Flurry of Scandals Rocks Nepal ISO Scene as Whistleblowers Try to Root Out Corruption
Nepal is trying to fight back against corruption, even as oversight bodies ignore it.
Tag: accreditation
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.
Which Accreditation Standard? Avoiding Costly Mistakes Before They Happen
Selecting the wrong accreditation standard can be expensive, and the ABs are not helping.
ISO 17011 Tells ANAB Not to Sell Custom Training, ANAB Says “Shut Up”
ANAB gives no shits on whether you think they are engaged in conflicts of interest.
Gang of Accreditation Bodies Declares Accreditation is Mandatory, Nobody is Surprised
IECEE members are the very same accreditation bodies that will make a fortune on their own ruling.
Another ANAB Accredited Lab Under Investigation
The Rhode Island Forensic Science Laboratory holds ISO 17025 accreditation, while it faces a probe into “cross-contamination” of samples.
ANAB Accredited Forensics Lab Investigated Three Times since 2020
The Fort Worth Police Department Crime Laboratory is under a third investigation in three years over its quality assurance methods.
ANAB Refuses to Take Action Against Cannabis Test Lab Accused of Fraud
ANAB will not suspend its ISO 17025 accreditation of RSR/LettuceTest, which faces a 10-year ban and fines for fraud.
The One Question Any New Certification/Accreditation Body Must Ask Itself
The question Oxebridge asks any new client seeking to become a certification or accreditation body.
Oxebridge To Waive Accreditation Fees for First Q001 Certification Bodies
A limited offer as the Oxebridge Q001 certification program ramps up.
What Oxebridge Q001 Certification Audits Will Look Like
Q001 certification audits will be very different, and solve a lot of problems currently faced in the ISO audit scheme.
Oxebridge Updates ISO 17025 Program, Launches ISO 17034 Implementation Service
Oxebridge has updated its ISO 17025 consulting program to the latest version of that standard, aimed at calibration and testing labs, while adding a new implementation program for ISO 17034, the standard for reference material producers.
