US TAG 176 Committee Members Given Only Seven Days to Comment on Annex SL Revision

by Christopher Paris | Dec 10, 2018 | Opinion

Annex SL is ISO’s power-grab which strips away the ability of ISO member nations and subject matter experts to draft ISO standards, and hands that power back to the ISO headquarters through its Technical Management Board (TMB). Any ISO member committee that is...

CBs Rewarded the Company That Destroyed Peru’s Government and Still Remain Unaffected

by Christopher Paris | Dec 9, 2018 | Opinion

Today the people of Peru are voting on a dramatic, historic referendum to reshape a government wracked for decades with corruption, brought on by bribes from one company: Odebrecht. In what must be a world first, four ex-presidents are in various states of detention...

Broken Public Trust: Lab That Faked Forensics Data Throws UKAS Under the Bus

by Christopher Paris | Dec 8, 2018 | Opinion

Randox Testing Services is currently under criminal investigation for having falsified forensics testing data, resulting in criminal convictions based on those tests being overturned, and raising into question the results of paternity tests, drug tests, and other...

Chris Paris in “Japan Today”: The Single Point of Failure in Japan’s Data Falsification Scandals

by Christopher Paris | Dec 8, 2018 | Opinion

The international Japanese news journal Japan Today is running my op-ed, “Japan’s Single Point of Failure in the Data Falsification Scandal.” Give it a click and feel free to post your comments.   Join the O-Forum discussion on this...

Op-Ed: Consultants and Their Impact on Quality Systems

by Phyllis Naish | Dec 6, 2018 | Opinion

Chris Paris is a consultant, as am I, so I speak from experience as does Chris. I have over 30 years as a consultant before retiring earlier this year. I have performed many internal audits or pre-audits for my clients. In addition, I have done a number of CB audits...

UK Certificate Mill Operator Pals Around with Alcumus ISOQAR, Then Republishes Entire ISO 9001 Standard

by Christopher Paris | Nov 30, 2018 | Opinion

You may remember UK consultant Craig Willetts, a British Daryl Guberman wannabe who uses a host of websites under a host of company names to simultaneously sell ISO 9001 consulting and certification. Mimicking Guberman nearly exactly, he has also published fake press...

Incoming TC 176 Chair: CBs Unaware of Auditing Guidelines

by Christopher Paris | Nov 24, 2018 | Opinion

To add some data to what we already know, incoming TC 176/SC2 Chair Paul Simpson posted on LinkedIn that an internal survey revealed nearly half of the certification schemes Certification Bodies (CBs) and Accreditation Bodies (ABs) were unaware of auditing guidelines...

It Gets Worse: ISO Stripped Out ISO 19011 As a Requirement for CB Auditors

by Christopher Paris | Nov 20, 2018 | Opinion

Following up from our report the other day that the new ISO 19011 standard removed a long-standing requirement that demanded auditors “observe and comply with any applicable legal requirements,” — essentially giving CB auditors a “wink-wink,...

Three Questions the IAF Didn’t Answer Last Week

by Christopher Paris | Nov 20, 2018 | Opinion

It was a busy week for the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), that plucky body that oversees the entire world’s accreditation scheme for management system certifications. More and more, the evidence is coming forward that the IAF holds a critical role in...

Without Evidence, IAF Claims “93%” of ISO 9001 Users Have Upgraded

by Christopher Paris | Nov 10, 2018 | Opinion

The IAF has released another of its hyperbolic claims alleging its the greatness of its own customer base while providing exactly zero evidence. This time it has published an article declaring “Transition Rate Confirmed at 93% from IAF Members.” The only...