by Rob Govier | Apr 23, 2014 | general, ISO 9001, ISO Consulting, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
ISO 9001, ISO Consulting, and Good Practice -1 In my work as an ISO Consultant , I frequently find organisations making the whole process leading to ISO Certification far too complicated. ISO Consultancy , and gaining certification, is all about starting where the...
by Rob Govier | Apr 23, 2014 | general, ISO Consulting
Working in ISO Consulting, I tend to see the same errors made when companies approach an audit, some of which I covered in Part One . Here’s part two of my guide to best practice in ISO 9001. 1. Don’t over audit ISO 9001 doesn’t actually specify the...
by Rob Govier | Mar 25, 2014 | BS 25999, Business Continuity Management, general, ISO 22301, Quality Management System
I asked an MD recently if he had a Business Continuity Plan. He said “no, but I know 999 by heart”. He added “So, Business Continuity Management, that’s Disaster Recovery, right?”. His highly successful company did not hold ISO 22301 . But obviously needed to....
by Rob Govier | Mar 14, 2014 | general, ISO 9001, Quality Management System
If you are selling fabricated structural steel products into construction, you need to know about new EEC legislation, including BS 1090-1 and BS 1090-2, before the new legislation blocks you from the market. Yes, it’s that serious. And no, it’s not yet...
by Rob Govier | Jan 3, 2014 | general, ISO 9001, Quality Management System
What a Quality Management System Does. The QMS and Quality Assurance In our previous blog, we looked at the advantages of having a formal Quality Management System, such as those found in ISO standards like ISO 9001 In my on-going campaign to simplify the often...