Now here is where I let you into a little industry secret…Quality Managers, Auditors and Consultants in fact pretty much everyone has an opinion about what preventive action really is but in truth, many people (including Certification Body Auditors) often get it wrong. Even the Audit Practice Group goes as far as saying that auditors

In the current economic climate some areas of improvement are being de-prioritised as budgets get tighter.   Most organisations will still support safety as a ‘Number 1 Priority’ – quite right – but what are we doing about the ‘Health’ bit in Health and Safety at Work? If you need safety shoes and hard hats –

Setting your company/quality objectives is often the focus for organisations at this time of year.   But some times deciding on measures and targets for a process can be difficult.   This is where the KPI Library can be useful… The KPI library can be found at http://kpilibrary.com/ and is a collection of over 2500 key performance

The January sales are upon us and although International Standards don’t generally get marked down in the sales, I thought it would be worth checking out different websites for the cheapest ISO standards available… I decided to buy a down load copy of ISO 9001:2008 and checked the price at the following on line stores:

Setting environmental objectives is getting easier by the day.   With Government Initiatives raising overall awareness, even Financial Directors are asking how we can reduce the Carbon Footprint of the company. Also many organisations have heard of SMART objectives so we now know to make any objective for our system specific, measurable and time bound. The

You may now be thinking about setting your 2010 Health and Safety objectives. If you are short on inspiration, here are a few ideas straight from OHSAS 18001:2007… Look at your risk assessments – what hazards still have a high risk score? Can you reduce these in any way? Still looking at your risk assessments

In the spirit of keeping Christmas well and truly in December we can now turn our minds to the festive arrangements.   And the top tip for this month is that mistletoe and wine really do prevent Swine Flu. Hopefully swine flu has not had the impact on your business that was feared in the summer.  

With the launch of ISO 9004:2009 last month, the word sustainability is now being talked about widely.   Don’t forget, sustainability in ISO 9004 has more than the usual ‘green’ meaning.   It goes beyond that and talks in terms of business sustainability with areas such as business risk, human resources, innovation, economic growth and financial management.

I was recently asked to work with a charity involved in organising a fireworks display. The event attracts over 8000 people and the 2009 X-Factor finalist Lloyd Daniels was billed to perform at the event. The problem was the licence for the event was in jeopardy – the HSE had apparently ‘banned’ The X-Factor finalist. I was

Did you know that across the world we use a staggering 6005000000 post it notes every year?   So in an attempt to reduce your environmental impact, Post It Note manufacturer 3M now make post it notes from wood certified by the Sustainable Forestry Commission. So is this enough? Well it helps ensure sustainability, but why