The Incident On 17th October 2000 a Great North Eastern Railway InterCity 225 train going from London to Leeds derailed at Hatfield station killing 4 people in the restaurant coach and injuring 70, three seriously. Reports concluded that communication was…
Part 7 – Conducting Internal Audits within your organisation Regular internal audits of the quality management system (QMS) will make sure it does what it is intended to do for your organisation. How often you want to do internal…
Introduction This year ISO’s World Standards Day is focused on the subject of protecting our planet with Standards. At Assent we champion International standards including those for Environmental & Energy management, but there are many more ISO Standards that contribute…
The Evolution of the Environmental Management System – From Stockholm to ISO 14001;2015. It would be easy to believe that environmental awareness is a new thing, brought to global attention by a campaign generation with members such as Greta Thunberg.…
The Association of Translation Companies (ATC), a trade body representing organisations in the language services industry, has selected Assent Risk Management to develop its ISO Certification Service. The service was established by the ATC in 2017 to provide impartial, trustworthy…
I think we can all agree that more needs to be done to protect our planet for future generations. Governments around the world are just beginning to take the issue seriously and legislate to influence behavioural change. Sustainability is in…
Welcome to our blog series looking at the causes and consequences of well known disasters. This blog looks at the Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash, on the Great Western Main line, which is also known as the Paddington Rail Crash of…
Part 6 – How to achieve continual improvement of your QMS It is important to look at the QMS regularly to make sure it does what you need it to do for your organisation. If you measure, analyse and evaluate processes…
Assent are pleased to confirm our Platinum Status under the relaunched SGS Consultant Connect scheme. We have worked closely with SGS, a UKAS Accredited Certification Body, for many years and look forward to further strengthening our relationship. Being part of…
