Smithers Proposes “15-Why” Root Cause Tool
Akron OH -- Smithers Quality Assessments, an ANAB-accredited ISO 9001 registrar, has rolled out a root cause analysis tool to assist clients in responding to audit nonconformities, in compliance with ANAB accreditation requirements. The company is responding to a 2009...
LEONI Fiber Optics Recommended for ISO 13485 Certification
Williamsburg VA -- LEONI Fiber Optics, Inc. has been recommended for ISO 13485 certification by NSF-ISR, pending review paperwork by the registrar's certification committee. LEONI had formerly undergone Rapid ISO 9001 Implementation by Oxebridge when the company was...
Allied International’s Engineering Division Achieves AS9100 Rev. C
DeLand FL --- Allied International's Engineering Division has been recommended for AS9100 Rev. C certification by NSF-ISR. Allied International, with their headquarters in Bedford Hills NY, contracted with Oxebridge earlier this year for its DeLand Florida based...
Firm Uses Spam Survey to Gather Statistics… on Surveys
Aptos CA -- Online survey services provider The Benchmarking Exchange (TBE) has sent out an unsolicited mass email promoting a survey which aims to gather information on the effectiveness of surveys. The email, received by Oxebridge -- which has never knowingly...
ACHC Drops “Extreme” Requirements After Oxebridge Letter
Raleigh NC --- The Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC) has responded to Oxebridge's query on its new DMEPOS Accreditation standards by dropping some key requirements that Oxebridge had deemed "extreme." On the heels of Oxebridge's scathing report on the new...
Oxebridge Client Receives Major ISO 9001 Nonconformity – First in Company History
Winter Haven FL -- A client of Oxebridge's Rapid ISO 9001 Implementation Program has received a major nonconformity against ISO 9001 during an initial registration audit by Smithers Quality Assessments. An initial review by Oxebridge has confirmed that the finding is...
ANAB Clarifies: Access to Registrars’ Impartiality Committees Not Mandatory
Winter Haven FL -- In a clarifying statement to Oxebridge, as part of a response to the recent complaint against registrar SGS, ANAB has clarified its interpretation of ISO 17021, the standard governing ISO 9001 registrars. Oxebridge had filed a complaint against SGS...
“Eyesore 9001” Hits Over 1/4 Million Downloads
Winter Haven FL --- The free satire document "Eyesore 9000: A Smartass' Guide to ISO 9001", published by Oxebridge and written by "Anonymous", has hit a landmark record of over 250,000 downloads. This number is greater than the number of companies that have adopted...
LEONI Fiber Optics Adds ISO 13485 Medical Device QMS
Williamsburg VA -- LEONI Fiber Optics Inc. (formerly RoMack) has hired Oxebridge to expand its current ISO 9001:2008 system to include the medical device manufacturing standard ISO 13485. Oxebridge has begun this effort in the past few weeks, and the project is...
Not Waiting for ISO User Survey, US’ ISO 9001 Leadership, ASQ Cash In
San Antonio TX --- While ISO issues its periodic user survey asking for public input on what is needed to improve the next revision of ISO 9001, expected by many to be a major change to the current ISO 9001:2008, the leadership of the US Technical Advisory Group to...
TC 262 Chair Kevin Knight Goes Back to Promoting G31000, Sets Fire to Own Legacy
ISO TC 262 Chairman Kevin Knight continues to promote the unaccredited certificate mill G31000, oblivious to the damage it does to his TC and his own legacy.
Infographic: US TAG Consultants Dominate Publications Promoted by Itself
An infographic shows just how much influence the US TAG leaders and consultants have over the ISO 9001 publishing space, and how they use their official positions to promote their own activities and private firms.
2013 Robitaille Article: The Fat Lady Sung
A look back at a 2013 Quality Digest article by US TAG 176 member Denise Robitaille shows contempt for users and self-promotion in full effect.
Report Card: How the US TAG 176 Rates Against Three ANSI Mandates
How does the US TAG 176 fare against ANSI’s stated mandates related to its purpose? We rate them against the three criteria to find out.
Great Resource on Knowledge Management
Quick tip on a website that can help decipher “knowledge management.”
And US TAG’s Hummel Doesn’t Want to Hear From Other TAG Members, Either
US TAG member and certification body rep George Hummel is rejecting communication between fellow US TAG members.
Oriel Stat-a-Matrix CEO: US TAG Shouldn’t Have to “Deal With Nonsense” from Stakeholders
Oriel Stat-a-Matrix CEO Alan Marash supports Julie Congress’ view on ISO 9001 stakeholders, calls it “nonsense.”
US TAG 176 Consultant Doesn’t Care What ISO 9001 Users Want
Another consultant on the US TAG rejects their obligation to consider stakeholder feedback.
Perry Johnson Was Right
The complaints that led to splitting Perry Johnson’s company into two now appear quaint compared to what today’s accredited registrars get away with.
Bruno Defiant: Swiss Rep Digs In, Insists on Debate for ISO 31000 Anti-Standard
Switzerland’s Bruno Bruehwiler digs in, refusing to acknowledge ISO rules and insisting on debate for his competing draft of ISO 31000. Hilarity ensues.