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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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ISO 27001

21 Aug 2025

ISO Management System Standards Revisions 2025-2030

ISO 9001

ISO 9001 and other Management System Standards, 2025 to 2030 While there are more than 50 ISO Management System Standards, only about twelve are frequently used. It is these few that we will concentrate on in this post. While many new revisions of these standards are planned, the nature and significance of those changes have yet to emerge. Much will depend on the new revision of ISO 9001, which ...

14 Aug 2025

ISO 9001 Continual Improvement - DOs and DON'Ts

ISO 9001

Practical advice on ISO 9001:2015 Clause 10.3 The organization itself determines the rate, extent, and timescale of actions that support continual improvement. Quality Management System (QMS) performance can be enhanced by applying an improvement to the quality management system as a whole or improving one or more of its elements. Your ISO 9001 Implementation Project offers a real opportunity to ...

24 Jul 2025

ISO 9001 Risks and Opportunities - DOs and DON'Ts

ISO 9001

ISO 9001:2015 Clause 6.1, Actions to address risks and opportunities - Practical Advice Planning has always been a significant element of ISO 9001. In the 2015 Edition, there is an increased focus on ensuring that Clauses 4.1, ‘Context of the organisation’, and 4.2, ' Interested Parties’, are considered. Clause 6.1 requires that both the risks and the opportunities arising from Clauses 4.1 and ...

15 Jul 2025

ISO 14001 and securing Net Zero

ISO 14001

Increasing environmental concerns and the urgent need to combat climate change are prompting organizations worldwide to seek ways... - not only to reduce their environmental impact - but also to work towards achieving a net-zero footprint or, at the very least, carbon neutrality. Note: We refuse to use the term 'sustainability' because it has been so widely abused as to become meaningless. Many ...

10 Jul 2025

ISO 13485: Critical Subcontractors and Crucial Suppliers

ISO 13485

QMSR & ISO 13485: On 02-Feb-26, the FDA Final Rule comes into force. The amendments incorporate by reference (and so align more closely with) the international standard ISO 13485:2016, Medical Devices - Quality Management Systems - Requirements for regulatory purposes. Suppliers to the Medical Device Sector can get surprise visits too! EU Regulations, EN Standards, Notified Body activities ...

07 Jul 2025

ISO 45001 Consultancy: Be a successful OH&S Consultant

ISO 45001

Could you make a successful career in OH&S management consulting? What ISO 45001 training is needed? Dr John FitzGerald writes ... "Having worked for 28 years as a management system consultant, I've learned a lesson or two (including some bitter ones) on setting up and running a successful ISO 45001 consultancy business. So I'd like to share my experience with you in this article. This time, ...

25 Jun 2025

Information Security Standards other than ISO 27001

There are many popular data security standards other than ISO 27001 Frequently, cybersecurity standards other than ISO 27001 and the 47+ subsidiary standards of the ISO 27000 series are incorporated into Information Security Management Systems (ISMSs). Auditors of ISMS and those negotiating with customers on information security issues need knowledge of and the use/application of these standards. ...

24 Jun 2025

CPD - Continued Professional Development - for all

ISO 9001 Context of the Organization (COTO): DOs & DON'Ts

ISO 9001

Practical advice on ISO 9001:2015 Clauses 4.1 and 4.2 In this article, we will consider the first two ISO 9001 clauses in Part 4 of the Quality Standard, ISO 9001:2015, namely, Context of the Organization. NOTE: The advice given here also applies to ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001, and other standards having the same HLS structure as ISO 9001.