The case for continued professional growth
Written by Bill Aston, Published in ASQ QP Magazine, June 2018.
It sometimes may seem that as soon as an organization becomes familiar with a management system and its requirements, changes must be made to meet newly identified customer requirements or to comply with recently issued editions, revisions, errata or addendums to the standard or specification.
Changes in every industry, standard, ...
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QMS Basics
ISO 9001:2015 & Determining External & Internal Issues
QUESTION:
From: Adolpho P., April, 21, 2017 -
My question is regarding ISO 9001:2015 requirements for reporting external and internal issues as a part of the management review process. Which subjects should be analyzed as the inputs, subclause 9.3.2.b? I don't think the standard is clear enough. As a comment, I think subclause 9.3.2.c5. is redundant. Your feedback will be appreciated.
REPLY:
From: ATCS, Ask the Experts, April 24, ...
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Estimating the cost for API Q1 certification & API 6A Monogram License
QUESTION:
From: Eugene P., March 6, 2017 -
During the past months, we have received several inquiries asking if our company was API Q1 certified or if we had an API 6A monogram. How much does it cost to get API Q1 certified and get an API 6A monogram license? We are a small shop that has a total of 50 employees, so knowing the estimated cost upfront is important.
REPLY:
From: ATCS, Ask the Experts, March 6, 2017
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Are Exclusions to ISO 9001:2015, Permitted?
Inquiry: Our organization provides mobile crane rental services. We recently received a request from a client to deliver a crane to their site location. This was the extent of the services provided to the client. Can we exclude ISO 9001:2015, subclause 8.3 requirements since no design and development was required?
Answer: Qasim, thanks for submitting this question. As you are ware, ISO 9001:2015, subclause ...
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Leaders of Change
LEADERS OF CHANGE - Leadership begins at the top. Although ISO 9001:2015, subclause 5.3 requires C-level or top management to assign relevant persons to ensure quality management system (QMS) requirements are communicated and understood, the responsibility to provide the leadership needed to champion the effectiveness of the QMS remains with top management. The responsibilities to provide direction and to ensure the effectiveness of the QMS stay ...
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API 6A Monogram Restricts Remanufactured Equipment
Inquiry: My question is regarding application of the API monogram. Our company is an API 6A licensee. We manufacture valves and other related equipment at our facilities here in the USA and overseas. During a recent re-certification audit, the Auditor told us that we could not monogram valves if they had been disassembled and reassembled. These are new valves, so why is this even a concern, especially since the valves were ...
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Risk Based Thinking
Using the process approach and RBT are hot topics for organizations implementing ISO 9001 for the first time and others transitioning to its revised requirements. There’s nothing new about RBT. In fact, ISO 19011:2011—Guidelines for auditing management systems highlighted the need for organizations to identify risk as associated with QMSs, environmental management systems, and occupational health and safety management. ISO 19011:2011 also ...
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Certified Enterprise Risk Manager
A firm working knowledge of risk management has become an essential part of being an effective Auditor. Unfortunately, those that don't ungraded their skills in this area will begin to find themselves at a disadvantage when compared to other fellow quality professionals. For this reason, every Auditor should consider improving their knowledge and skills on the subject of risk management.
During February 2015, I attended a 5-day CERM Workshop. ...
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ISO 9001:2008 vs. 2015, Receiving Insp.
Question:
Referring to ISO 9001:2008 clause 7.4.3, Verification of Purchased Product; since we are only a trading company that recieves a limited amount of purchased items at our site, please advise if this requirement is applicable to our organization. Thank You, Razif
Reply:
Hello Razif,
Thanks for contacting us. Regarding ISO 9001:2008, clause 7.4.3, verification of purchased product requirements; it’s important to remember the primary ...
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