2017 UPDATE: BS11000 has become ISO 44001. “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” Henry Ford. It can be argued that the great achievements in human history have come from working together, and the…
Sometimes our clients are on a very tight deadline to meet the requirements of ISO standards and achieve certification. Here are 6 tips for efficient management system implementation. 1. Be Clear on the Scope Define and document which processes and…
It’s a discussion that I am sure is documented again and again in blogs but when I looked around the office for some simple tasks that could form the basis of a summer-job I was surprised at what I found.…
Calibration When clients ask us to help them implement and maintain a quality management system (ISO 9001) there is one point that polarises opinion. Calibration. Measuring, monitoring, cutting and plotting tools are just some examples of the items that might…
Assent has received it’s certificate of BSI membership following a decision to take advantage of the following member benefits: – Discount on Purchasing Standards. – Use of the BSI Knowledge Centre. – PLUS the standards updating service. – Standards Update…
The Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQs) is usually the first obstacle you need to over come to access those lucrative contracts. It’s at this stage buyers start to discard the weaker candidates based on their answers. In some cases the responses…
Social Media has changed how people communicate and express opinions on the internet. In many ways legislation and business is trying to catch up. There are a huge variety of issues to carefully consider around social media, here we look…
What to do with Risk? You may not have to take action to reduce every risk facing your business or project but there are other risk strategies you can adopt: Reduce The obvious and instinctive action might be to reduce…
Much of the work we do with clients could be categorised as projects. That is to say, they are designed to deliver a business benefit but are outside of normal business. They also tend to have a particular life cycle.…
