As many businesses have transitioned to working remotely, it has reduced the number of travels made to places of work. As a result of journeys not being made, CO2 emissions have been eliminated in these cases. What is the Carbon…
The international standard ISO 27001 provides the requirements for an Information Security Management System (ISMS), which covers a broad range of controls including I.T Operations, Human Resources, Supplier Relationships, Compliance and Physical Security. As organisations adapt in an effort to…
New guidelines have been published to support the application of ISO 44001, the international standard for collaborative business relationships, within micro, small and medium-sized enterprises: ISO 44003. Assent’s ISO Consultants have seen interest in this structured approach to managing collaborative…
The Buncefield Fire 2005 A case of a failed limit switch and audible warning of danger. The Incident On 11th December 2005, near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, a major fire brokeout at an oil storage facility. The organisation had a…
The Incident On 21st September 1992 at about 1.20 pm at Hickson & Welch Ltd in West Yorkshire, a jet of flames exploded from a manway access opening on the side of a batch still. Two people were killed and…
ISO 45003 is the latest standard in ISO’s occupational health & safety series to be published and it has a focus on managing psychosocial risks at work. With many people (workers) experiencing significant stress and uncertainty due to the global…
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…
