Resources
Reference guides, checklists, and templates.
Reference guides
Maintained pages, updated when the underlying facts change. Each shows the date we last verified it.
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ISO 42001 and AI laws: what certification covers
Where the EU AI Act, the NIST AI RMF, Texas's AI law and Colorado's replacement law stand now, and what ISO/IEC 42001 certification does and does not do against each.
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IA9100: what IAQG has actually confirmed
AS9100 is being revised and renumbered IA9100. The primary record on release dates, transition deadlines and the draft changes, with every estimate labeled as one.
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Major nonconformity: what happens next
What a major is, what your certification body needs before it closes one, the deadlines that apply at each kind of audit, and why closed findings come back.
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ISO 9001:2026 transition checklist
What to actually do now that the standard is out — with no clause-by-clause list, because the published text is copyrighted and any such list would be invented.
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Can you still certify to ISO 9001:2015?
Yes — until March 31, 2028. What that means if you are certifying now, mid-build, or already certified.
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When do you have to transition to ISO 9001:2026?
Global ACI set the transition requirements on September 16, 2026. Five dates, not the one everybody quotes — and the one that bites first is March 31, 2028.
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What changed in ISO 9001:2026, ranked by sourcing
Published, and copyrighted. What ISO itself said, and what certification bodies claim changed, separated by how well each claim is corroborated.
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ISO 14001:2026: published, and now with a deadline
It published April 15, 2026, and the 2015 edition was withdrawn the same day. What changed, and the five dates Global ACI set five months later.
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ISO 9001:2026 transition consulting
What a transition engagement actually involves — delta assessment, quality culture evidence, and splitting the risk register. No invented deadline.
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Global ACI: what replaced IAF and ILAC
Both were replaced by a single body on January 1, 2026. What changed, what didn't, and what it means for your certificate or your laboratory's accreditation.
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How much does ISO certification cost?
Certification audit fees derived from the IAF MD 5 audit-day table rather than guessed, with the adjustment factors and a calculator that prices the certification body's audit.
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