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International

• Worlds apart
  Lotte Jeffs discusses cultural differences with quality professionals in the US, Australia, India and Egypt.
  Qualityworld, September 2006
• Guidance on cultural aspects of auditing
  APG Paper, 2006
• Spanish eyes
  Spain’s certification market is healthy and business is booming but what is new in Spanish certification?
  IRCA INform 11, 2006
• Italian job
  A look at the current auditing climate in Italy and the impact of ISO 17024
  IRCA INform 10, 2006
• Flying the Iranian standard
  With the help of growing ISO certification and well-trained auditors Farzin Entessarian takes a look at the Iranian cultural agenda
  IRCA INform 8 , 2005
• ISO 17024 in the USA, John Broomfield, 2004
• Certification in India, G Gyani & V Sahni, 2004
• Auditing in Japan, N Tomoda, 2003

Standards

• IT service management - ISO 20000
  IRCA INform 14, 2007
• ISO 20000 Auditor Briefing Note, IRCA/1001, 2007
• BS 8555: Implementing an EMS
  IRCA INform 13, 2006
• The IRCA interview: ISO 17024
  IRCA Director, Simon Feary is questioned on ISO 17024 and the effects on auditor certification
  IRCA INform 11, 2006
• Cooking up a standard
  David Edwards asks whether ISO 22000 could be an all-encompassing catch-all that will harmonize the industry once
  IRCA INform 9, 2006
• New SR standard: ISO 26000
  Peter Houghton examines the development of the new international guidance standard
  IRCA INform 11, 2006
• ISO 9001 & financial performance, Tom Nicholls, 2005
• ISO 27001 Auditor Briefing Note, IRCA/299, 2005
• ISO 22000 Auditor Briefing Note (IRCA/300), 2005
• ISO 14064: Greenhouse gas accounting and verification
  IRCA INform 11, 2005
• Transtion to ISO 9001:2000, Derek Gravestock, 2004
• ISO/TS 16949:2002, Graham Colbrook, 2004
• ISO 14001:2004 - a review of changes, Anne-Marie Warris, 2004
• ISO 14001 auditor briefing note, IRCA/231, 2004
• How standards are developed, Charles Corrie, 2004
• ISO 9000 Advisory Group, Brian Henry, 2004
• ISO 22000 - a blessing or a curse?, Mary Duggan, 2004
• Benefits of ISO 9001:2000, Dave Powley, 2003
• How ISO 9001:2000 will affect auditors, Peter Lomas, 2003

Personnel certification

• IPC: stamp of approval?
  The International Personnel Certification Association's decision to include approval within their remit
  IRCA INform 12, 2006
• The IRCA interview: ISO 17024
  IRCA Director, Simon Feary is questioned on ISO 17024 and the effects on auditor certification
  IRCA INform 11, 2006
• Italian job
  A look at the current auditing climate in Italy and the impact of ISO 17024
  IRCA INform 10, 2006
• Effects on personnel certification, Simon Feary, 2004
• ISO 17024 in the USA, John Broomfield, 2004

Integrated management systems

• Piece by piece
  Tony Gray recommends that quality managers do some careful research before deciding whether an IMS is actually appropriate
  Qualityworld, June 2006
• The future is IMS, Ian Dalling, 2005
• Getting the most from an IMS, Dr TE Lim & T Chooi, 2005

Accredited certification

• How accreditation bodies assess auditors, Brian Henry, 2005
• Time for an overhaul, Simon Feary, 2005
• Certification & consultancy, Roger Brockway, 2004
• UKAS interview, Nicky Farmer, 2003

 

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