There’s a 50% Likelihood Your CB Auditor Violated Rules Just By Sending You An Email
So you’ve selected your ISO 9001 or AS9100 certification body (CB) after doing due...
Tag: registrars
ISO 14001 Scheme Struggling with Registrar Auditors, Too
An upcoming webinar offering reveals that ISO 14001 users are facing similar problems with their registrar auditors.
Another Dirty Secret: CBs Push Work to Family Member Consultants
Another dirty secret revealed: ISO 9001 registrars offload consulting services to consultancies operated by their family members, while the Accreditation Bodies ignore it.
Certificate Mill Operator Bought ISO 9001 Certificate from Another Certificate Mill Operator
[UPDATE – see below] The self-accredited certificate mill G-PMC LLC, operated by Daryl...
Users: Certification Body Auditors Remain Biggest Obstacle to ISO 9001:2015
Users are nearly universal in their opinion: the biggest problem facing any implementation of ISO 9001:2015 will be the CB auditors, who are already causing chaos in the marketplace.
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Registrar Reps Furious Over Recent Oxebridge Legal Advances [UPDATED]
Seems you really can’t teach old dogs new tricks. The usual suspects among the ISO 9001 certification community are going ballistic over the recent series of legal outcomes in response to years of defamation, registrar malpractice and conflicts of interest.
IAF: Training on ISO 9001:2015 Will Not Be Required for Registrars
The International Accreditation Forum will not require accredited certification bodies (CBs) to train their auditors on the new requirements of ISO 9001:2015 before allowing them to audit companies against the new standard. This comes despite some areas of the new standard which the IAF has deemed “significant.”
Link: It’s All in the Fine Print – Registrar Contracts
Here’s a quick hit from Larry Carraciolo’s blog on parsing the details of your CB contract, preferably before you sign it: It’s All in the Fine Print – Registrar ContractsChristopher ParisChristopher...
Move by CASCO Will Kill ISO 9001 “Registration”
The ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO) is wiping out a decades-old requirement that certification bodies (CBs) of ISO 9001 and other management system certifications must maintain registries of their certified clients. Upon publication of the new ISO 17021-1 standard, the term “ISO 9001 registered” will effectively be moot, since there will no longer be any registries of certified clients.
Registrars Rank Highest in Google Searches for QMS Consulting
Accredited Certification Bodies (CBs) rank highest in Google searches related to QMS consultation and implementation, despite rule prohibiting such registrars from offering such services.
Source: IAF Mulls How to Stop Processing ISO 9001 Customer Complaints
A source close to the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) told Oxebridge that some in the organization are considering ways to bypass rules requiring processing of ISO 9001 end user complaints, if not stop them altogether.
Oxebridge Submits Complaint to IAF Alleging UKAS Violations
Oxebridge has filed a 12-page complaint with the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) against the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), alleging violations of ISO 17011, the IAF Code of Conduct for Members, as well as violations of EU regulations and UK law.
