deGRANDSON Global Blog | Dr John FitzGerald (6)

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

Checking the Effectiveness of Corrective Action

ISO Standard Implementation

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 ...

25 Mar 2025

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

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

ISO 9001

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. 

28 Feb 2025

Why Checking the Competency of ISO Internal Auditors is Essential

ISO Auditing

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 examine internal auditing of the two most popular management system standards: ISO 9001, the quality management system (QMS) standard, and ISO 14001, the ...

28 Feb 2025

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

ISO 27001

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 ...

28 Feb 2025

Preventing Phishing Attacks: Free ISO 27001 Training Video

ISO 27001

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 ...

20 Feb 2025

ISO 9001 vs Other ISO Standards

ISO 9001

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 ...

15 Feb 2025

Essential Documentation for ISO 17025 Accreditation

ISO 17025

ISO 17025 documentation refers to the set of documents and records required to establish and maintain compliance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017, the international standard for testing and calibration laboratories. This documentation covers all aspects of laboratory operations, such as equipment calibration, sample handling, testing methods, data analysis, and reporting, with the aim of ensuring the ...

15 Feb 2025

How to do an ISO 14001 Gap Analysis

ISO 14001

Always start with a Gap Analysis Whether you are starting from 'scratch' or whether you already have an Environmental Management System, a Gap Analysis is essential to establish the issues and topics that require correction or improvement and which may inform your ISO 14001 EMS Implementation Project.

14 Feb 2025

ISO 45001 Certification Documentation and Toolkit

ISO 14001

Starting your journey towards ISO 45001 compliance is an important step in ensuring the safety and well-being of your workforce. That said, the path to compliance can often appear intimidating, especially when first presented with complex documentation requirements. ISO 45001 itself does not require specific documents. Still, it outlines requirements for establishing and maintaining an ...