Internet of Things–Enabled Smart City Framework Released
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), have released…
Marine Warranty Standard Update Improves Marine Operation Management
A new edition of the ST-N001 Marine operations and marine warranty standard has been released…
Raising the Bar on Sustainable Consumption
By Ann Brady Companies are in the business of selling products and consumers of those products…
Three Simple Improvements For Your Internal Audit Process
By Kristin Case ISO 9001:2015, clause 4.4.1(h), requires an organization to improve their processes. This…
Hany Demian Awarded Robert J. Painter Award
Standards executive Hany Demian from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been awarded the…
Safety Audits: Don’t Hide or Conceal Audit Evidence
By Cameron Clark Everyone likes getting a “good” result from their safety audit. If executed…
ISO 19011 Revision Now Published
The highly-awaited revision of ISO 19011, Guidelines for auditing management systems, has now been published. ISO 19011 offers…
ANSI Opens Nominations for 2019 Board of Directors
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is inviting its members to recommend qualified candidates for its 2019 Board…
Minimizing Auditor Turnover
by Kristin Case, PE In many organizations, auditing is an assignment taken on in addition to an…
A Look into ISO 14971: Risk Management and Quality System Integration
By Emily Ysaguirre “People generally prefer present benefits over future benefits and prefer future harms…