Auditing is an important part of maintaining a management system, so be sure that your auditors’ programme is effective for your business. Here we take a look at our own audit programmes and the best practises we apply. Guidelines for Auditing…
The recent blackberry outage saw several days pass before services to affected smartphones return to normal and it serves as a good reminder of the inter-dependent world we live and work in. Many businesses are left asking ‘where’ in the…
It is common practice for Organisations to develop and implement a health, safety and environmental management system. The driving force is to put the organisation in a frontal position in tendering for contracts and for managing contractors, suppliers etc. in…
In June 2011 ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) launched an International Standard for Energy Management, ISO 50001:2011. The standard uses the same plan, do, check, act model as other management systems and aligns with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Requirements of…
Assent Risk Management can help you recover from a failed ISO audit without loosing your certification! Things don’t aways go to plan but with some help from us, you can find the problems in your management system and fix them…
When people finished work on Friday 5th August 2011 they probably didn’t consider that a weekend of riots and unrest was about to hit the Tottenham area, London. However, businesses who correctly implemented an ISO 27001 Information Security Management System…
Implementing a Quality Management System to the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 could do more for your business than just “control quality”. A quality management system instils a culture of organisation and control within a business. It gives you a structured…
In some industries we find interesting British Standards and Guidelines that complement and enhance the more recognisable ISO standards. The security shredding industry has two such standards that are commonly implemented by the market leaders. BS 7858 Security Screening of…
The Bribery Act makes it illegal to receive bribes and fail to prevent bribery, creating offences carrying 10 year prison terms and unlimited fines. The act applies to both UK and foreign companies who have operations in the UK, as…
