(UPDATED) Is G31000 Preparing to Self-Accredit?
G31000 is about to announce the formation of the “International Board for Risk Management Accreditation” which, one presumes, will then accredit G31000 in order to give validity to its certifications. But, the usual hiccups are immediately evident.
ISO 9001, Nigel Croft, and Steven Spielberg: Dinosaur Hunter
Whereas we can laugh at the stupidity of internet folks freaking out over a photo of Steven Spielberg sitting next to a “dead” dinosaur model, are we guilty of the same kind of ridiculous assumption building when we trust Nigel Croft’s latest assertions about ISO 9001 document control advances?
EXCLUSIVE: ISO 9001 Certificate Mills Tried to Literally Certify Cement Life Jackets
In a riff off of the old 1980’s meme that ISO 9001 could “certify a manufacturer of cement life jackets,” a number of unaccredited or self-accredited ISO 9001 certificate mills have agreed to do just that, after a journalistic sting operation conducted by Oxebridge.
Why the Fight Against Certificate Mills is More Important Than Ever
As we approach 2015, the fight against the unaccredited (or self-accredited) certificate mills is taking on an entirely new shape and scope. A much larger initiative is underway, drawing in stakeholders and interested parties from a vast array of professions, agencies, governmental regulatory bodies, and more. The message will be loud and clear for the mills: get honest, or get lost.
(UPDATED) G31000 Spams the Guy They Are Suing, and the US Commerce Dept. Condones Certificate Mills
G31000 spams the guy they are suing, and the United States’ senior adviser on risk didn’t assess the risk of buying an unaccredited risk management credential from a French guy on the internet.
9000 Store Makes Biggest Bullsh*t Claim Regarding Risk, Ever
According to the 9000 Store, Deming and his idea of building reliable, mutually beneficial relationships with a small set of key suppliers should just die already, because ISO 9001’s new risk requirement would have “required” using a huge and unwieldy set of suppliers to offset the risk of tsunamis.
The Origins of ISO Risk, Part 1: Unlooming the Tangle
Part one of Oxebridge’s exclusive series on the origins of risk within ISO standards, and how both Annex SL and ISO 31000 have become major initiatives for ISO.
SN9001 Incest Continues Apace, as Training Programs Launch
The ANAB-Smithers-ASCA triumvirate pushes ahead on their “make a standard no one asked for” business model, as they launch the first of what will no doubt be an endless number of ISO 9001 / SN9001 training programs for gullible companies within the snow and ice management industry.
It’s Time to Dump the Quality Policy
Ancient. Ineffective. Costly. These are the reasons ISO needs to drop the Quality Policy requirement entirely. Every aspect of it is already addressed elsewhere in the standard, in much better ways. It’s time to bring the ISO 9001 standard into the 21st century.
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