The Nottingham region is providing some exciting prospects for Risk Management firm Assent, as its diverse business community look towards ISO standards to help them develop. From Software Developers to Manufacturers, the East Midlands is benefiting from Management Systems in areas…
Experts have suggested that if farms were to accommodate renewable energy resources, our clean energy and food-price-hike problems could be dramatically reduced. Trade association Renewable UK, online energy community Energyshare and food business River Cottage organised a conference at the…
Labour’s Eco-home scheme has been declared a failure after 6 years, with only 24 homes taking up the offers. Gordon Brown sectioned off £15m for tax relief after announcing in his last budget as Chancellor that he would scrap the…
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…
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and BSI have partnered to develop a certification scheme dedicated to the security of cloud services. STAR Certification has been designed as an enhancement to ISO27001 and a response to growing business concerns over the…
From 15th October 2013 – Assent director Robert Clements discusses Data Integrity in the context of BIM (Building Information Modelling) on leading industry news portal BIMCrunch. entry131016-173302
Recently Jeff Ayres, from Jeff Ayres and Associates, drew our attention to a scheme that aligns with ISO 39001 the standard for Road Traffic Safety Management. FORS is operated by TFL (Transport for London) with a focus on safety and…
A common attitude towards information security is that responsibility lies with the IT department. While it is true that in many cases IT plays the biggest part in how data is stored and processed, a company’s wider operation should not…
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…
