ISO 9001 Revision Now Targeted for September 2026
TC 176 announced the delay after insisting a 2025 date was still happening.
Fidelity Investments Hit with Data Breach While Holding ISO 27001 Certification
Over 77,000 consumers were affected even though NQA certified Fidelity to ISO 27001, ISO 20001 and ISO 27701.
Company Accused of “Atrocities” Holds ISO 9001 From AFNOR
Totalenergies’ Mozambique private army declared “all must be beheaded” while committing widespread human rights violations.
Company Fined For Plant Explosion Had ISO 45001 Issued by UK Certificate Mill
Rathburn Chemicals holds ISO 45001 issued by CQS, a known certificate mill and fake accreditation body.
Oxebridge Launches ISO 42001 for AI, Plus ISO 17021-1 for AI Conformity Assessment Bodies
Oxebridge can implement ISO 42001 for companies that use AI systems in their products or services, or ISO 17021-1 for certification bodies wishing to issue ISO 42001 certificates.
IAF Refuses to Investigate Accreditation Body for Alleged Tax Fraud
The IAF won’t investigate the United Accreditation Foundation, potentially making itself complicit.
Boeing Ejected from IAQG After Fraud Plea Agreement
The IAQG Leadership is ignoring similar — and sometimes worse — violations by other members such as Airbus and Raytheon.
Official Grenfell Tower Report Released, UKAS Blamed for Oversight Failures
The Inquiry report blames UKAS for lax auditing, conflicts of interest, and gross negligence.
Oxebridge Founder Opens “Dr. Cuba” Website for Crime Horror Novel Series
The new website is www.drcuba.world .
UKAS Accredited Body URS Still Issuing ISO Certificates in Russia, Despite Sanctions
URS issued an ISO 9001 certificate to sanctioned company Gazprom as recently as May 2024.
Which Accreditation Standard? Avoiding Costly Mistakes Before They Happen
Selecting the wrong accreditation standard can be expensive, and the ABs are not helping.
The ISO 9001:2026 Draft Has ZERO Requirements About “Digitalization” and “AI”
No requirements about sustainability, either.
Intertek Caught Selling Consulting Alongside Certification, Oh, and Gap Analysis Services to DIS
Intertek advertised QMS “implementation” alongside its accredited conformity assessment services.
TC 176 “Volunteers” Chattergoon, Nichols Cash In Because Volunteering Doesn’t Buy a New Boat
ISO TC 176ers have no shame, but that’s old news at this point.
Clause 7: The Most Important Part of ISO 9001 You’re Ignoring
ISO 9001 clause 7 hands you the blueprint to fix any QMS problem you could possibly encounter.
CMMC CyberAB Pays $1.4M a Year for Web Services, Still Gets 502 Errors
CyberAB is cosplaying as an accreditation body, not doing accreditation work.
¡Qué tonto! La-Z-Boy Cloutchaser Posts False Info on ISO 9001 Update, Should Go Back to Inspecting Sofas
Armando Flores made up an entire narrative about the DIS of ISO 9001 and then began blocking folks who called BS.
Adding Cybersecurity to AS9100 / IA9100 Will Be… A Thing
The planned update to AS9100 is going to backfire, but that won’t stop them from doing it anyway.
POLL: 94% of Respondents Never Asked ISO for “Standards-as-a-Service”
ISO is lying by claiming its Smart ISO program was a response to customer demand.
CMMC Dodges FAR Update Bullet, Gets Authorization by Hegseth
SecDef Hegseth formally authorizes CMMC in order to comply with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul.
Quality Magazine Gave Award to ASQ Based On Criteria That Doesn’t Apparently Exist
BNP Media gave ASQ a curious award based on criteria which apparently doesn’t exist; good thing, since ASQ met none of them.
Let’s Take A Break and Talk Wine For A Minute
Oxebridge takes a break from the dull ISO world to announce its sister website, Winepisser, has announced its 2018 Best Wine award winner. Also the Worst Wine.
