris VP Operations, Oxebridge Quality Resources International In my 23 years of working with ISO 9001, the past 12 of which have been as an Implementation Specialist and trainer with Oxebridge, I have always seen a disconnect between the thinking...
ACHC: Earthquake? Tsunami? Call Your Diabetic Strip Supplier!
by Christopher Paris VP Operations, Oxebridge Quality Resources International The Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC) has released an entirely revamped set of standards for durable medical equipment (DME) companies who must be accredited in order to bill...
Oxebridge Client Receives Major ISO 9001 Nonconformity – First in Company History
Winter Haven FL -- A client of Oxebridge's Rapid ISO 9001 Implementation Program has received a major nonconformity against ISO 9001 during an initial registration audit by Smithers Quality Assessments. An initial review by Oxebridge has confirmed that the finding is...
ANAB Clarifies: Access to Registrars’ Impartiality Committees Not Mandatory
Winter Haven FL -- In a clarifying statement to Oxebridge, as part of a response to the recent complaint against registrar SGS, ANAB has clarified its interpretation of ISO 17021, the standard governing ISO 9001 registrars. Oxebridge had filed a complaint against SGS...
“Eyesore 9001” Hits Over 1/4 Million Downloads
Winter Haven FL --- The free satire document "Eyesore 9000: A Smartass' Guide to ISO 9001", published by Oxebridge and written by "Anonymous", has hit a landmark record of over 250,000 downloads. This number is greater than the number of companies that have adopted...
LEONI Fiber Optics Adds ISO 13485 Medical Device QMS
Williamsburg VA -- LEONI Fiber Optics Inc. (formerly RoMack) has hired Oxebridge to expand its current ISO 9001:2008 system to include the medical device manufacturing standard ISO 13485. Oxebridge has begun this effort in the past few weeks, and the project is...
Not Waiting for ISO User Survey, US’ ISO 9001 Leadership, ASQ Cash In
San Antonio TX --- While ISO issues its periodic user survey asking for public input on what is needed to improve the next revision of ISO 9001, expected by many to be a major change to the current ISO 9001:2008, the leadership of the US Technical Advisory Group to...
SGS Response to OQRI “Appears Suddenly”, ANAB Accepts Within 24 Hours
Winter Haven FL --- In a surprising turn of events, Oxebridge has received a written and formal reply to a complaint sent to SGS, despite an original refusal by the registrar's senior management to process the matter. The original complaint was submitted to SGS on...
Allied International’s Engineering Division To Implement AS9100
DeLand FL -- Allied International Corp.'s Acoustic Engineering Division has contracted with Oxebridge for a Rapid AS9100 Implementation at its new Florida facility. The Acoustic Division provides acoustic products and services helping aerospace customers resolve...
CRE’s Levinson Gets it Right: DME Competitive Bidding is “Job Crushing”
Washington DC --- In a refreshingly blunt and honest critique of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandate that providers of durable medical equipment (DME) undergo a "competitive bidding process", watchdog group Center for Regulatory Effectiveness...
Smithers Pulls “Partner” Consultant Materials from Website
Winter Haven FL --- Smithers Quality Assessments, a registrar of ISO 9001 and AS9100 management systems, has pulled language and materials from its website that indicated it had "partnered" with consulting firm Sedlak Consulting, including an ISO 9001:2008 checklist...
RaeTech Recommended for AS9100 by AQA
Phoenix AZ --- Aerospace manufacturer RaeTech, Inc. has been recommended for AS9100 certification by AQA International, an accredited registrar of aerospace quality management systems. RaeTech underwent an Oxebridge Rapid AS9100 Implementation program, starting the...
ACHC to Release New DMEPOS Standards in Feb 2011
Raleigh NC -- The Accreditation Commission for HealthCare (ACHC), one of the "Deeming Authority" bodies accredited by Medicare to provide survey and accreditation to Medicare quality standards, will be releasing updated standards for DMEPOS providers in February 2011....
World Responds to OQRI’s CMMI Warning, While US Remains Silent
Tampa FL --- Representatives of ISO 9001 oversight organizations from around the world have responded favorably to a previous warning issued by Oxebridge that CMMI would overtake ISO 9001 in importance if dramatic steps are not taken to improve the aging QMS standard....
Complaint Against SGS Escalated to ANAB – Cites 11 Accreditation Violations
Winter Haven FL --- In the largest, most comprehensive complaint ever filed by Oxebridge against an accredited registrar, a formal complaint has been filed against SGS to its accreditation body, ANAB, citing 10 separate violations of ISO 17021 and 1 violation of SGS...
