Report: UK “Risk-Based” Healthcare Auditing Scheme Ineffective
A report funded by the UK government found that ISO 9001-style “risk-based” audits of British healthcare firms are largely ineffective, and ignored by consumers.
Equifax Held ISO 27001 Certification At Time of Massive System Hack
Equifax held third-party ISO 27001 certification at the time of their massive breach of private consumer data.
ISO Survey 2017 Shows 5% Drop in ISO 9001 Certificates Worldwide, 18% Loss in US
The latest ISO Survey data has been released, and shows a massive drop in both international and US adoption of ISO 9001 certificates.
Pushing Pro-China Policy to State Run Media, ASQ Board Chair Misleads on IBM Piracy Position
ASQ Board Chair Elmer Corbin defended the group’s pro-China marketing push while claiming his employer IBM has “safeguards” in place for intellectual property theft, even as IBM has been a worldwide victim of such crimes.
NSF-ISR Has Monetized Nonconformities, Charges Clients $90 per Finding
ISO and AS registrar NSF-ISR is charging $90 per audit findings, thus incentivizing auditors to write bogus findings.
ISO 19011: 2018 Published
ISO has released ISO 19011:2018 - Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems, the latest version of the standard designed to provide minimum requirements for first-, second- and third-party audits. The new standard can be purchased directly from ISO (here) for $159....
Oxebridge Site Restored – Outage Being Investigated
The Oxebridge website suffered a half-day outage, the cause of which is being investigated.
Former TAG 176 Chair Jarvis May Have Lied Regarding Role in Anti-Oxebridge Defamation Campaign, ASQ Event Ban
Former TAG 176 Chair Alka Jarvis may have lied when she indicated she was “not involved” in the defamation campaign against Oxebridge.
Texas Plant Where Explosion Injured 22 People Had ISO 9001, 14001 Certificates
The Pasadena TX plant where an explosion injured 22 workers held ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates from DNV-GL
ASQ Did Not Report 2010 Fundraising on Official Tax Filings
ASQ conducted fundraising in 2010, but then did not report fundraising revenue on its subsequent official tax returns.
Probitas: OK for Aerospace Auditors to Falsify Employment History
The AS9100 Lead Auditor certification body Probitas has ruled that it’s fine for auditors to lie about their work experience on LinkedIn, because it’s only airplanes.
OP-ED: Why So Many Complaints to India? (It’s Not What You Think)
The ISO Whistleblower Program has been inundated with complaints about Indian-based CBs; maybe there’s an unexpected reason for that.
2019 Analysis of Worldwide AS9100, AS9100 & AS9120 Certifications
Oxebridge’s Chris Paris analyzes the number of certificates to AS9100 and related aerospace standards.
ISO Survey 2018 Analysis: Facing 20% Loss of ISO 9001 Certs Worldwide, ISO Dismantles Data Trending
Oxebridge releases its analysis of the ISO Survey 2018 data, revealing disturbing trends not highlighted in ISO’s official report.
Oxebridge’s Chris Paris Talks Standards Development on New QualityMatters Podcast
Chris Paris appears on the QualityMatters podcast — this time with video — to discuss ISO’s conflicted standards development practices.
ISO Dropped the Ball on Maturity Models, and Now Competitors Are Circling
ISO ignored calls to adopt a “maturity model” approach to its standards, and now its competitors are freezing it out of the growing trend triggered by CMMI.
Registrars’ Explanation for Low-Ball Bids: “IAF Doesn’t Mandate Audit Pricing”
The latest excuse by ISO 9001 registrars who quote low prices for audits is that the “IAF doesn’t mandate pricing.”
ISO Standards Author: “So What?” if ISO 9001 Violates Deming’s 14 Points
A major contributor to ISO’s Annex L just said “so what?” if ISO 9001 contradicts Deming’s 14 points, and suggested Deming is obsolete.
OP-ED: Auditors Once Again Making Their Own Interpretation of the Standards
ISO 9001 expert Phyllis Nash discusses the increase in auditors demanding clients implement ISO 9001 their way, even when this conflicts with the standard.
G31000’s Alex Dali Made Up Requirements to Sell $4K “Risk Maturity Model”
G31000 founder Alex Dali is marketing a “risk maturity model” product using quotes from ISO 31000 that were invented out of thin air.