It’s been almost 30 years since ISO 9001, the International Standard for Quality Management was first published, and although there were standards before this, it’s widely recognised as the beginning of the ‘assurance culture’. Very quickly consultants with knowledge of the…
Perhaps the most important thing about business continuity management is testing your plans, but there’s never a good time to ‘pull the plug’. Could your annual leave provide at least one test scenario? The objective of business continuity is the continuity of…
In recent years the computer game industry has changed some what. The increasing power of computer hardware and detail of both the story and the visuals has put some titles on a level with a Hollywood film – with budgets…
The international standards for quality management & environmental management – the two most popular ISO standards – have reached final draft status and we are expecting them to be released by the end of 2015. Act Now! Be an Early Adopter. Between now and…
It’s difficult to predict the weather, let alone the future economic outlook, but for those responsible for steering an organisation on a profitable course there is still one option that can see a return on investment. Be Part of Something…
Professional Services company Assent has launched a new process using its Risk Assist Service Desk, to help customers keep up with management system tasks such as audits, reviews and tests. Maintaining a Management SystemThere are several reoccurring tasks that exist in…
RiskBriefing.co.uk – the Legal, Guidance & Compliance news site from Assent has launched a weekly Risk Digest service collating content from trusted sources around the web. The weekly post on www.riskbriefing.co.uk takes advantage of our team’s hard work to monitor news related…
The HWR (SI 2005/894) were amended on 1 April 2016 by SI 2016 This changes affect the entire hazardous waste control system and mean more than just a saving of £18 per annum. It results in a more inconsistent approach across…
Over the first weekend of April 2016 news began to emerge of another data leak. However this one seemed different, the media were already reporting it as the biggest data leak in history and there appeared to be implications for…
It has been eight years since the British Standard for Occupational Health & Safety Management (OHSAS 18001) was last revised.In the absence of an international standard, OHSAS 18001 has gained a strong position in the certification market both in the…
