Oxebridge Closed in December for Peru Startup
Lima Peru -- Oxebridge Quality Resources International will be shut down for the month of December 2010 as it prepares to launch its first South American office in Lima Peru. Normal US operations will resume in January 2011. During the month of December, Oxebridge...
Oxebridge Widens “QMS Audit Defense Investigation” Services to All Companies Throughout the World
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources International is now expanding its QMS Audit Defense services beyond its existing clients, to any company in the world that is certified to ISO 9001, AS9100 or other QMS certifications. This service, which starts at only...
Complaint Filed Against SGS Alleging Invalid ISO 9001:2008 Finding
(See update below.) Winter Haven FL --- A formal complaint has been issued by Oxebridge Quality Resources International on behalf of its client and other ISO 9001 end users alleging that the certification body SGS allowed an unsupported audit finding to stand, even...
ISO 9001 For Dummies Book Coming Soon
Winter Haven FL --- Work on the upcoming ISO 9001 guidance book by Christopher Paris, tentatively called ISO 9001 For Dummies, continues and should be made available on this website shortly. The book, whose title may have to be changed if a publishing arrangement with...
Lima Selected as HQ for Oxebridge’s South American Office
Winter Haven FL --- Lima Peru has been selected as the city which will become the headquarters for Oxebridge Quality Resources International's new South American office. The original plan was to open an office in Mexico City, but recent security concerns and growing...
Oxebridge Files Formal Complaint Against Registrar Smithers
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources International has filed a formal complaint and request for corrective action against Smithers Quality Assessments, an ANAB accredited registrar of ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality management systems. The complaint alleges an...
Ignore the Hype and Do Nothing! “Upgrading” to ISO 9001:2008 is Automatic!
The release of ISO 9001:2008, like its predecessors, has been followed by a growing chorus of marketers attempting to sell training courses, webinars and books on the "new" standard, despite -- and in direct contradiction with -- one single fact: ISO 9001:2008...
Quality Culvert Begins ISO 9001 Implementation
Astatula FL -- Quality Culvert Inc., a manufacturer of concrete and High Density Polyethylene Pipe (HDPE) pipe products, has begun a Rapid ISO 9001 Implementation with Oxebridge Quality Resources International. Quality Culvert designs and manufacturers pipe and...
Oxebridge to Open Office in South America
(Versión española presentada aquí.) Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources International is now scouting South American locations where it will open an office to serve that continent. Initial offerings will be Rapid ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 22000 for food...
RaeTech to Start Rapid AS9100 Implementation
Phoenix AZ -- Precision machining company RaeTech, Inc. has contracted with Oxebridge Quality Resources for a Rapid AS9100 Implementation, set to start in August 2010. RaeTech is a manufacturer of high-precision components for the commercial, aerospace and medical...
Good Dissection of ISO 9001’s “Process Approach”
Peter Fraser over at BP Trends has a good dissection of the “process approach” defined in ISO 9001 since its 2000 revision, and some of the failings of it.
Why the US TAG’s Idea of “Participation” is Toxic for its Customers
Why the view of US TAG leader Paul Palmes, who said “standards are made by those who show up,” is toxic to the industry and ISO 9001 users.
TC 176 Blocks Oxebridge from Viewing Live 9001 Webinar
TC 176 Blocks Oxebridge from Viewing Live 9001 Webinar
Swiss Proposal Would Create ISO’s 42nd Definition of “Risk”
A Swiss proposal would introduce what could become ISO’s forty-second definition of the term “risk.”
Reading the Tea Leaves: US TAG Likely to “Abstain” on FDIS 9001
It’s not quite official yet, and a few things can happen (read on) but it does appear the US TAG to TC 176 will vote to “abstain” regarding approval of the FDIS of ISO 9001:2015.
TC 262: You Have My Attention
I'd like to welcome ISO Technical Committee 262 into the warm embrace of overwatch and independent investigation. They join a loving cadre of other ISO committees, standards bodies and certification scheme participants who enjoy the benefit of having their work...
Source: With Only Days Left, It’s Jarvis vs Hunt in the Fight for FDIS 9001 Votes
According to an anonymous source, the US TAG to TC 176 is undergoing an interesting conflict between its leadership over the pending vote on FDIS 9001:2015, with only days left. In one corner is Chair Alka Jarvis, who is reported to be endorsing a “NO” vote against the FDIS; in the other is SC2 Chair Lorri Hunt, who is pushing for a “YES” vote.
Is US TAG Leadership Lying to Its Members in Advance of FDIS Vote?
A document issued by US TAG leaders relies on seriously dubious information to guide its members on how to vote on FDIS 9001:2015.
It Gets Worse: US TAG Tries to Invoke Right of Anonymity to Block Scrutiny
US TAG leadership sent an email that alleges members have a right to anonymity, and suggesting that they aren’t required — or, depending on your reading, even permitted — to utilize information from stakeholders when making decisions on official US positions.
Public Call: US Must Reject Ratification of ISO 9001:2015 (UPDATED)
The United States must reject the current version of ISO 9001:2015, and refuse to ratify it as a US national standard until it can be corrected. The potential financial damage and legal liability to American businesses is too great to allow the current version to be adopted as is.