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3 Tips for Preparing Your Team For a Certification Body Audit

11 Oct 2018 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog
Introduction Undergoing a certification body audit can be an intimidating experience. Organizations work hard over several months to plan, prepare and implement a Quality, Health, Safety or Environmental Management System. They are often confident in their management system, but what about their employees? In this...
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The ISO 9001 Group Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

11 Oct 2018 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog
Press Release Houston, Texas - The ISO 9001 Group is pleased to announce that it is now an ISO 9001:2015 Certified company. Achieving certification means the company has implemented an ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, and has demonstrated compliance to the ISO 9001 standard.  ...
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How to Pass Your Certification Body Audit

22 Aug 2018 Posted by Oscar Combs in Aerospace, Alloys and Metals, Automotive, Blog, Chemical, Construction, Distribution, Food and Beverage, Laboratories, Logistics, Manufacturing, Medical, Oil and Gas, Technology
Many times, organizations dread going through audits with their certification bodies. This may include ISO 9001, ISO 14001, API Spec Q1\Q2 and many other certifications. Once the audit plan is sent, employees often panic and kick into overdrive with preparing for the audit, which causes...
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The ISO 9001 Group Pursues IACET Training Accreditation

28 Jul 2018 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog
Press Release Houston, Texas - The ISO 9001 Group is proud to announce that it is in the final stages of achieving IACET Accreditation for its public, onsite and online training course offerings.  The company forecasts to fully achieve accreditation in November 2018, but has...
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Conformance in the Clouds

28 Jul 2018 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog
Introduction Organizations that are still using Word and Excel spreadsheets and documents to administer their quality, health, safety and environmental management systems are being left behind.  Using Word and Excel to administer your management system data, is like using a typewriter or fax machine to...
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The Effects of Uncertainty

28 Jul 2018 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog
Introduction ISO 9001:2015, clause 6.1 requires an organization to identify its risks and take actions to address identified risks.  It is very tempting to start with a huge list of potential risks for the organization, but is the organization focusing on the actual risks that...
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Moving Beyond Product Nonconformities

12 Jul 2018 Posted by Oscar Combs in Aerospace, Alloys and Metals, Automotive, Blog, Chemical, Construction, Distribution, Food and Beverage, Laboratories, Logistics, Manufacturing, Medical, Oil and Gas, Technology
Please enjoy this recording of our complimentary webinar Moving Beyond Product Nonconformities. Many times product nonconformities, stem from non-product nonconformities.   For many years organizations have focused on product nonconformities that occur during production or service provision, but have often neglected to focus on non-product nonconformities.  For...
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Holding Effective Meetings

12 Jun 2018 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Videos
Holding Effective Meetings! Meetings are an effective way to communicate, and share important information within our organizations. When meetings are not effective or used wisely, they could be perceived as a waste of time. In this episode of Management System Tips, The ISO 9001 Group provides...
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Complimentary Webinar – Moving Beyond Product Nonconformities

06 Jun 2018 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Videos
Many times product nonconformities, stem from non-product nonconformities.   For many years organizations have focused on product nonconformities that occur during production or service provision, but have often neglected to focus on non-product nonconformities.  For example, what if Sales enters the order incorrectly?  Purchasing purchases the...
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Planning and Achieving Quality Objectives

09 May 2018 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Home Page, Videos
Planning and Achieving Quality Objectives A requirement of ISO 9001:2015,  clause 6.2 is for organizations to establish quality objectives at relevant functions, levels and processes needed for their quality management systems.   The ISO 9001:2015 standard and other recently revised standards such as, ISO 14001, ISO...
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New Quality Manager Training - The ISO 9001 Group

The ISO 9001 Group Provides New Quality Manager Training Course!

23 Apr 2018 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog
The ISO 9001 Group Provides New Quality Manager Training Course!   The ISO 9001 Group would like to thank everyone who attended our New Quality Manager Training Course for April. The ISO 9001 Group’s New Quality Manager training course provides quality managers with the knowledge and skills required to maintain and...
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