Around 3am this morning I was woken by two things: firstly, the delivery lorries arriving at the shops across the street and secondly a chorus of birdsong that lasted nearly an hour. Only one of these occurrences is out of…
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…
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…
It’s a discussion that I am sure is documented again and again in blogs but when I looked around the office for some simple tasks that could form the basis of a summer-job I was surprised at what I found.…
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…
