Guest Post: The Growing Bureaucracy of Management System Requirements
Deb Piatt reveals the underlying maze of mandatory requirements that exist alongside those published in standards like ISO 9001.
Tag: accreditation bodies
Does the New GACI Organization Have an Actual Plan?
The new Global Accreditation Cooperation Inc. has bungled every step of its rollout, despite years of preparation.
The Day ANAB Embraced Corruption
ANAB abandoned impartiality under John Knappenberger in 2016.
China Cracks Down on ISO Certification Fraud with New Regulations
China is not waiting on ISO or the IAF to improve the rules governing the system.
JASANZ Website Update Goes Surrealist, Salvador Dalí Rolls in Grave
Apparently, the Australian AB doesn’t want anyone to be able to buy their services.
Which Accreditation Standard? Avoiding Costly Mistakes Before They Happen
Selecting the wrong accreditation standard can be expensive, and the ABs are not helping.
How to Implement ISO 17021 for a Certification Body
Guidance for Certification Bodies seeking ISO 17021-1 accreditation.
30 Years of ANAB’s Own Data Shows It Doesn’t Do its One Job
ANAB hasn’t withdrawn an accreditation in over eight years; but, sure, it “ensures” trust. Right.
IAF CertSearch is an Absolute Mess
CertSearch is an example of how things go wrong when oversight bodies yield to the demands of those they are supposed to regulate.
Ignorance is Bliss: ISO Certification Overseers Show Pattern of Ignoring Official Complaints
Data from 2019 to present showing how complaints are dropped without action by ISO certification bodies and their IAF member accreditation bodies.
United Accreditation Forum Refuses to Produce Mandatory US “Not-for-Profit” Filings
No IRS paperwork was apparently ever filed to register UAF as an actual not-for-profit entity.
Former AB Spox Tries to Gaslight World About Who Runs ISO CASCO, Fails Spectacularly
Former A2LA and ILAC head Peter Unger ran on stage as if he was a plant, not a mark.
