Things to know before you get started with ISO 27001
As many organisations start to examine how well they responded to Covid-19 and how they could have done better, the topic of ‘business resilience’ arises. In the world of management systems, the obvious one that springs to mind which would have helped organisations ride this out is ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management Systems. Having plans […]
Love is…an ISO 9001 Quality Management System
ISO 9001 makes your business more successful because everyone who works within a quality workplace is happier. Why are they happier? Here are just three reasons. You’ll be richer – and more attractive Yes, really. You’ll be richer. The overriding reason to get ISO 9001 certified is to win more business. In a world that’s more competitive […]
PAS 3002 Helps your Workforce Become Safer, Healthier and Stronger
In 2017 – 2018 over half a million employees suffered an injury whilst at work – 147 of those were fatal. In that period, over 30 million working days were lost due to work-related ill health and injuries with organisations spending £15 billion on sick pay and other associated costs. This not only indicates the […]
Adhering to data protection legislation with BS 10012:2017
Let’s remind ourselves of the situation regarding data protection in the UK. First up is the flavour-of-the-month General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). This is an EU regulation and directly applies to all European Union member states, including the UK, at least until Brexit (and almost certainly beyond). Second, running in parallel with this, is the UK’s new Data […]
Getting the most out of Internal Audits
Internal audits are a way of regularly controlling whether or not your own organisation conforms to the requirements that you have implemented; both the requirements that you have implemented for yourself and the requirements you have implemented to meet the standard. You must therefore assess your organisation to determine if your processes and procedures are […]