by Christopher Paris | Apr 21, 2019 | Opinion
As mentioned earlier, Paul Palmes stepped down as Chair of the US TAG to ISO TC 176 — the group that represents the US for the ISO 9000 family of standards — and was replaced by Alan Daniels from Boeing. The three prior TAG Chairs — Jack West, Alka...
by Christopher Paris | Apr 10, 2019 | Opinion, Services
While it’s increasingly rare, some companies have found themselves unceremoniously dropped from the AS9100 guest list, with their certification suspended. The most common reason for this is a failure to address nonconformities within the mandated response time,...
by Christopher Paris | Apr 9, 2019 | Opinion
Back in March of 2018, I reported that BSI had issued a certificate to ISO 45001, the new occupational safety and health standard, within minutes of the standard’s release. “That should be impossible, of course, under normal international accreditation...
by Christopher Paris | Apr 4, 2019 | Opinion
First, remember that I don’t sell ITAR consulting services, so I have no profit to gain from causing a panic in this area. But, as I warned before, if you’re working in aerospace or doing any machining whatsoever with defense, aviation or aerospace...
by Phyllis Naish | Apr 3, 2019 | Opinion
Recently, a client was given at least 1 inappropriate NCR. The client was told they could file an appeal if they did not agree. The client went to the certification body (CB) website to file an appeal and found they would have to pay a fee and jump through a number of...
by Christopher Paris | Apr 1, 2019 | Opinion
The IAF has released a beta website for its coming international ISO certificate database, called CertSearch. The early code and site layout give us some hints as to what IAF has planned, and nearly every possible consideration of the project appears to suggest...
by Christopher Paris | Mar 27, 2019 | Opinion
As I wrote earlier, the certification body Bureau Veritas has been marketing itself as being ISO 9001 certified for years, and slathering said mark on every page of its website, even for services that were not included in the scope of certification. This has...
by Christopher Paris | Mar 27, 2019 | Opinion
File this in the “ANAB – Oversight Activities – Clueless” drawer. For years, the ANAB-accredited registrar Bureau Veritas has held an ISO 9001 certificate of its own, issued by ANAB-accredited registrar BSI. And there’s a problem. We...
by Christopher Paris | Mar 19, 2019 | Humor, Opinion
BNP Media’s Quality Magazine is ostensibly a competitor to ASQ’s Quality Progress, but the two companies share some activities, and at least one ASQ member is on Quality Magazine’s “Executive Committee.” ASQ is also listed as a...
by Christopher Paris | Mar 18, 2019 | Opinion
So, a common refrain from TC 176 representatives is that they are “volunteers,” and thus deserve nothing but our respect and admiration. If they create a standard that invents crazy-ass nonsense from out of thin air (“risk-based thinking!”) or...
