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…
Glacier Consulting president Scott Jones recently shared how standards compliance is making the shift to virtual. Click here to learn how the compliance industry is seeing changes in three areas: virtual auditing, the virtual maintenance of systems and increased online training.
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 be applicable to any organization regardless of its size, type and…
Glacier Consulting is excited to welcome Vince Palermo, our new VP of Sales & Marketing, to the team. Vince has spent the last 12 years in the certification and consulting industry, most recently working for an accredited ISO Registrar auditing and issuing internationally recognized certificates for ISO 9001 Quality Management, ISO 14001 Environmental Management and ISO…
Myth #1 – ISO 9001 Is All About Policies & Procedures No, it’s actually about the overarching framework of quality. Yes, policies and procedures are a part of it, but it’s not just having a manual and being done with it that matters. ISO, and all of the other certification bodies for that matter, are…
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…