When people first enquire about ISO 27001, the information security management system, they often have lots of questions about the impact it may have on their organisation, both positive and negative. One question that regularly comes up is: Do I…
Risk Management – the identification, assessment and control of risks to an organisation – is an important part of the successful running of any business. Most organisations have structures in place for managing this, especially for them to meet the…
The serious fire at Associated Octel Ltd has some similarities with The FlixboroughDisaster 1974. These two disasters followed a combination of failures, questioningwhy the lesson had not been learned from Flixborough. The Incident Associated Octel is a chemical manufacturing company…
This consultation opened on the 24th March 2021, and will close on the 4th June 2021. It discusses the proposals to create a scheme that encourages producers to design their packaging to be more easily recycled, by placing ownership on…
In January 2021 the UK’s National Accreditation Body, UKAS, refreshed its brand and subsequently the accreditation marks attached to ISO Certification Marks. This means that all accredited certification bodies and their clients who use a mark featuring UKAS will soon…
TISAX or the Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange was developed by ENX Association and has been adopted by many major automotive manufacturers including Volkswagen. So it’s becoming a common requirement in the automotive supply chain, but it’s not only those…
PAS2060 is a publicly available specification that is recognised internationally. It can be used to demonstrate a company is carbon neutral (or help them to achieve it), based on evidence rather than simply claiming it. Hence it will give your…
Recently more and more nonconformities are being raised during external audit against the use of certification marks and logos. Not because the clients who use them aren’t entitled to, but because of nuances in the certification body’s rules. While management…
Many pubs, restaurants, theatres and other entertainment venues have suffered long periods of closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing major disruption to their businesses and incomes. As restrictions begin to lift, and venues start to plan a route to recover,…
