ISO 9004 Sustained Success ISO 9004:2018 Quality Management – Quality of an Organisation – Guid...

   Future working and the implications for Health & Safety Talking of change, we are always...

Change Management Planning of Changes With our retained clients looking to transition to the ne...

  Internal audits are a crucial component of an ISO 13485 Quality Management System (QMS)....

Root Cause Analysis – how we interpret the data to find the real cause  As any good lead ...

Measurement Uncertainty – have we allowed for variance Whilst measurement uncertainty is ...

Quality Management software – your next improvement We’re frequently asked if we can reco...

1. Define your Health & Safety Policy Let’s define what a Health and Safety Policy actually...

Here at QCS we’re often asked during management system set up and preparation for a new ISO cer...

What do we mean by adding value during an audit? It’s not unusual to hear a company’s leadershi...

All of the core ISO management system standards whether ISO 9001, ISO14001, ISO 45001 or ISO 13...

Achieving ISO 14001 certification can provide the framework you need to support the desired con...

As an IRCA (International Register of Certificated Auditors) Approved Training Partner we’re of...

QCS International was saddened to hear about the closure of QMI Scotland in Aberdeen.  A long-e...

UKRP News Update, 20th March 2023 The UK has left the European Union with a trade deal that req...

As restrictions on work and movement are eased there will be an understandable desire to get ba...

In current circumstances one frequent question we are receiving is with regard to the effective...

Update – January 2022 QCS International is now offering our full range of training course...

A message from our Managing Director (Updated 14th January 2022) QCS International is attemptin...

What do you need to do to migrate to ISO 45001? The new international standard for health and s...

The European Commission (EC) has published a public notification which delays the Eudamed imple...

This simple question is one we are frequently asked by our clients– just why should we seek cer...

The EU’s medical device regulations 2017/745 and 2017/746 require that each device placed on th...

Auditing can very easily get a bad name for itself. Auditors are perceived (sometimes understan...

Does your organisation use social media as part of its approach to communications (both interna...

As the date of your certification body visit approaches there are lots of things that can be do...

To give you a flavour of some of the worries that current QCS clients have: Brexit The new Medi...

We are frequently asked why an organisation might use a consultant to help them with gaining ce...

When you purchase a copy of the information security standard ISO 27001 and delve into its requ...

With ISO 45001 (Health and Safety) now also following the structure of ISO 9001 (Quality) and I...

Theresa May’s recent heralding of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare as a potential focus fo...

It is not just large organisations that face the risk of attacks on their information technolog...

As a Contact Centre, how can you ensure you are managing risk and are compliant with current le...

Many law firms are already registered to ISO 9001 for their Quality Management Systems and seei...

Having survived the maelstrom of awareness training and activity leading up to the implementati...

In autumn 2018 the international standard with guidelines for management system auditing was up...

QCS is proud to announce that we have recently completed a refurbishment and extension of our t...

ISO 13485 QMS requirements and FDA’s QSR to Merge. Medical device companies need to be adept at...

Brexit and Health and Safety Regulation The 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act underpins the re...

This article covers everything you need to know about the new ISO 45001 health and safety manag...

Thirty years ago, Quality Consulting Services started business in Cumbernauld, delivering consu...

We are pleased to let all of our current and prospective clients know that QCS International is...

The MDSAP Pilot was intended to allow MDSAP recognized Auditing Organizations to conduct a sing...

Britain decided to leave the European Union on the 23rd of June 2016 following a national refer...

Two items of environmental enforcement caught our attention this month. The first is close to h...

There remains lots of uncertainty about what leaving the EU will mean to businesses in the UK a...

The European Medical Device Regulations are due to be published in their final form late 2016 t...

Terex Trucks (a Division of Volvo Construction Equipment) is one of the largest heavy-engineeri...

Question 1… Will we be able to retain our joint certification to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485? ...

Doug Ward, a renowned health and safety practitioner, recently joined QCS International as part...

In 2006, QCS was the first training and consultancy organisation in the UK and Europe to design...

With our expert consultants, QCS can help you to successfully achieve CE Certification and the ...

To ensure your EU Technical File and Design Dossier is complete and compliant, QCS can assist y...

These Regulations came into force on the 1st March 2014. The Environmental Protection Act 1990 ...

(Changes to Scottish Waste Regulations from 1 January 2014) The Scottish Parliament has passed ...

Introduction Employers need to ensure that individuals carrying out risk assessments are compet...

Construction dust which includes silica dust, wood dust and lower toxicity dust can cause healt...

Here you can find news and information on the latest and previous updates to ISO 14001. July 20...

Following approval by the House of Lords, employees will no longer have a right to compensation...

Injuries from contaminated needles and other sharp instruments are a recognised risk in the hea...

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act) The Management of Health and Safety at Wor...

The key to an effective Integrated Management System is designing the processes for efficiency ...

You can find harmful substances in a range of products used in your working environment: cleani...

