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    News and Commentary on ISO Management System Standards

    Dr John FitzGerald

    Director & Founder of deGRANDSON Global. Spent 15 years in the manufacturing industry and 25 years training, consulting & auditing management systems
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    01 Apr 2025

    [Infographic] The Route to ISO Certification

    The 12-step ISO Certification process is explained. Once your ISO Management System (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 27001, etc.) has been implemented, what are the next steps to achieving certification? Where does the Certification Body fit in Even though we're not a certification body, the deGRANDSON Global business primarily provides ISO training for auditors, so we'd like to give you a quick ...
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    27 Mar 2025

    Checking the Effectiveness of Corrective Action

    All ISO Management System Standards require that the effectiveness of Corrective Action be checked. It's rarely done well. Let's take ISO 9001:2015 as an example. Note: The process is identical for all the ISO Management System Standards, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 13485, etc. ISO 9001:2015 Clause 10.2, Nonconformity and Corrective Action, requires that when a nonconformity occurs, including those ...
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    25 Mar 2025

    Why ISO 21001 and not ISO 17024 or EXEMPLAR or IRCA Approval?

    deGRANDSON Global holds ISO 21001 Certification, a university-grade accreditation, because it's the only one that matters. Without independent auditing to confirm compliance, it's only a badge! We started by asking what would be the best choice of Learning Provider qualification for Lead Auditors, Consultants, and others wishing to audit, implement, or maintain ISO Management Systems to a high ...
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    18 Mar 2025

    ISO 9001 Consultancy: do you have a future as a QMS Consultant?

    Quality Management System consultants are professionals or consulting firms specialized in assisting organizations in implementing, maintaining, and improving their Quality Management Systems (QMS) in accordance with the ISO 9001 standard. 
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    28 Feb 2025

    Why Checking the Competency of ISO Internal Auditors is Essential

    Question: What's the one thing that ISO Auditor Training can't give you? Answer: Competency. ISO Management System Standards require competence in internal auditing, and ISO training is essential to building such competence. This post will consider internal auditing of the two most popular management system standards: ISO 9001, the quality management system (QMS)standard, and ISO 14001, the ...
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    28 Feb 2025

    GDPR, ISO 27701 and ISO 27001: natural combination

    In 2018, many organizations, not only those based in the EU, spent much time and money on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). But what actions should we take now to ensure ongoing compliance? It's not enough to have policies and procedures to demonstrate that you comply with the requirements. If there is a data breach or similar event, you will be challenged to ...
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    28 Feb 2025

    Comparing ISO 27000 Series of 50+ Standards, Guides, etc

    Currently, the ISO 27000 family includes fifty-seven (57) standards, guidelines, and other documents on information security. The total number is regularly changing, with the occasional withdrawal of some standards and the regular addition of others (several drafts of new standards have not been included here). How, then, is one to know which ones are mandatory and which are ...
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    28 Feb 2025

    Preventing Phishing Attacks: Free ISO 27001 Training Video

    Recommended as part of ISO 27001 Training or on Day 1 of Induction Training for new recruits A cyberattack can destroy a business. Whether that involves Denial-of-Service, deletion of files, ransomware, or other types of cyberattacks, the most frequent event they all have in common is human failure. Currently, the most common human failure is becoming a victim of a Phishing e-mail, which has been ...
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    20 Feb 2025

    ISO 9001 vs Other ISO Standards

    Is ISO 9001 always the best choice? Over 90% of all ISO Management System certifications are for ISO 9001, leaving less than 10% to cover the other 50+ ISO Management System Standards. When organizations seek to enhance their management systems, they often get confused about whether to implement ISO 9001 for a broad quality management foundation or to dive directly into a specialized standard ...
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    18 Feb 2025

    ISO 45001 requires Risk Management and Risk-based Thinking

    You'll need OH&S Risk Management Methods & Tools Unlike ISO 9001, the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) Standard requires the application of OH&S Risk Management Methods in Clause 6.1.
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