Audits and Inspections

Best Practices: Automotive Internal Quality Audits Based on IATF 16949: 2016

Free Webinar IATF 16949: 2016 Creation, Implementation, Maintenance and Improvement Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Presenter: Michael Wolfe, IATF 16949: 2016 Auditor and expert, McDaeGroup (Note: Please send any questions related to the IATF: 16949 to info@nimonik.com anytime before October 31, 2017. The expert will answer the questions after the presentation on a first come first … Read more

Canada, we have a compliance problem

Times of crisis show the true nature of a system. COVID is laying bare our culture of non-compliance and recklessness. Introduction A report released today by the Canadian Armed Forces outlines a culture of wreckless non-compliance that led to many innocent deaths in Ontario aged persons homes. This is a symptom of a broken system … Read more

Free Checklists for ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016

Nimonik works with a number of automotive companies and their suppliers. One of the recurring challenges we hear about is ensuring quality control across operations and across OEMs who are clients of the parts companies. To assist, we prepared two helpful checklists for the automotive industry; IATF 16949: 2016 and the ISO 9001: 2015. The … Read more

IATF 16949: 2016 FAQ & Free Checklist for Quality Auditing

IATF 16949: 2016 FAQ & Free Checklist The automotive industry is driving forward with new changes to international quality compliance standards. IATF 16949: 2016 is replacing ISO/TS 16949: 2009 and automotive companies are moving towards compliance to the new standard. Nimonik works with many companies throughout the automotive industry, both OEM and suppliers. We have … Read more

ISO 45001- The Standard Replacing OHSAS 18001

With nearly 70 countries involved in its development, ISO 45001 will replace OHSAS 18001, the existing management system standard for Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S). Still in its approval stage, the ISO 45001 should come to force by March 2018. The standard would be relevant to all organizations whether large or small with low or … Read more

The Link Between Risk Management, Critical Controls and Auditing

Once companies have covered off base line regulatory compliance, they must embark on a journey to reach operational excellence. Leading companies utilize their risk management business process to identify their biggest risks and associated critical controls, and then implement various assurance processes such as audits and assessments to assure the efficacy of these controls. In … Read more

Three Simultaneities–An Essential Environment Protection Stipulation in China

Register for Free Webinar–Chinese EHS Trends What is Three Simultaneities Three Simultaneities–part of the Environmental Protection Law–requires all enterprises and institutions to design, construct and put to use the pollution prevention and control installations simultaneously with the main body of every new, renewed or extended construction/development projects. The concept of ‘Three Simultaneities’ for construction projects … Read more