SAI Releases (Another) Explanation for ANAB Suspension
SAI has released another explanation for their ANAB suspension, but it still doesn’t quite jive with the actual ANAB announcement.
SAI Global Suspended From Issuing ISO 9001, AS9100 and Nearly Every Other MS Cert
ANAB just suspended registrar SAI Global from issuing ISO 9001, AS9100 and nearly every other possible certificate imaginable.
IT “Expert” Who Claimed Oxebridge Hacked Itself Used Plagiarized Material for His Own Website
ISO consultant Mathew Judge, who invented the theory that Oxebridge hacked its own website, has been found to have populated his consulting website with material taken from multiple other companies, including BSI.
AS9100 Accreditations for Intertek, SGS and LRQA Suspended
LRQA, Intertek and SGS faced suspension of their accreditation status related to issuing AS9100 certificates.
ISO Certification Market Poised to Lose $9 Billion by 2025
The research firm Persistence Market Research has released an industry report that suggests the worldwide market for ISO certifications will lose up to $9B by the year 2025.
AS9100 Certified Israeli Company Falsified Aircraft Component Inspection Data for 15 Years
Israeli aircraft component forging company Carmel Forge was found to have falsified test data on its components for 15 years, but held AS9100 certification and Nadcap accreditation during that period.
Certificate Mill QAS International Gave ISO 9001 Cert to Massive UK Drug Smuggling Operation
The certificate mill QAS International issued an ISO 9001 certificate to a company which has since been found to be a false front for a massive cocaine and heroin smuggling ring in Leicester UK.
Intertek Employee Arrested in Massive Singaporean Oil Theft Sting
An employee with Intertek has been arrested as part of a criminal investigation into the theft of oil from Shell Oil’s Palau Bukom site.
ANAB/IAF Accredited Certificates Issued to Chinese Aerospace Firms That Falsified Records, Shipped Defective Product
IAF and ANAB accredited ISO 9001 and AS9100 certificates were issued to two Chinese firms found to be shipping defective products to aerospace manufacturer Moog; despite this, the companies have maintained their certifications, casting new doubts on the validity of such QMS certification programs.
Boeing, SpaceX to Testify Before US House Committee
Executive representatives of Boeing and SpaceX will testify before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology’s (SST) space subcommittee over NASA’s commercial crew launch program.
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.