Over the past six months in the news we’ve noticed the increase of articles focusing on packaging problems, including the “latte levy”, China’s ban on “foreign waste” and the government’s potential “ban on plastic straws and cotton buds”. As a…
One of the main questions we get asked when people enquire about ISO Certification is How Long Does it Take to Get ISO Certified? This is hard to answer as it depends on many aspects and organisations should ensure they…
Internal Audits can provide a valuable insight in to the performance of your management system and are a requirement of most systems under Annex SL Clause 9.2. However, not all internal audits are conducted equally and you can find a…
ISO Certification is important to many businesses as it demonstrates good governance and can be used in tenders to win new business. However, things don’t always go to plan and sometimes your ISO Certification can be put at risk. …
Every night at 11.30pm something changes at my house. Without any human intervention, the smart lights from the front garden to the upstairs landing reduce their power consumption or switch off completely. If you are still awake after 11.30pm you…
What is ESOS? ESOS requires large organisations within the UK to carry out energy assessments. It is a compulsory energy saving scheme in which the energy assessments must be carried out using either an ESOS Energy Audit, ISO 5001 Certification,…
Roles referencing SHEQ in the title or description have developed in recent years and are formed of 3 distinct disciplines. 1. Safety and Health An established compliance area, occupational health and safety management is governed by several pieces of UK…
ISO 50001 is an International Standard enabling organisations to establish the systems and processes required to measure and improve their energy performance. This standard fits together with ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) really well, as Energy Management should be viewed as…
You may have seen in our recent Risk Digest, the article on ‘drinking fountains’ by The Telegraph (If not, then you should sign up – it’s free!). Campaigners have been voicing their opinion that drinking fountains should be brought back…