A good integrated system means combining all your internal management practices into one system...

If the latest proposed changes to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences...

The Health and Safety Executive have embarked on a consultation process on plans to introduce w...

Hazardous substances in the workplace are potentially dangerous to staff and to the environment...

BS EN ISO 13485:2012 has now been issued which will supersede the current version ISO 13485:200...

A new draft structure for ISO standards has been produced.   This is the document that ISO...

Six Sigma is a systematic method for improving business performance, has been published as a tw...

From the most FAQs, test yourself on the questions below and then go to the link at the bottom ...

For those of you who are not familiar with ISO 19011, this is a set of guidelines for auditing ...

You may have seen recent changes in the labelling of substances and chemicals in the workplace....

The internet is to play a bigger role in the way you should report incidents from autumn this y...

Get management support by ensuring you all know why internal audits are required and eliminate:...

The main point of any management system is continuous improvement.   Practically this...

Your corrective action system is at the heart of your management system and demonstrates your c...

One of the key audit skills we develop with delegates during our audit courses is the ability t...

One great debate that always comes around when auditing Regulatory Affairs as part of your ISO ...

One of the key audit skills we deliver in our audit courses is the ability to write a good audi...

Stress Audit Checklist How often do any of your employees experience high levels of stress at w...

Setting environmental objectives is getting easier by the day.   With Government Init...

Love them or hate them KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are the way many organisations monitor...

You may be thinking about setting your Health and Safety objectives for 2011.   ...

Recently, a UK company Strachan and Henshaw was fined £30,000 plus costs for failure to improve...

Although this is probably not the most exciting audit to do, it is worth performing an audit ac...

This month, Checklist of the Month takes a look at your OHSAS 18001 system and how you investig...

ISO 19011:2002 is the standard that covers the auditing of Quality and Environmental management...

An audit of the audit system I hear you say!   What ever next?   Well actually it is a mandator...

ISO 14971:2009 was published last year by BSI with three additional annexes to show l...

In this month’s blog we are launching our checklist the month.   This free service aims to give...

You may well know that CoSHH assessments are required by the Control of Substances Hazardous to...

Recent research from NEBOSH  (The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and He...

Is air travel that bad?   Our increased use of air travel (in particular short haul f...

It’s fair to say that when an audit has to be done of Section 5 (Management Responsibility) of ...

You may be using a handy man or a company with a prestigious reputation but if you use any cont...

You might have been in a position when being audited by your certification body, when  you...

A process, ISO 9001 tells us is something which changes inputs into outputs but what exactly do...

Desperately trying to justify having an i-phone, I decided to see if there are suitable applica...

Most new laws come into force on one of two common commencement dates each year; 6 April and 1 ...

A recent DEFRA survey has provided organisations with an insight into how consumer perceptions ...

The hottest buzz word at the minute is risk and how to manage it so it is not surprising that I...

Did you know that last year 4500 memory sticks were found in the pockets of clothes taken to th...

And so over the last couple of weeks, Gordon Brown has found himself at the centre of a bullyin...

When a Certification Body issues a nonconformity (or nc) during an audit, there is strict guida...

Now here is where I let you into a little industry secret…Quality Managers, Auditors and Consul...

In the current economic climate some areas of improvement are being de-prioritised as budgets g...

Setting your company/quality objectives is often the focus for organisations at this time of ye...

The January sales are upon us and although International Standards don’t generally get marked d...

Setting environmental objectives is getting easier by the day.   With Government Initiatives ra...

You may now be thinking about setting your 2010 Health and Safety objectives. If you are short ...

In the spirit of keeping Christmas well and truly in December we can now turn our minds to the ...

With the launch of ISO 9004:2009 last month, the word sustainability is now being talked about ...

I was recently asked to work with a charity involved in organising a fireworks display. The eve...

Did you know that across the world we use a staggering 6005000000 post it notes every year?&nbs...

This is a common topic for certification body auditors to check when performing an OHSAS 18001 ...

A new edition of ISO 19011 is currently being reviewed by ISO to help enhance the standard and ...

ISO 9004 was finally published on the 30th October 2009.   As mentioned in previous blogs, the ...

Bearly Stressed… Koala Bear numbers are declining due to stress induced infections and with the...

For those of you who are motor racing fans you will have seen Jensen Button and Brawn GP being ...

The HSE provides a wealth of guidance online and also provides you with the opportunity to down...

With the new ISO 9004 standard focussing on sustainability, more and more organisations are now...

So you have an environmental policy and maybe you even hold ISO 14001 certification, but t...

In this space, we will keep you updated on all upcoming and past changes to ISO 9001 as well as...

After some deliberation the HSE have finally decided to implement changes to First Aid Training...

Our last post dealt with the increase in the last few months of ISO 14001 and how businesses ar...

Early indications show that forward thinking organisations are turning to ISO 14001 for the com...

You save 10% off our IRCA OHSAS 18001 Internal Auditor Course on 27-28 August. Book using ...