Dear Production Manager: Sorry about all of the confusion around the ISO9001 stuff. You know it’s for your own good, right? I am trying to tell you how not to fail at ISO9001. You’re being asked by your conscientious ISO coordinator to put some time and effort into some system of documentation that you don’t […]
In addition to my various auditing jobs, I also “get audited” once a year. I have far from a perfect record in this regard, but when I get a CAR (Corrective Action Request) I use it as a learning experience. This particular case is interesting in that it illustrates best practices, or lack of, with […]
I’ve worked as an auditor for three registrars. I “get audited” in my role as quality manager by a fourth. My consulting clients “get audited” by 5-6 others. Therefore I, a person with exposure to 10 different registrars, have something to contribute on the topic of choosing an ISO9001 Registrar.
We need to talk about this. One of the reasons people go through all of the ISO registration stuff in the first place is to lower the consumer’s risk. When a consumer buys a article or does a service, he or she benefits from some assurance from a third party that it is all legal […]
In the course of my travels, the most common question I get is “How do you become an ISO auditor?” This is an interesting job, it has its benefits, and there is an excellent chance that it could lead somewhere if you want it to. A further blog post will be written later on the […]
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