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Health and Safety

Health and safety systems and guidance

Gemba Walks: A Non-Confrontational Internal Audit Method for Process Standardisation

on In any business, having clear and consistent processes is crucial to ensuring smooth operations, maintaining quality, and boosting productivity. Process standardisation—where everyone follows the same steps to achieve the same outcome—helps reduce mistakes, save time, and create predictable results. Using traditional internal audit methods to identify deviations from standard operating procedures (SOPs) can sometimes be Read More...

ISO Standards Climate Change Update 2024

on An amendment that affects several management system standards has been announced by ISO (www.iso.org/standard/88431.html) that applies to section 4 Context of the Organisation. This takes immediate effect, so as you review your context and interested parties these need to be taken into consideration. The standards affected are: ISO 9001 ISO 14001 ISO 27001 ISO 45001 Read More...

Demonstrating SME potential to corporate/enterprise clients 

on SME owners and senior managers often find themselves in the difficult position of having to demonstrating the competence, capacity and capabilities of their business to meet the demanding needs of large clients in the corporate, enterprise and public sectors.  Gaining certification to an internationally recognised management system standard can help you demonstrate the competence, capability, Read More...

Are You Getting Away With it?

on An accident is an unplanned event or series of events that result in loss or harm – be that an injury, damage to plant/equipment or rejected product. How often do we take that wider view of what an accident is? Or does the mantra “no harm, no foul” take precedence because it requires less effort. Read More...

Good Health & Safety is Common Sense

on Good health & safety is common sense. It is about identifying the significant hazards in the workplace, then assessing the risk and putting in place controls to reduce the chances of harm occurring to as low as reasonably practicable. It is about effectively communicating the hazards and risks to those who may be affected by Read More...

Cutting through the red tape

on Cutting through the red tape. The Red Tape Challenge initiative (www.redtapechallenge.cabinetoffice.gov.uk) has promised a tidy-up of legislation across a broad range of business areas. Very broadly they fall into the categories below, although some industry sectors have been picked Read More...