by Rob Govier | Jul 24, 2018 | ISO Consulting, Quality Management System
“What is ISO Certification?” More importantly, why seek ISO certification? Simple. Corporate responsibility. It appears in court cases, headlines, and the sleepless nights of CEOs. Thus, regarding ISO standards, the issue is simple. It’s not “can you afford to...
by Rob Govier | Jul 17, 2018 | ISO 45001, ISO Consulting
Welcome. ISO 45001 Goodbye OHSAS 18001. Will it change the perception of this whole health and safety business? I hope so. It seems a strange that a strategy to prevent injury to workers has become regarded as some sort of time-wasting joke. Health and Safety really...
by Rob Govier | Jul 10, 2018 | ISO 45001, ISO Consulting, OHSAS 18001
We’re often asked about ISO Certification Costs. Wisdom has taught us to answer “that depends” until we find out more about corporate situation, and, more importantly, company culture. Does it all seem much too expensive, cumbersome, and full of duplicated...
by Rob Govier | Jul 4, 2016 | ISO Consulting
Brexit and ISO Standards – Common-Sense Aids to Calm Thinking There’s much fear and irrational “knee-jerking” surrounding Brexit and ISO Standards. It appears that in many areas, nobody quite knows what’s going to happen. Apart from that...
by Rob Govier | Jul 22, 2014 | general, Internal Auditor Training, ISO Consulting
Effective ISO Internal Auditor Training. Suggestions from an ISO Consultant We recently conducted internal ISO auditor training for a major cosmetic multinational, and it caused me to reflect on what makes for good auditor training, and, hopefully, good internal...
by Rob Govier | Jul 1, 2014 | ISO 14001, ISO Consulting
How would I summarise ISO 14001 ? As an ISO consultant, I regularly come across examples of ISO consulting practice that make me feel vaguely ashamed. Certain practitioners seem to enjoy making the simple complicated. Then, the “short”becomes very long...