ISO President Runs Chinese Company That Was Sanctioned for Steel Dumping
ISO President Zhang Xiaogang simultaneously acts as Vice Chairman for a company hit with punitive tariffs in 2016 by the European Union for “dumping” steel products in the region.
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Accreditation body JAS-ANZ has suspended or withdrawn 10 accreditations from Indian registrars in only a few months.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?”
ASQ Bungles Print Quality for (Ahem) Quality Handbooks
In yet another embarrassment for ASQ, recent books published by its Quality Press imprint are rife with print quality problems.
ISO 27001 May Have Failed in Citrix Hack
ISO 27001 smoke is lingering around the fire of the huge Citrix data breach incident.
Brazil Dam Disaster Highlights Dangers of “Softgrading” and Falsifying Audit Nonconformities
TUV Sud’s “softgrading” of audit findings had deadly results, but it’s not the first time the practice has proven lethal.
No, Consultants, You CAN’T Use the Oxebridge Template Kit In Your Practice
Multiple US consultants have been caught using the free Oxebridge template kits in their paid consulting gigs, and it’s very much not cool.
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.