{"id":"be15af05-3f01-4486-b978-47a792a54331","task":"Explain what SN 9001 quality-management certification requires for a snow contractor preparing a bid response that lists it as a differentiator.","domain":"smithers.com","steps":["Fetch smithers.com/services/audit/sn-9001-2016-certification to confirm Smithers administers the audit/certification","Note SN 9001 is modeled on ISO 9001:2015 with snow-and-ice-industry-specific requirements layered in","Confirm certification requires a documented QMS, defined service scope, a customer-feedback process, internal audits, and an annual third-party audit","Note SN 9001-certified companies are recognized by the Accredited Snow Contractors Association (ASCA)","Present SN 9001 as a voluntary quality-management certification, not a legal license or government requirement"],"gotchas":["SN 9001 is voluntary and process/quality-focused — it says nothing about liability limitation or legal compliance and shouldn't be conflated with statutory certifications like NH's Green SnowPro","Maintaining certification requires a recurring annual third-party audit, not a one-time assessment","A trade critique (Oxebridge) has publicly disputed the program's rigor as a 'standard' — flag that the program has industry critics rather than presenting it as universally endorsed"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T22:29:41.684Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/be15af05-3f01-4486-b978-47a792a54331"}