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.
Want to See Oxebridge’s Comments on the DIS of ISO 9001:2015?
Now you can save yourself an entire week of typing comments on ISO DIS 9001:2015, and just submit Oxebridge’s comments to TC 176 as your own. Yes, that’s as insane as it sounds. But easy!
Does the DIS of ISO 9001:2015 Meet its Original Intentions?
How does the latest version stack up against ISO’s original intentions for 9001:2015? Not so hot, it seems.
A Look at the Changes Between CD and DIS of ISO 9001:2015
Now that the Draft International Standard (DIS) version of ISO 9001:2015 is out, we can see what changes were made by TC 176 between it and the previous Committee Draft (CD) version.
My Dinner With Andre, But It Wasn’t Dinner, It Was an Airplane, and It Wasn’t Andre, It was Gary Cort
Oxebridge founder and ISO critic Christopher Paris shares a 6 hour plane with Dr. Gary Cort, former Chair of TC 176.
What’s With that Wonky Watermark on ISO 9001’s DIS?
By now many of you have purchased the Draft International Standard version of ISO 9001:2015, and noticed it has come festooned with a strange watermark on every page, reading “interim working draft.” This has caused a lot of confusion, as this mark has never appeared on a DIS before.
DIS of ISO 9001 Introduces ISO’s 40th Definition of “Risk”
UPDATE 1: I was wrong to say the definition in ISO/DIS 9001:2015 was only the fifth definition of risk within ISO standards. It's the FORTIETH. This article has been updated accordingly. -- CP UPDATE 2: I have added a link to an Excel sheet that includes all the...
Oxebridge Presentation on ISO 9001:2015 — Quick Takeaway from Audience Responses
A review of audience member feedback on two presentations regarding ISO 9001:2015.