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How to Prepare for Upcoming ISO Audits

02 Jan 2025 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Home Page
  The new year has just begun, and with every year comes more audits that are necessary for upkeeping your organization's management systems. Whether you conduct annual internal audits or you're expecting a certification audit soon, they'll approach sooner than you think.   It's important...
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The Top 5 Mistakes Businesses Make With ISO 14001

27 Dec 2024 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Home Page
  As environmental management becomes increasingly popular, organizations of every size in every industry are learning about the best practices for implementing ISO 14001. If your business is planning to implement an Environmental Management System, or is currently maintaining one, it's important to be aware...
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A Guide to Change Management & ISO 9001

06 Dec 2024 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Home Page, Technology
In current day industries and the rapidly evolving global landscape, organizations everywhere should be learning to adapt to new technologies, policies, challenges, and more. There is no business that shouldn't try to keep up with major changes; if you can't adapt, you fall behind in terms...
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Tips for ISO Management System Maintenance

Tips for ISO Management System Maintenance

29 Nov 2024 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Home Page, Technology
Many of our articles focus on the challenges and benefits of achieving ISO Certification, which is an outstanding milestone for organizations across the globe that are seeking competitive advantages and improved operations. Reaching compliance and becoming ISO certified is often the first step, however, as...
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Why ISO Training Matters: Transforming Businesses

15 Nov 2024 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Home Page
When organizations pursue ISO certification, one challenge becomes clear: most employees have little to no familiarity with management systems or their objectives. This knowledge gap can lead to costly mistakes, failed audits, and missed opportunities to improve operations.   The solution? ISO training. By investing...
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How to Turn Nonconformities into Business Growth

01 Nov 2024 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Home Page
Regardless of whether your organization has just recently implemented a Quality Management System, if you've had one implemented  for years, or perhaps you haven't quite implemented one yet— something all organizations have in common is the possibility of risks and nonconformities. Even the highest quality...
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McDonald's E.coli Breakout The ISO Show Video

McDonald’s E. coli Breakout

25 Oct 2024 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Home Page, Videos
One person dies and (49) people fall ill due to an E. coli breakout linked to the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burger, which hits close for Oscar, as the Quarter Pounder is his favorite burger. In this episode of The ISO Show, Oscar explores what happened...
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CAPA Corrective and Preventive Actions Article Improve Quality

The Power of CAPA in Improving Quality

18 Oct 2024 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Home Page
When it comes to quality management, one of the key tools that many organizations use in order to identify, address, and prevent issues with business performance, quality, and compliance is CAPA. The acronym CAPA stands for Corrective And Preventative Actions, which is a systematic approach...
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Can ISO 9001 Reduce School Shooting Risks?

11 Oct 2024 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Home Page, Videos
It seems that school shootings within the United States are increasing and with more rapid-fire weapons, more students and teachers are being killed. Adults working at schools and children attending schools should not be concerned about being killed by a shooter. In this episode of...
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Outsource Internal Audit or Internal Auditor Article

Pros and Cons of Doing Your Own Internal Audits

04 Oct 2024 Posted by Oscar Combs in Blog, Home Page
Auditing is a major step in achieving and maintaining compliance to management system standards. Internal audits can identify nonconformities, measure performance, ensure continuous improvement in the work environment, and most importantly determine compliance. This raises an important question: who does your organization rely on to...
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Performing Inspections and Acceptance Tests

16 Aug 2024 Posted by Christina Gamache in Blog, Home Page, Videos
Is your organization releasing products by performing an inspection, when an acceptance test should also be done? Some organizations don’t understand the difference between inspection and acceptance testing. In this video, Oscar explains the difference and provides clear examples and tips on including inspections and...
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Emergency Preparedness and Response

12 Jul 2024 Posted by Christina Gamache in Blog, Home Page, Videos
People and Organizations need to ensure they are prepared to respond in emergency situations. Many people and organizations alike prepare right before an emergency or even worse try to plan during the emergency. In most cases, it may be too late. Oscar shares his personal...
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