31st January 2012, 01:17 PM
Martin Locock Wrote:The ISO9000 scheme has seen relatively little take-up in British archaeology (20 in 2008): I think it would be good to encourage its wider adoption. IfA does nudge ROs in this direction. Perhaps a line in the guidance could mention QA systems as a good thing.
Incidentally government advice is for public bodies to only count ISO firms accredited by members of UKAS - there are variations in practice elsewhere in the world under the nominal heading.
Martin
I'd love to see a commitment to a campaign that carried the full weight of the IfA, sadly noises off stage don't convince and I'm still waiting for a credible response to my three questions I'm afraid.