IAF: Training on ISO 9001:2015 Will Not Be Required for Registrars
The International Accreditation Forum will not require accredited certification bodies (CBs) to train their auditors on the new requirements of ISO 9001:2015 before allowing them to audit companies against the new standard. This comes despite some areas of the new standard which the IAF has deemed “significant.”
Sources: AS9100 to Decouple From ISO 9001 by 2020
Sources within the IAQG and AAQG have confirmed to Oxebridge that the groups intend to “decouple” AS9100 from ISO 9001 in about five years. The result will be that the IAQG creates a standalone accreditation scheme that does not rely on ANAB or other IAF accredited registrars, and the AS9100 standard itself will no longer align with ISO 9001.
Industry Rep Who Pushed to Allow Registrar Consulting Helped Draft Latest ISO 17021 Rules
In 2005, Roger Bennett of the registrar trade group Independent International Organization for Certification (IIOC) pushed for a relaxation of the rules prohibiting ISO 9001 registrars from consulting, on the argument that such rules were illegal and restricted free...
Misleading? BSI Contract Didn’t Indicate ISO 9001 Preassessment Is Optional
Oxebridge has obtained a contract provided by BSI for ISO 9001 certification services that placed its preassessment services in the section normally reserved for mandatory aspects, and out of the section designated for optional services. Under ISO 17021, preassessments are optional, and not a mandatory audit step towards certification.
Bransky Out at IATF
The International Automotive Task Force (IATF) has confirmed to Oxebridge that former GM executive Joe Bransky is no longer with the group. Bransky had represented the IATF in various capacities since since 1999.
Now Booking: Chris Paris on “The Path Forward: The Amazing Future of ISO 9001”
Chris Paris has launched his next international speaking tour entitled The Path Forward: The Amazing Future of ISO 9001. The result of 15 years of work to improve ISO 9001, the “Path Forward” presents the final 10-year plan to dramatically alter the ISO 9001 certification scheme, and standards development process, to benefit standards end users.
Move by CASCO Will Kill ISO 9001 “Registration”
The ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO) is wiping out a decades-old requirement that certification bodies (CBs) of ISO 9001 and other management system certifications must maintain registries of their certified clients. Upon publication of the new ISO 17021-1 standard, the term “ISO 9001 registered” will effectively be moot, since there will no longer be any registries of certified clients.
Takata Airbag Debacle Raises Questions About TS 16949 Certification
The three plants were operated by Takata subsidiary Inflation Systems Inc. (ISI), found to have been manufacturing the defective airbag systems that killed five people to date, were ISO/TS 16949 certified. So far, the registrar hasn’t come forward, and finding records of the certifications is proving difficult.
Bureau Veritas “Alliance” Alleges to Fast-Track ISO 14001 for Clients of Specific Consultant
In June of 2011, Bureau Veritas Australia entered into a formal partnership with consulting firm GreenBizCheck, in what was then branded an “alliance” between the Certification Body and the consultant. In subsequent marketing materials, GreenBizCheck then announced — with the full knowledge of Bureau Veritas — that the partnership would result in “a substantially lower cost, streamlined process for clients who wish to obtain ISO 14001 certification” by Bureau Veritas.
Registrars Rank Highest in Google Searches for QMS Consulting
Accredited Certification Bodies (CBs) rank highest in Google searches related to QMS consultation and implementation, despite rule prohibiting such registrars from offering such services.
Following Pressure From Oxebridge, ASQ Updates Code of Ethics to Prohibit Discrimination
Following pressure from Oxebridge, ASQ has finally updated its decades-old Code of Ethics to include an explicit prohibition against discrimination, improved enforcement, and more explicit ramifications for those that violate it.
Artificial Intelligence Could Fix Flawed ISO Auditing Scheme
At some point AI will be become omnipresent, and ISO 9001 auditing presents the perfect platform for AI to replace wobbly humans and their inability to remain objective.
ISO Can’t Find Consultants to Help It Make Money
ISO is seeking consultants to help it research new funding approaches, and can’t get anyone to sign up.
Britain’s CQI Wanted To Add A Graphic on Ayurvedic Medicine in ISO 9001
Someone at CQI wanted to add a graphic of Ayurvedic medicine into ISO 9001:2015. Hilarity ensued.
Apparently I Can Update a Company to AS9100 Rev D in Six Hours
Oxebridge just updated a client to the new AS9100 Revision D standard after only six hours of work. Yes, that just happened.
ISO Certificate Mill Operator Guberman Dodges Arrest in Wiretapping Scandal
Daryl Gberman dodged a criminal arrest after illegally recording a phone call between Oxebridge and another party, but police say he can face a civil suit.
The Perennial, Yet False, Claim That The Latest ISO 9001 Finally Addresses Management Commitment
For decades, ISO’s apologists have repeated the claim that each new edition of ISO 9001 improves the demand for top management commitment; an in-depth analysis disproves this, however.
Did ANSI Hire A Conspiracy Theorist to Harass Oxebridge?
Certificate mill operator and conspiracy theorist Daryl Guberman is claiming ANSI TAG 176 leaders have hired him to “investigate” Oxebridge, which opens ANSI up to very significant legal questions.
Using Word Clouds to Compare Every Version of ISO 9001
Using “word cloud” comparisons between every edition of ISO 9001 since its first release in 1987 reveals subtle changes between the revisions.
There’s a 50% Likelihood Your CB Auditor Violated Rules Just By Sending You An Email
So you've selected your ISO 9001 or AS9100 certification body (CB) after doing due diligence, checking their accreditation status, reading up on them here at the Oxebridge website, and confirming they aren't a bogus certificate mill. They're the real deal, you think....