The framework for nearly all management system standards, Annex SL, has been updated with minor changes in requirements which are set to filter through to future standards. What is Annex SL? Annex SL was released in 2012 with ISO 22301…
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…
During the Coronavirus pandemic, one of the most prominent changes we have had to make as a society is to adopt face coverings in most public settings, including in shops and when walking through restaurants. Face coverings are not a…
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…
This consultation opened on the 24th March 2021, and will close on the 4th June 2021. It discusses the proposals to create a scheme that encourages producers to design their packaging to be more easily recycled, by placing ownership on…
In January 2021 the UK’s National Accreditation Body, UKAS, refreshed its brand and subsequently the accreditation marks attached to ISO Certification Marks. This means that all accredited certification bodies and their clients who use a mark featuring UKAS will soon…
Risk Management firm Assent has segregated its assurance services to ensure the impartiality and transparency of audit results. Assent has always taken care to ensure our auditors are not ‘marking their own homework’, however as certification bodies begin to scrutinise…
