Oxebridge VP and founder Christopher Paris will be presenting a 4-hour workshop on Practical Implementation of ISO 9001:2015’s Risk Based Thinking at the coming ASQ San Diego Quality Conference on November 6th.
Mr. Paris has been an outspoken critic of the new concept “risk-based thinking” introduced in the latest revision of ISO 9001. In order to help companies understand what Paris calls the “vague non-requirements of RBT,” he will be presenting a step-by-step method for interpreting the requirements and converting them into real-world, practical approaches.
In contrast to other approaches presented to date, Paris advocates for maintaining a robust preventive action system, and not replacing it with typical risk management approaches. Instead, he argues, the risk approaches must be carefully tailored for the organization and its processes, while existing side-by-side with traditional preventive action activities. “The two are not mutually exclusive,” Paris says.
The workshop also provides methods for converting the intellectual concept of “risk-based thinking” into practical tasks and actions which will benefit the company, without adding needless documentation or expense, and which go beyond using FMEA as the go-to risk tool. The class includes practical implementation of the new requirements related to “context of the organization” as well.
- Step One: The “COTO Exercise” – defining the context of the organization: interested parties, issues of concern, and scoping of the QMS
- Step Two: Re-Examining the Process Approach – ensuring your processes are well defined
- Step Three: Defining Risk and Opportunity – applying your own tailored definitions and interpretations of the terms
- Step Four: Practical Risk Based Thinking – putting it all together so that risks and opportunities are defined and acted upon, using the best tools and methods for each particular context.
Attendees will come away with a better understanding of how to address the requirements for RBT and COTO, in a practical manner that allows them to return back to their organizations and get to work on these subjects without hesitation or confusion. They will learn some pitfalls and expected problems which can be avoided by tailoring their approach to RBT, which will be unique for each organization.
The event is part of a two-day Quality Conference hosted by ASQ San Diego, and sponsored by Hologics Inc. The full event is scheduled for Nov 6 and 7, with the Oxebridge workshop scheduled for the first day.
All registration fees are assessed by ASQ and go towards funding ASQ activities; Mr. Paris did not assess a speaker fee.
To register directly with ASQ, click here.
Christopher Paris is the founder and VP Operations of Oxebridge. He has over 35 years’ experience implementing ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems, and helps establish certification and accreditation bodies with the ISO 17000 series. He is a vocal advocate for the development and use of standards from the point of view of actual users. He is the writer and artist of THE AUDITOR comic strip, and is currently writing the DR. CUBA pulp novel series. Visit www.drcuba.world
