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 know, ISO 9001:2015, subclause 4.3, requires the organization to apply ...
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QMS
Does ISO 9001 allow the Plant Manager to be Management Representative?
QUESTION:
From: Mike G.
Sent: Feb. 27, 2013
To: Q-Blog, Ask the Experts
Subject: Does ISO 9001 allow the Plant Manager to be Management Representative?
While conducting an internal audit at one of our branch facilities, I became concerned about the fact that the Plant Manager had recently appointed himself as the Management Representative.
This is a small facility that has less than ten (10) employees. But to me, this seems like a ...
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Can ISO 9001 Certification Be A Supplier Requirement?
QUESTION:
From: ASQ Ask the Experts
Sent: Jan. 18, 2013
To: ATCS – ASQ Ask the Experts
Subject: Can ISO 9001 Certification Be A Supplier Requirement?
Our company has bought another company in Canada and we are outsourcing to them. They are not ISO 9001:2008 certified. Do we have the legal right to require them to get certification since we are?
RESPONSE:
From: Bill Aston, ATCS –Q-Blog, Ask the Expert
Sent: Jan. 18, 2013
To: ASQ Ask ...
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ISO 9001 & API Q1 Management Rep Requirements
QUESTION:
From: An inquiry from a recent Q-Blog visitor- Bud
Sent: Jan. 17, 2013
To: ATCS – Ask the Expert
Subject: ISO 9001:2008, Clause 5.5.2, Management Rep Appointment
We are a small company that employs less than 20 people. Our Quality Manager, who was also our ISO 9001 QMS management representative recently resigned. As a result, our company’s President has appointed himself as the QMS management representative. Does ISO 9001, clause ...
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