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Corrective action responses following internal audits
Andy Nichols looks at whether the time frames for responding to an audit nonconformity with a corrective action plan are necessary – or correct.
Value-adding apprenticeship
As part of a series of articles on different quality qualifications, Rachel Wood PCQI, Quality Associate at the Callisto Pharma Group in the UK, outlines her experience of undertaking the Level 4 Quality Practitioner course, studying with Six Pillars Consulting.
Taking action on climate change
In February, the International Standards Organization (ISO) added two new statements of text into 31 Type A management system standards, to ensure that climate change issues are considered. Geoff Vorley, Director of Quality Management and Training Limited, UK, takes a closer look at the impact of this on several of the key standards.
Managing a changing climate
Dr Nigel Croft CQP FCQI, Chair of the ISO Joint Technical Coordination Group for Management System Standards from 2021 – 2023, takes a closer look at ISO’s climate change considerations now incorporated into management systems standards.
Hierarchy of improvement
Jessen Yeoh CQP MCQI, an IRCA Principal Auditor and a principal advisor at P Excel Advisory in Melbourne, Australia, draws on ISO 9001 to outline the ‘hierarchy of improvement’.
Internal audit programme: From 'Genesis' to 'Revelation'
Why is planning an internal audit programme critical to an organisation’s success? Andy Nichols CQP FCQI takes a closer look.
How to keep success after attaining ISO 9001 certification
Achieving certification to ISO 9001 is not the end of the quality journey, says Susan Samaroo CQP MCQI.
Quality management systems offering sustainable solutions to reduce waste
Murugesh Siva examines how quality management systems can assist in the key areas of managing both industrial and metal waste.
Adding value to audits of management systems
Senior auditor Pedro Mejias outlines five ways in which the audit process can create value to the auditee.
Preparing for unannounced audits of medical devices
ISO 13485 internal auditor Karandeep Singh Badwal, explains what to expect and how to prepare for unannounced audits of companies with a UKCA or CE-marked medical device.