How Not to Fail: The Titan Submersible Quality Manual (Part 3)

We’re on to the third part of our effort to develop a hypothetical ISO9001 quality manual for the Titan Submersible. For those unaware, this vehicle tragically imploded, costing the lives of the people on board at the time. The company Ocean Gate was trying to charge billionaires to voyage to the Titanic so as to […]

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Ohio Train Wreck: The Truth about Railroad Cars

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 […]

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How to Understand and Follow Audit Trails in ISO9001

Understanding and following audit trails in ISO9001 is an essential skill of auditing, and also, an important skill for being an auditee. By understanding audit trails, you will write better procedures, be a better internal auditor, and be able to put yourself into the shoes of the auditor.