Co Blamed for Vietnamese Environmental Disaster Awarded ISO 9001
The Taiwanese company found responsible for the massive 2016 environmental disaster that killed massive quantities of Vietnamese marine life nevertheless won ISO 9001 certification just two years later.
Company Suspended by US Agency for “Lack of Business Integrity” Still Holds ISO 9001 from ABS-QE
A company continues to boast ISO 9001 certification from ABS-QE despite facing a permanent ban on all US government contract work for “a lack of business honesty and integrity.”
Facing Quality Issues, Navistar Won’t Verify Whether It Has ISO 9001 Certification
Truck manufacturer Navistar won’t confirm its ISO 9001 certification, while it faces a raft of class action suits and a fraud judgment.
Praadis Faked QAS CMMI Level 5 Certificates
The unaccredited certificate mill QAS Ltd. has begun issuing CMMI Maturity Level 5 certificates called “illegitimate” by the official CMMI Institute.
Wastewater Treatment Company Under Criminal Investigation Still Holds ISO 14001 from BSI
BSI continues to certify Southern Water to ISO 14001 despite UK regulators having fined the company £126 million and launching a criminal probe for waste spills and reporting fraud.
ASCO Not the Supplier of 737 Slat Tracks, South Korea Suspected
Oxebridge has confirmed that ASCO is not the manufacturer of the defective 737MAX slat tracks, but instead the defects likely come from South Korea.
SpaceX Criminal Trial Relies on Evidence from Firm Holding Self-Accredited ISO 9001 Certificate
The contract source inspection company used by SpaceX, whose evidence has been entered in a criminal trial involving forged inspection records, holds ISO 9001 from a self-accredited certificate mill.
Oxebridge Files FOIA To Unmask Supplier of Defective Boeing 737 Slat Tracks
Oxebridge has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to unmask the supplier responsible for defective slat tracks sold to Spirit AeroSystems and installed on various Boeing commercial aircraft.
ASQ, QuEST Forum Assisted in Knowledge Transfer to Huawei
A Fellow of the QuEST Forum and ASQ was responsible for quality knowledge transfer to Huawei, acting as their VP of Global Quality for over a decade.
Boeing Supplier ASCO Shut Down After Ransomware Attack
Boeing supplier ASCO has shut down operations after a ransomware attack locked all systems, affecting its entire global operations.
How Accreditation Bodies Could Stop One Illegal CB Practice Overnight
Auditors falsifying actual audit duration is theft, and could easily by shut down by Accreditation Bodies.
New Standard on Brand Evaluation Represents More Advice ISO Isn’t Using
ISO has published ISO 20671 on “Brand Evaluation,” and it represents everything that ISO doesn’t do for its own brand.
Six Weeks in the Life of Oxebridge
What working as a consultant for Oxebridge looks like during a six-week period.
ISO: the Sci-Fi Horror Movie (For Real)
A Kickstarter campaign has launched for “ISO,” a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film in the same vein as Tarkosky’s Stalker.
How the “Emotionally Protective” Workplace Requirement Got Secretly Injected into ISO 9001:2015
The requirement to maintain an “emotionally protective” workplace was stuck into the ISO 9001 standard at the last moment, ensuring it could never be removed.
It’s Official: William Troy Resigns as ASQ CEO
ASQ’s CEO William Troy has permanently resigned, forcing a mad search in Tienanmen Square for a replacement.
Quality Austria Won’t Reveal Results of Its Investigation into Qatar Scandal
Quality Austria has responded to a formal complaint alleging conflict of interest violations, but is refusing to reveal what it actually did.
TC 176 Rep Deadpans: Beaches In Bali Were Way Better
A rep from TC 176 has defended ISO’s decision to hold its latest plenary session in Barbados, while saying the prior meeting in Bali had better beaches.
TC 176 Reps Apparently Try to Hide Photos of Parties at Official Events
TC 176 are busy deleting posts that showed the parties from prior plenary sessions in Hong Kong and St. Petersburg.
Nigel Needs a Suntan: TC 176 Meets in Barbados Because Barbados
Not happy with having their last meeting in the Azores, now TC 176 wants to pretend to be doing work while basking in the sun on beaches in Barbados. Right.