Quick hit: Court Throws Out Bogus G31000 Suit Against Oxebridge
Just received word that the United States District Court has thrown out the bogus lawsuit filed by Alex Dali and Allen Gluck of G31000 North America, which alleged Oxebridge had defamed them by reporting on G31000 and founder Dali.
Shoot Me Now: Following ANAB’s Lead, Cert Mill Launches Firearm Certification Scheme
Presumably watching as ANAB and Smithers invented SN9001 from thin air, certificate mill operator Daryl Guberman and his partner organization Industrial Leaders Group have launched “ARM9009” a standard that alleges to ensure the quality of firearms and armor manufacturing.
Live on LinkedIn: Watch IAQG Rep Self-Immolate in Real Time
This thread on LinkedIn is worth reading, in that it perfectly displays the typical response of a standards developer representative when challenged to provide data to support a position. Here’s the link:
ANAB Rules — Cryptically — on the Smithers Complaint
ANAB issues a cryptic message in response to the Oxebridge complaint that Smithers was cross-marketing its SN9001 and ISO 9001 services with that of a single consultant, in violation of ISO 17021. The response is so cryptic, however, it’s not exactly clear what ANAB found, or what corrective actions are being demanded of Smithers. Slap on the wrist for an ANAB business parter?
Timeline: The Origin of ISO 9001’s “Risk Based Thinking”
This is a (very) short summary of what we know so far as to how “Risk Based Thinking” got invented and inserted into ISO 9001:2015.
QSHE is BS. Here’s why.
As yet another data point on why the quality profession has failed to gain traction as a “legitimate” career path or discipline, it’s allowed itself to get saddled with entirely off-topic subjects that no one else wants to touch. When a senior executive is looking for someone to manage occupational safety, worker health and the environment, rather than take on three additional salaries for properly trained and qualified experts in each discipline, why not just “give it that quality guy”?
ISO 9001 on the Rebound in USA?
The latest ISO Survey data shows a remarkable reversal in total certificate figures for the United States. In 2013, the US gained a whopping 8,692 certificates, the largest single year increase for the US in the entire history of ISO 9001. If true, this offsets a...
Automotive Expert Dismisses Concerns over IATF Empowerment of Certificate Mills
It started as all ISO-related fiascoes do, with a simple question. Over at our “Ask the So-Called Expert” page, user “TSGoneAstray” asked if the IATF recognized self-accredited certificates mills. The answer also seemed simple. But, alas, these things never go as planned.
Why the “Few Bad Apples” Myth is Hurting ISO 9001 Certification
When it comes to poor audits, and bad auditors, the old trope “a few bad apples” always comes up. The problem is that the phrase is presented as a fact, when it’s just an opinion, and devoid of any actual data. It minimizes the problem of poor certification auditing/auditors and dooms us to a future without any incentive to fix it.
The UKAS Surrealism: The Procedure as Not-A-Procedure
In recent days UKAS ruled that BSI’s Entropy® software does not constitute consulting, and therefore BSI has not violated ISO 17021 by then certifying Entropy® users. We here at Oxebridge have argued otherwise. So who’s right? Let’s check facts.