Most Popular Standards
What are the most popular standards? According to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the top three standards are ISO/IEC 17025, the ISO 9000 family,…
IEC 31010:2019, International Standard on Risk Assessment
In times of uncertainty, it’s good to know IEC and ISO maintain a risk management toolbox, with standards like IEC 31010 and ISO 31000, that…
Update on the IAF Database of Accredited Certifications
Progress on development of the International Accreditation Forum‘s Database of Accredited Certifications (IAF CertSearch) continues, with development of the website and data collection. According to…
Is Your CB Promoting FSMA Facility Certification?
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2013 established a voluntary program for the accreditation of third-party certification bodies (CBs), which is now reaching milestones…
Auditing in the Digital Age
When ANAB observes certification bodies auditing organizations, it seems they sometimes forget about digital content during the audit. Information abounds in our digital world, so…
The Importance of Internal Audits and Management Review
Internal audits and management review are required elements within any management system, and both are important to maintaining the health of your organization. While internal…
Bad Auditor Behavior: Overlooking the Obvious, Part 2
In the hope of fostering improvement, this is the second of two posts reviewing some of the “bad auditor behaviors” observed by ANAB in the…
Bad Auditor Behavior: Overlooking the Obvious, Part 1
This is the first of two posts on some of the “bad auditor behaviors” observed by ANAB in the course of performing thousands of witnessed…
ISO 41001: Standard for Facility Management
It’s estimated that the global facility management market will be worth $1 trillion by 2025. What is Facility Management? Facility management, as covered by ISO 41001,…