Webinar: ISO 9001:2008 Transition Training Focuses on Implementation

(NSF/Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- 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:

There are no changes made to ISO 9001:2008. True or False?
TRUE - ISO 9001:2008 has been developed in order to introduce clarifications to the existing requirements of ISO 9001:2000 and changes that are intended to improve compatibility with ISO 14001:2004.

If there are no changes made, then there should be no changes required in our quality management system (QMS). True or False?
FALSE - If your interpretations when implementing ISO 9001:2000 were different from the clarifications of ISO 9001:2008, you will have to remedy it in your current implementation.

Auditors will not need to issue any nonconformities to systems compliant with ISO 9001:2000 when auditing for ISO 9001:2008. True or False?
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.

Many registered companies 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.

NSF International, Center for Public Health Education, in partnership with Omnex, a training, consulting and software provider, offer the webinar "ISO 9001:2008 Transition Training with a Focus on Implementation [1], " which will explain the ISO 9001:2008 changes and the IRCA guidelines for auditors. The webinar will help you understand the steps you will have to take to ready your company 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.

The webinar will provide you a Stage I 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.

ISO 9001:2008 Transition Training with a Focus on Implementation [1]

Date: June 25, 2009
Time: 1-4 PM EDT
Presenter: Chad Kymal, Omnex
Cost: $149 per Attendee