Today we’re writing about the Reading Chocolate Factory explosion, and how to avoid disaster. Due to the tragic loss of life I will refrain from making too many Willy Wonka jokes. Also keep in mind that there have been no real public announcements yet pending the investigation. The politicians and talking heads are just now […]
Now that we’ve thought a little about the East Palestine Ohio Train Wreck, it’s time to look at some of the people involved. We’ve already thought a bit about the hard working train crew that was operating the equipment. We’ve also thought about the yard crew that was putting the train together. Now we’re going […]
We’re going to talk about railroad cars now, to be specific the truth about train cars. This applies in a general way to all train cars. But, specifically, a lot of it applies to those train cars that ended up in a pile in Ohio. Who am I to be telling you this? I was […]
Since we’re in the mood today we’re going to talk about the Railroad Defect Detector. We want to know more about its role in the Ohio Train Wreck. From the point of view of an ISO auditor, there is a lot to say about this as a “measuring device.” Let’s start with a story. True […]
We’re going to look at the Human Error in the recent terrible Ohio Train Disaster. We know that this is still unfolding, and the authorities have yet to pinpoint the exact cause. But, we have a lot of information already, and we can make a few guesses about how the investigation is going to go. […]
Audit Findings are anything an auditor finds. The best kind of finding is “in conformance” where the auditor determines the requirement, and then has evidence of conformity, and so you’re good. Here is what to know about Audit Findings. An opportunity for improvement is a possible improvement that is in the public domain that an […]
For the common good, I am laying out to you some information on how not to fail using the Core Compliance Platform. The Core Compliance Platform is a product of Core Business Solutions, and is a “canned” ISO9001 quality system and work flow that a lot of people are using. They actually have a variety […]
I was posed with a question the other day: how to address Configuration Management in AS9120? In essence, the client was having a customer self-audit and wanted some suggestions as to how to answer the following question: Describe how your firm manages parts obsolescence and manages configuration changes. So since I have some AS9120 exposure, […]
Auditor, like Audio and Auditorium, is derived from the Latin word meaning “shut up and listen.” But, because of who they are, sometimes auditors do the opposite of this, and it causes a lot of problems.
History of the ISO Standard First, a little history lesson. This is the History of ISO9001. This system started in the mid-19th century and was focused on shipping. If you were a manufacturer, and wanted to hire a ship to transport your goods you had a problem. This might be on some long voyage. You […]
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