ANAB’s New Org Structure Goes Flat, But Like REALLY Flat
ANAB’s new organizational structure is a flat sea of Vice Presidents, ensuring the organization’s ability to manage is crippled.
ISO’s “Brand Integrity” Goal is a 1980 Softcore Incest Porn Movie
In the Azores, the ISO 9001 Brand Integrity met and things got icky.
CQI Awarded the Guy Who Invented Risk-Based Thinking, Plus China and (Ahem) Amway
Britain’s CQI gave awards to the guy who invented risk-based thinking, while throwing a bone to China and — inexplicably — Amway.
Happy Halloween, IAQG Has Dozens of “Ghost Auditors” Roaming the Planet
Analyzing the total auditor figures in the IAQG OASIS database reveals a horde of undead zombie auditors roaming the world, just in time for Halloween. Boo!
Cartoonist Goes Nuclear on ISO 9001
Nuclear expert Martin Wakeman has published a cartoon series criticizing ISO for relying on consultants to develop its standards.
Get Ready for Oxebridge’s FOD Posters
Oxebridge is getting ready to release a set of snarky, hilarious FOD posters for aerospace companies.
Nominate Oxebridge’s Chris Paris For “Crosby Medal” Just To Piss Off ASQ
ASQ is seeking nominations for the Crosby Award, and Oxebridge’s Chris Paris wants you to nominate him.
Deadpool’s Sidekick Is Trolling LinkedIn, and It’s Hilarious
Deadpool sidekick “Peter W” is posting on LinkedIn, and the idiots on that network don’t know they’re getting trolled.
Inputs & Outputs: Using Sex to Explain ISO 9001’s Process Approach
Clarifying the confusion over ISO 9001’s “processes” vs “procedures” using sex as a metaphor.
Surviving ISO 9001 Second Edition E-book & Paperback Now Released
Chris Paris book SURVIVING ISO 9001:2015 SECOND EDITION has now been released as both a hardcopy and ebook edition on Amazon.
Industry Alert: AS9100 Auditors Are Hammering on PO Flowdown Requirements
AS9100 auditors are hammering hard on nonconformities related to incoming customer PO review and the flow down of requirements to your suppliers on outgoing POs; you need to be ready.
How To Write Internal Audit ISO 9001 Nonconformity When A Procedure Is Not Followed
You’ve found that employees aren’t following a procedure, or that a procedure doesn’t match actual practice anymore — but under what ISO 9001 or AS9100 clause do you write that up?
The Only Acceptable Way to Write an Audit “Opportunity for Improvement”
Most ISO 9001 and AS9100 auditors hide their consulting under “opportunities for improvement,” and thus violate the accreditation rules. This article describes how to write an OFI without crossing the line into consulting.
Oxebridge ISO 9001 Template Kit Version 1.10 Released!
Oxebridge has released version 1.10 “The Awesome Audit Update” of the Oxebridge free QMS template kit.
Your Lowest Cost Options for ISO 9001 or AS9100 Implementation
The range of costs for ISO 9001 or AS9100 implementation is vast, depending on the level of service you want. For tiny companies, this can be intimidating; Oxebridge breaks down the costs of each level of consulting available.
Implementing the ISO 9001:2015 “Process Approach”
Since it was first made part of ISO 9001 in the year 2000, the “process approach” has confused readers; this comprehensive article aims to decipher the process approach requirements of the latest standard, ISO 9001:2015.
COTO Interruptus: The Missing ISO 9001 Clause on Strategic Direction
An excerpted chapter from Surviving ISO 9001:2015, regarding the need to develop a “strategic direction” despite ISO 9001 lacking a firm requirement to do so.
Great Third-Party Sources of Info to Support the Trickier AS9100 Clauses
These third-party websites may offer some help in supporting your approaches related to AS9100 Rev D’s trickier clauses.