Purpose is one of the most important aspects of business in today’s marketplace. Between the increase in awareness of global issues, more information availability, and all of the most recent chaos caused by COVID-19 and the social dissonance, businesses with a purpose have found a little pocket niche that has benefited them greatly. Many times,…
Irrational fears are fears of things that are unlikely to cause harm. Businesses that fear ISO certifications experience irrational fears on a daily basis. However, from a high-level-perspective, it’s understandable why some would feel this way toward ISO certification. For those who are new to owning a business, or aren’t well-versed in ISO standards and…
Many ISO’s are developed with the organization in mind. Improving efficiency, removing redundancies, developing a culture of continual improvement, etc. These systematic improvements are the focal point of many ISO’s. However, every single one of these ISO’s relies on one vital aspect; the employment of knowledgeable and capable staff. ISO 10018 regards the quality people…
The COVID-19 pandemic is historic for a number of reasons. Being one of the largest pandemics since the flu of 1917-1918, the impacts of COVID-19 are yet to be fully understood. There is a good likelihood that the effects from COVID-19 will be felt for the next 5 years at least, if not the next…
ISO 9001 is by and large the most popular quality management system (QMS) certification obtained by businesses across the globe. With over 1 million organizations certified throughout 170 different countries – implementing ISO 9001 elevates a company’s competitive edge. Bolstering quality management processes and procedures is an essential strategy to staying current and offering customers…
ISO standards have been developed with a myriad of goals in mind. There are, of course, the many obvious benefits that attaining ISO certifications bring to a company. These benefits include elements like, improved efficiency, a culture of continual improvement, higher levels of employee engagement and satisfaction, and much more. However, ISO standards have also…
Alert: OHSAS 18001 Must Transition to ISO 45001 by March 2021. What is ISO 45001? ISO 45001 is an International Standard that specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, with guidance for its use, to enable an organization to proactively improve its OH&S performance in preventing injury and ill-health. ISO 45001 is intended to…
Unfortunately, there are a lot of myths floating around about a ISO 9001 Audit. However, they are just that- myths. Here are three you are believing right now. Myth #1 – ISO 9001 Is All About Policies & Procedures No, a ISO 9001 Audit is actually about the overarching framework of quality. Yes, policies and…
As we head full steam into 2019, our team has been reviewing publications and blogs that forecast what is on the horizon for standards in 2019. We expect R2 to be updated in 2019, although there is no set date for this. There is also an expected update to the RIOS (Recycling Industry Operating Standard)…
ISO 45001 was published in March 2018 and since then, we’ve published a couple blogs about this new Occupational Health & Safety Standard, which will replace OHSAS 18001 in March 2021. The first blog we wrote was to point out the differences between ISO 45001 and OHSAS 18001. The second blog we wrote was to summarize…