ACHC Proves a “Model” For Complaints Handling – Registrars Should Listen
By Christopher Paris VP Operations Recently, for what is nothing more than coincidence, Oxebridge has file a few complaints against registrars in the ISO 9001 world. This seems to happen in spasms, and there's no rhyme or reason to it, with the exception that...
SGS Refuses Oxebridge Complaint, Calls It An “Inquisition”
Winter Haven FL --- In a voice mail left on Oxebridge's phone system, SGS North American Accreditation Manager Zachary Pivarnik called a recent formal complaint issued by Oxebridge to SGS "an inquisition." In a follow up call with Oxebridge's VP of Operations and...
ACHC Reverses Policy on Respirators for DMEPOS Industry After OQRI Complaint
Winter Haven FL — CMS accreditation deeming authority ACHC (Accreditation Council for Healthcare) has reversed its policy of citing durable medical equipment (DME) companies for failing to have an “OSHA required” respirator program after the filing of a complaint by...
Oxebridge Closed in December for Peru Startup
Lima Peru -- Oxebridge Quality Resources International will be shut down for the month of December 2010 as it prepares to launch its first South American office in Lima Peru. Normal US operations will resume in January 2011. During the month of December, Oxebridge...
Oxebridge Widens “QMS Audit Defense Investigation” Services to All Companies Throughout the World
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources International is now expanding its QMS Audit Defense services beyond its existing clients, to any company in the world that is certified to ISO 9001, AS9100 or other QMS certifications. This service, which starts at only...
Complaint Filed Against SGS Alleging Invalid ISO 9001:2008 Finding
(See update below.) Winter Haven FL --- A formal complaint has been issued by Oxebridge Quality Resources International on behalf of its client and other ISO 9001 end users alleging that the certification body SGS allowed an unsupported audit finding to stand, even...
ISO 9001 For Dummies Book Coming Soon
Winter Haven FL --- Work on the upcoming ISO 9001 guidance book by Christopher Paris, tentatively called ISO 9001 For Dummies, continues and should be made available on this website shortly. The book, whose title may have to be changed if a publishing arrangement with...
Lima Selected as HQ for Oxebridge’s South American Office
Winter Haven FL --- Lima Peru has been selected as the city which will become the headquarters for Oxebridge Quality Resources International's new South American office. The original plan was to open an office in Mexico City, but recent security concerns and growing...
Oxebridge Files Formal Complaint Against Registrar Smithers
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources International has filed a formal complaint and request for corrective action against Smithers Quality Assessments, an ANAB accredited registrar of ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality management systems. The complaint alleges an...
Ignore the Hype and Do Nothing! “Upgrading” to ISO 9001:2008 is Automatic!
The release of ISO 9001:2008, like its predecessors, has been followed by a growing chorus of marketers attempting to sell training courses, webinars and books on the "new" standard, despite -- and in direct contradiction with -- one single fact: ISO 9001:2008...
Quality Culvert Begins ISO 9001 Implementation
Astatula FL -- Quality Culvert Inc., a manufacturer of concrete and High Density Polyethylene Pipe (HDPE) pipe products, has begun a Rapid ISO 9001 Implementation with Oxebridge Quality Resources International. Quality Culvert designs and manufacturers pipe and...
Oxebridge to Open Office in South America
(Versión española presentada aquí.) Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources International is now scouting South American locations where it will open an office to serve that continent. Initial offerings will be Rapid ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 22000 for food...
RaeTech to Start Rapid AS9100 Implementation
Phoenix AZ -- Precision machining company RaeTech, Inc. has contracted with Oxebridge Quality Resources for a Rapid AS9100 Implementation, set to start in August 2010. RaeTech is a manufacturer of high-precision components for the commercial, aerospace and medical...
Stevenson Industries Achieves CMS Accreditation in Record Time
Simi Valley CA -- Home medical supply provider Stevenson Industries, Inc. has been accredited to CMS Medicare standards by the Accreditation Council of Healthcare (ACHC) after a Rapid CMS Accreditation Preparation program by Oxebridge. Stevenson elected to contract...
Oxebridge launches Facebook ISO 9001 and AS9100 Users Groups
Winter Haven FL -- Oxebridge has launched two Facebook groups for users, auditors, consultants, trainers and other stakeholders of ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality management system standards. The purpose of these groups is to discuss the standards, exchange ideas and...
