Drone Hits Moscow Offices of Rosstandart and RusAccreditation
The attack comes five months after Russia bombed the Ukrainian standards body.
IAQG’s OASIS Portal Still Down, Clients Risk Losing AS9100 Certification
The official AS9100 audit reporting portal has now been down for over a month, putting clients’ certifications at risk.
On Sixth Attempt, ISO Gets Approval to Revise ISO 9001
ISO held multiple votes in an attempt to get a result predetermined by senior executives.
CQI/IRCA Leaks that ISO Will Update ISO 9001
ISO has not made any official announcement, but CQI was a major insider and likely has unpublished information.
Lab Accused of Cannabis Test Fraud Invokes ANAB in its Defense
LettuceTest, formerly Cannex, repeatedly relied on ANAB accreditation in a heated hearing with the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board.
IAF Updated Crucial Rule, Left Obsolete References Intact
IAF Mandatory Document MD12 was updated but still contains erroneous information, allowing CBs to skirt major accreditation rules.
Defying Sanctions, IAF Accreditation Bodies Continue to Operate in Russia
ISO certificates were issued to Russian firms under the logos of IAF, JAS-ANZ, SNAS, Bureau Veritas, SAI Global, and more.
Zombie Auditing: BSI System Suddenly Closes Nonconformities from 2018
BSI’s system is sending updates on corrective action plans for audit findings reported years ago.
THE AUDITOR Surpasses 500 Strips
The popular comic strip was launched in 2019 as an intended newsletter feature, but has grown in popularity.
ISO Holds Sixth Vote on Revising ISO 9001, Ignoring World Consensus
TC 176 is launching another attempt to overrule the world’s decision not to update ISO 9001:2015.
Now AiNET Bought MORE Fake ISO Certificates, Because It Just Won’t Stop
The new certificates are issued by scammer Sumit Kale and accredited by tax cheat Parveen Sadana of UAF. Why not?
Egyptian CB Scrambled to Help Cover Up Crimes by Indicted American CEO
OSS Middle East issued multiple accredited certificates to AINet just 48 hours after Oxebridge revealed their original certs were fake.
Trump Judge Just Threw Cold Water on All That CMMC “False Claims Act” FUD
Judge Kathryn Mizelle is trying to throw out a law signed by Abe Lincoln, because why not?
Accreditation Body Auditor Denies Conflicts of Interest by Admitting to Conflicts of Interest
Fred Flintstone’s nephew thought he’d smugsplain me; it didn’t end well for him.
UKAS Adopts “Vexatious Complainant” Rule to Ignore Valid Complaints
UKAS made up an entirely nebulous rule that allows them to ignore valid complaints if they get the vapors.
ISO Survey 2023 Analysis: China Has Left the Chat
Oxebridge performs its annual analysis of the official ISO Survey data related to worldwide ISO 9001 certificates.
30 Years of ANAB’s Own Data Shows It Doesn’t Do its One Job
ANAB hasn’t withdrawn an accreditation in over eight years; but, sure, it “ensures” trust. Right.
More IAF-Approved Fraud at the United Accreditation Foundation
More fake people using fake names running fake certificate mills — but under “real” accreditations.
Another Indian Police Force Bought Another Dubious ISO 9001
Bad cops, bad cops, whatcha gonna do…
CB That Certified Cybercrime Division Gets Reported to Cybercrime Division
SIS has hired the most beta alpha-male ever.
Oxebridge Releases “Internal PEAR” Form for AS9100 Users
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources has released a customizable "Internal Process Effectiveness Assessment Report" (PEAR) form for users of AS9100 Rev C. The document was developed by Oxebridge to assist clients in ensuring their internal processes are...
Do It Yourself “Rapid ISO 9001” – Ten Quick Pointers
by Christopher Paris Recently, a fellow posted a question on LinkedIn asking for tips on how to implement ISO 9001 quickly. Like a batsignal going up, I was compelled to reply. I came up with a list of 10 -- okay, 11 -- points that summarized what I have been saying...
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...
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...
Eyesore 9001 Second Edition Released! Now updated for ISO 9001:2008!
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge has updated its hilarious satire document on ISO 9001 called EYESORE 9001: A SMARTASS' GUIDE TO ISO 9001:2008. The second edition is updated for the latest version of ISO 9001, and not only includes biting satire and...
Smithers Releases AS9100 C Analysis Tool
Akron OH -- Smithers Quality Assessments (SQA), an accredited ISO 9001 and AS9100 registrar, has released an "AS9100 Rev C Analysis Tool and Checklist" that summarizes key and critical changes between the previous version of the aerospace quality management system...
Addressing AS9100’s “Ghost Clauses”
The updating of the aerospace standard AS9100 from Rev B (released in 2003) to Rev. C (released in January of this year) has generally been seen as a good thing. The new revision clarifies some language, adds some important (yet not-particularly-difficult) new...