ISO 19011:2026 is a remote auditing update, not an overhaul. What the Foreword names as changed, what did not change, and what it means for your internal audit programme.
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A Federal Inquiry Just Asked What Is Stopping You Adopting AI
The short answer Australia now has three AI processes running with dates attached. Submissions to the federal Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence closed on 14 September 2026 and it held its first public hearing on 18 September. The committee reports by 30 November 2026, a South Australian royal commission began on 1 October 2026 […]
South Australia Just Dropped the Fall Threshold to 2 Metres. The Data Says That’s Where People Were Falling.
From 1 July 2026, SA reduced the high-risk construction work fall threshold from three metres to two. The reason is in the data: 68% of falls from above 2 metres happened between 2 and 3 metres, the exact gap the old rule left open.
ISO 22000 Revision 2026: What Has a Deadline and What Does Not
The ISO 22000 revision sits at draft stage with no FDIS registered, so publication is 2027 at the earliest. The change with real dates on it is FSSC 22000 version 7.
Global ACI Has Replaced the IAF and ILAC: What It Means
The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) were replaced by a single body, Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (Global ACI), on 1 January 2026. If you hold an ISO certificate, nothing you need to do has changed. Your certificate remains valid, your certification body continues as normal, and existing accreditations are […]
“Yeah, I Know the Standard”: Dunning-Kruger and ISO Clause 7.2 Competence
Clause 7.2 requires competence to be evidenced, not declared. Here is why the Dunning-Kruger effect is exactly what the ISO competence clause is built to catch, and how a Verification of Competency program answers it.
Your Risk Matrix Has Numbers. Who Decided What They Mean?
The short answer A residual risk score is meaningless on its own. It only says something when measured against a threshold your business agreed in advance, which is your risk appetite, and against written consequence criteria that let two different people score the same event the same way. Most organisations have a matrix and no […]
Preparing for an ISO 27001 Audit (Stage 1 and Stage 2)
ISO 27001 certification is a two-stage audit, preceded by your own internal audit and followed by annual surveillance. Here’s what each stage involves and how to prepare.
ISO Accreditation vs Certification: What’s the Difference?
“ISO accreditation” usually means ISO certification. Here’s the real difference, the chain of trust behind a credible certificate, and where NATA and the OFSC scheme fit.
Compliance vs Conformity: Why ISO Talks About Conformity
Two words used interchangeably, but ISO is precise. Compliance is externally imposed; conformity is meeting a standard you’ve adopted, which is why audits raise nonconformities, not non-compliance.
