by Rob Govier | Jan 12, 2020 | ISO 27701
Yet Another Standard? What Does This One Cover? You may just remember GDPR. (By the way, you are compliant, aren’t you?). How do you prove to your customers or any other body that you are compliant? Put simply, ISO 27701 accreditation will prove this. Therefore,...
by Rob Govier | Nov 12, 2019 | Internal Audit, Uncategorised
I’ve yet to meet a customer who actually looks forward to an ISO standard internal Audit. Taking your blood pressure, weighing yourself. Yes, you need to do it, and yes you may not like the results. Likewise internal audits. You are about to analyse the standard...
by Rob Govier | Oct 22, 2019 | ISO 17020
What is ISO 17020? What does it really mean for your business? Inspecting the Inspectors ISO 17020 is similar to ISO 9001 in some ways. However, it is aimed at ensuring that inspection companies are genuinely independent. Furthermore, that they have processes to...
by Rob Govier | Oct 8, 2019 | ISO 14001
What are the benefits of ISO 14001 ? Surprisingly, there is much common-sense found in ISO Standards. Sadly, some practitioners seem to enjoy making them over-complicated (and therefore over-expensive…). Doing The Right Thing. Environmental impact, and your...
by Rob Govier | Jan 17, 2019 | ISO clauses
The introduction of the common format for ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 27001 has saved much time in the whole process of creating management systems. However, one of the ISO clauses seems particularly challenging. Early in the system construction process, there is a...