Oxebridge Files ASA Complaint Against BSI for False Advertising
Oxebridge has filed a complaint with the ASA against BSI for false advertising related to its ISO 9001 certification practices.
IAF Directive: All ISO 9001 Audits Must Now Be Done Against ISO 9001:2015
The IAF has released an official, and mandatory, notice that all ISO 9001 audits must be conducted against the ISO 9001:2015 version starting March 15, 2018.
Oxebridge Launches Investigation Into Kobe Steel Scandal
Oxebridge has begun an independent investigation into the role of ISO certifications regarding the Kobe Steel scandal.
Certificate Mill Operator Guberman: IAF Chair “Hacked” Lockheed Martin, US Government
Certificate mill operator Daryl Guberman has posted a new YouTube video in which he accuses the IAF of “hacking” Lockheed Martin.
Oxebridge Launches Official ISO 9000 Slack
Oxebridge has launched an official ISO 9000 Slack group.
Site Hack Update – New DDoS Attack Underway – Elsmar Cove Implicated
The Oxebridge site is back up after a hack by Elsmar Cove supporters; a DDoS attack is also underway, but the site is currently protected.
Oxebridge Redirects Guberman Phony Press Releases to Legal Defense Fund UPDATED
Certificate mill operators Daryl Guberman and Don LaBelle published a series of fake press releases to promote a website they forgot to register, so Oxebridge did it instead; the sites now resolve to a legal defense fund.
Scorched Earth: JAS-ANZ Strips Accreditation from Multiple Indian Registrars
Accreditation body JAS-ANZ has suspended or withdrawn 10 accreditations from Indian registrars in only a few months.
Oxebridge Cited As Source in Dissertation “ISO 9001: A Questionable Reform”
Oxebridge has been cited as a reference for the dissertation paper “ISO 9001:2015 – a questionable reform. What should the implementing organisations understand and do?”
Oxebridge Calls for Congressional Action, 10-Year Moratorium on ISO 9001 Mandates in US
Oxebridge has called for a 10-year moratorium on the requirement of ISO quality certifications as a condition of bidding on any US Federal government contract, in a white paper submitted to Congressional Representatives currently sitting on the US House Committee on Space, Science and Technology.
Your Auditor Began an OFI With the Word “Consider”? He Violated ISO 17021
Any time a CB auditor writes an OFI starting it with the word “consider,” they’ve violated the rule against consulting. Here’s why.
SAI’s Troubles with AS9100 Reveal Dramatic Flaws in OASIS
SAI’s woes with AS9100 and OASIS reveal deeper problems with the scheme and its online reporting tool.
Counterfeit Electronic Producers Boast ISO Certifications, Accreditations
Multiple Chinese companies selling counterfeit electronic components are illegally using the logos of ISO, IAF and CNAS, but these organizations appear to have little interest in policing fraud in China.
Boeing’s Alan Daniels Was Quietly Elected US TAG 176 Chair
Alan Daniels of Boeing was secretly voted in to replace TAG 176 Chair Paul Palmes.
Who’s Running the US TAG to TC 176?
Paul Palmes appears to have stepped down as US TAG 176 Chair, but there’s been no formal announcement, nor election for his replacement. So who’s running the TAG now?
ASQ Used Skewed “Poll” Question to Generate Evidence for Its Pro-China Article
ASQ ran an opinion poll months ago, in an apparent attempt to generate anti-American sentiment to support a planned editorial in support of China, which was later published in Quality Progress.
ASQ Takes Its Pro-China Posture to the Pages of Quality Progress
ASQ goes all-in on China with a Quality Progress article that’s curiously supportive of the Communist dictatorship.
Smithers Republished ISO 9001, Too
Oh, Smithers published an ISO 9001 gap analysis tool that includes the text of the standard, and then claimed copyright on that, too.
Sixteen Months Later, IAQG Still Won’t Answer Official Query on AS9100 DowngradesÂ
An official request for clarification about whether AS9100 clients can downgrade to ISO 9001 mid-audit remains unanswered in the IAQG’s OASIS for over 16 months.
Oops. Smithers Just Published A Huge Portion of the ISO 14001:2015 Standard, for Free
The registrar Smithers Quality Assessments just published an ISO 14001 “gap analysis” tool that includes a massive portion of the ISO 14001:2015 standard itself, and they dropped it for free while claiming copyright over it.