Posts to do with certification of Management Systems
See how AI for ISO management systems can cut paperwork and support ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certification. Simple, low-risk ways to start.
Facing an ISO 9001, 45001, or 14001 audit alone can feel like an interrogation. Having an experienced management system consultant on your side changes everything: they translate standards, keep your team focused, push back against unfounded findings, and protect your budget. Discover how an expert advocate turns your next certification audit into genuine business value.
There are companies out there offering ISO certification in a really fast 14 days. They are also claiming that there is no work you need to do apart from paying their fees. These companies obviously compete for the same customers as RKBC, but we don’t offer a 14-day service or Read more
Choosing a Management Systems Consultant can be tough. You have to weigh the risks and manage them. This article helps you pick the right consultant and prevent engaging the wrong ones.
When RKBC meets its customers, the first questions a customer asks is: What is the process for obtaining certification and how long will it take? This article aims to explain this process and explain why the time it takes is very difficult to quote for and why a consultant who provides a definitive timeline should not be trusted.
There’s quite a bit of sorcery surrounding ISO 9001 and it’s often consultants who proliferate that view, but we’re going to provide the simplest explanation of what you have to do to comply with ISO 9001 in as few words as possible (or 25 steps).
Despite there being little commitment to actually state it, ISO 45001 adopted by Australia in March 2018, will replace AS 4801. There seems to be a mixed message about how likely AS 4801’s withdrawal is. It will happen and we believe it will happen around 2021. This is because 2021 Read more
Someone commented on LinkedIn that the number of ISO 9001 certificates being issued was declining. We thought this was a good reason to determine the facts. We obtained data for ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 27001 and the analysis was interesting. The following data was taken from the ISO Read more
Have a read of an article we recently posted on the Medium website. It provides a short summary of management system requirements and the steps to certification. https://medium.com/@rob_85264/achieving-iso-certification-b6f7590dc185
Not getting Quality Management right can be expensive, but the cost of developing a management system might be less than you think, especially if you qualify for a grant!