Have you lost your Quality Manager, Document Control person or do you lack resources to maintain your Management System? Do not despair Mireaux is here to help!
In the recent months, we have experienced unprecedented events, and many of Mireaux Management Solutions’ Clients have lost valuable resources essential to their business.
Do we need to update our Management System procedures when somebody leaves?
In our current society, people are always on the go, and businesses are not immune to employee turnover. Whether people move to another company or change positions within the same organization, the reality is that people don’t stay in one job forever.
Five Key Trends to Watch in 2018
The rules are changing and time is short. If you are a manufacturing company or a service provider, there is a good chance that you have heard about standards such as ISO 9001.
What to do with Organizational Charts?
When trying to follow an international standard such as ISO 9001, questions may arise about the best practice for maintaining your company’s organizational charts.
Curious About How ISO Standards Are Developed?
Very often we hear that ISO is developing a new standard. For example, a new standard on Occupational Health and Safety, ISO 45001, is under development. Let’s understand how standards are developed.
The Best New Year Resolution For 2016 If Your Company Has Some Idle Manpower
Before 2015, we rode one of the largest waves in the history of the Oil and Gas Industry. Everything was booming- companies, salaries, bonuses, cities, services, etc…
Document Control 101: How to comply with ISO and API without being trapped by your own words
Sometimes the interpretation of the ISO 9001 or API Q1 9th Edition/API Q2 requirements seem to force us to do things we won’t be able to do, or sustain for more than a few months— let alone days…
Numbering Schemes: Would a Document Register Help?
A reader recently asked us, “When generating a new form, procedure, or document, how do I know which number to use? How do I know which numbers are available? Let’s say I create a Receiving form…
Procedure vs. Work Practice
A reader recently asked, “What is the difference between a procedure and a work practice? For example, when a job is completed it is sent to Invoicing…
Risk Assessment 101: Do It Right the First Time and Every Time
With all the current buzz about Risk Assessment brought about by API Spec Q1 9th Edition, API Spec Q2 and the circulating draft of the ISO 9001possible 2015 version, how is one supposed to know when to do risk assessment…
Web QMS – How Clients Use It for More than ISO
Okay, I’m interested. What else can Web QMS do for us? Mireaux’s Web QMS quality management systems software is mostly known for being an essential tool for meeting all requirements of the ISO 9001 standard…
Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Mo – Selecting the Right Registrar Isn’t Child’s Play
So you’ve made the decision to seek certification – congratulations! You’re on your way to strengthening the core processes that translate into quality improvement, greater operational efficiency, increased profitability and a purposeful customer focus …
Most Frequently Asked ISO Audit Questions
Have you ever been audited by an ISO auditor? If you have, then you should know that there are a set of questions that are frequently asked during audits against various ISO standards …
The AREs vs the WANNA-BEs
In this world, there are two types of organizations: those that are ISO certified, and those that want to be. Which one is your organization? We ARE ISO 9001 certified! Mireaux’s ISO 9001 Certificate of …
What’s the Difference Series: Compliance vs Certification
Recently, one of our readers asked, “What does it mean when a company says they operate under a Quality Management System that is in compliance with ISO 9001:2000? I’m assuming they are not ISO certified. If not, isn’t this a claim that just anyone can make?” Right off the bat, the statement that company has …
