Government Shutdown Hits NIST, Impacting on Calibrations Worldwide
The shutdown of the Federal government may eventually cause major nonconformities for ISO 9001 and AS9100 certified companies who rely on NIST calibrations.
ISO 9000 Conference Chair, TAG 176 Member Falsely Claims AS9100 “Accreditation”
Robert Freeman, the new chair of the 2019 ISO 9000 World Conference, falsely claims his consulting company holds AS9100 “accreditation,” despite OASIS revealing he holds no such certification.
Japanese Earthquake Damper Manufacturer Who Falsified Product Data Held ISO 9001
Earthquake damper manufacturer KYB held ISO 9001 certification despite falsifying records of its product, affecting high rises throughout Japan and other countries.
PG&E Held Multiple ISO Certifications, Boasted of Safety Systems, While Falsifying Data
PG&E held certifications to ISO 9001 and ISO 55001 during the time management and supervisors were ordering “mark and locate” crews to falsify records related to the verification of buried gas lines.
Certificate Mill Operator May Be Violating US Campaign Law
Certificate mill operator Daryl Guberman has collected fundraising donations for a US Senate campaign since 2016, but never registered as a candidate with the US Federal Elections Commission.
Company Held ISO 9001 Before and After Oil Rig Explosion
Hercules Offshore held ISO 9001 certification both before and after an oil rig explosion that had similarities to the Deepwater Horizon accident.
Japan Accreditation Board, IAF Refuse to Explain Japan Data Falsification Scandal
Officials from JAB and IAF have refused to answer questions related to their role in Japan’s increasing data falsification scandals.
New ISO TC 176/SC2 Chair Opens LinkedIn Group to Communicate with Users
ISO TC 176 Subcommittee 2, responsible for ISO 9001 development, has opened a LinkedIn discussion group.
FLIR Company Forced to Pay $30M After 347 ITAR Violations, Still Holds AS9100 Certification
FLIR Surveillance Inc. was charged with 347 violations of ITAR and forced to pay $30M in penalties, even as it held AS9100 certifications from three separate ANAB-accredited CBs.
Oxebridge White Paper: Proposal for a Collaborative Standards Development Model
Oxebridge has published a White Paper on a “collaborative standards development model” for adoption by ISO.
Internal Documents Show ISO Thinks Risk Is Negative, Period.
Multiple annual reports and internal documents show that ISO uses the word “risk” to mean solely negative effects of uncertainty, even as it pushes the world to embrace “positive risk” in order to sell standards.
Read TC 176’s Ballot on Changing the Definition or “Risk” in Annex SL
Oxebridge obtained the official ballot for TC 176 members to vote on changes to the definition of “risk” in Annex SL, which will impact on ISO 9001, and it reveals the entire process is rigged.
Annex SL Being Renamed, and Why That Proves It’s Bad for Standards
The ISO TMB is renaming Annex SL to “Annex L” and the naming reveals a far more nefarious and dangerous plot than you’d imagine.
Exactly 4,000 Years Later, ISO Still In-Fighting to Standardize “Risk”
TMB is back to the drawing board, re-doing Annex SL and arguing — again — over the definition of “risk.”
Quality Magazine Awarded Company That Falsified Aluminum Extrusion Data
Quality Magazine gave its “Quality Leadership 100” award to SAPA, a company that a year earlier was reported as having falsified test data on aluminum extrusions for two decades, and which was responsible for two NASA rocket failures.
IAQG Creates Online AS9100 Audit Day Calculator Because CBs Can’t Use a Simple Table
The IAQG has partnered with Wichita State University to create a complex online tool that harvests AS9100 user data, all because CB auditors cannot manage looking up something on a simple, printed two column table.
Obscure New Accreditation Rule Grants More Rights to CBs, Ensures Chaos
Yet another IAF dilution of official accreditation rules shows just how corrupt the system has become, and how consumer and public safety is put last, while the oversight bodies scramble to help CBs gobble up money issuing certificates for things they are not qualified for.
Incoming TAG 176 Chair Lays Out Progressive New Strategy
New TAG 176 Chair Alan Daniels has released a new vision statement for the group that reads nearly like a manifesto, if a slightly decaffeinated one.
AS9100 Suspended? Oxebridge Launches Restoration Service
If your company finds its AS9100 certification suspended, Oxebridge can help restore it quickly and thoroughly.
IAF Silently Dropped Complaint Against UKAS/BSI
IAF has not fulfilled a promise to investigate a BSI/UKAS complaint, despite saying they would over a year ago.