Floodgates Opened: Unprecedented CB Efforts to “Partner” with Consultants
In the past there has always been a secretive, wink-wink arrangement between some consultants and certification bodies. This has been because accreditation rules for CBs prohibit them from directly marketing their services with those of a consulting body. So any such arrangements had to be under the table. Now, not so much.
ILO Doesn’t Like ISO’s Definition of Risk Either; ISO 31000 Headed for Certification Standard; ISO 45001 Draft Out
A trio of deep-insider tidbits: the ILO doesn’t much care for ISO’s definition of risk either; ISO 31000 is going to be rewritten as a standard for risk management system certification; and ISO 45001 on occupational health and safety is out.
Again? Another Risk Management Company Caught Posing As a Woman Online
Another risk management consulting firm has been found using a fake LinkedIn profile, featuring a stolen image of a woman, to sell their services.
What is ISO 9001’s “Risk-Based Thinking” Anyway?
Strictly speaking, ISO 9001:2015 does NOT add risk management, but “risk based thinking.” So what does that mean, in a practical sense?
(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.