ISO 9001:2008 Transition Training With a Focus on Implementation

Cost: $149

• Mon, Jun 21, 2010 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Many of our customers are encountering unpleasant surprises when they are audited to ISO 9001:2008 this year. Like many others, they have been told that there are no changes to ISO 9001:2008, so they have not taken a close look at their ISO 9001:2008 implementation.

Why are so many organizations receiving nonconformities in their ISO 9001:2008 audits? To understand the ISO 9001:2008 changes better, let's see if you know the answers to these three questions:

1. There are no changes made to ISO 9001:2008. True or False?
2. If there are no changes made, then there should be no changes required in our QMS. True or False?
3. Auditors will not need to issue any nonconformities to systems compliant with ISO 9001:2008 when auditing for ISO 9001:2008. True or False?

1. TRUE - ISO 9001:2008 has been developed in order to introduce clarifications to the existing requirements of ISO 9001:2008 and changes that are intended to improve compatibility with ISO 14001:2004.
2. FALSE - If your interpretations when implementing ISO 9001:2008 were different from the clarifications of ISO 9001:2008, you will have to remedy it in your current implementation.
3. FALSE - If the implementation is counter to the clarifications provided in ISO 9001:2008, the internal and/or Third Party auditors will need to issue nonconformities.

Most organizations will need to make changes to their systems to satisfy the ISO 9001:2008 changes and clarifications. IRCA has provided guidelines to auditors on the implications of the ISO 9001:2008 changes. Some of the large registrars have also done the same.

The Omnex ISO 9001:2008 Transition Training with a Focus on Implementation will explain the ISO 9001:2008 changes and the IRCA guidelines for auditors. We will then help you understand the next steps you will have to take to get your company ready for ISO 9001:2008. The good news is that - for the most part - it will not be difficult. However, you will need to know what the differences are and make changes to your QMS in order to comply.

We will provide you a Stage I (document review) and Stage II ISO 9001:2008 checklist to aid you in your efforts to achieve conformity to ISO 9001:2008. These are the same checklists that an auditor may use during your audit, so you will be able to look at your system from an auditor's point of view. The following topics will be covered in the online seminar:

• ISO 9001:2008 - Philosophy, Principles, Concepts, and How to Apply to a QMS
• Key Differences Between ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2008 - Implications of the Differences
• The implications of these changes to your QMS
• Conducting a Document Review for ISO 9001:2008
• RABQSA, IRCA and ISO/TC 176 Requirements for an Auditor and the Implications for Internal Auditors
• Transition Deadlines and Selected Registrar's Requirements
• Question and Answer Session with Chad Kymal
• Upon completion of a short 10-20 question exam, attendees will receive an ISO 9001:2008 Transition Training certificate
  

Cost: $149

• Mon, Jun 21, 2010 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

About the Presenter

Chad Kymal is the founder and CTO of Omnex Inc., a global, business management consulting organization with hundreds of consultants and several offices worldwide. In addition to founding Omnex, Chad owned an international registrar office and conducted the first world-wide witness audit to QS-9000. He has published a number of books through Paton Press including his latest, The ISO/TS 16949 Auditor Handbook: Process Approach Auditing for the Automotive Industry. Chad's interests include working with large corporations in designing effective Business Management Systems and getting value from implementing effective business strategies. He has served on the Malcolm Baldrige Board of Examiners and as an RABQSA-certified Lead Auditor. He has a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute, a Master's degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Over Chad's successful career, he has received numerous quality achievement awards, including the Quality Professional of the Year award by the American Society of Quality Automotive Division in 2005.

Omnex provides training, consulting and software solutions to the international market with offices in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Germany, China (PRC), India, the Middle East and Thailand. Omnex offers over 65 training courses in business, quality, environmental, laboratory and health & safety management systems worldwide.