by PsyphaDeejay | Mar 25, 2014 | Archived, 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 PsyphaDeejay | Mar 14, 2014 | Archived, 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 PsyphaDeejay | Jan 3, 2014 | Archived, General, ISO 9001, Quality Management System
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 over-complicated world of standards, I’ve summed up the functions in...
by PsyphaDeejay | Dec 6, 2013 | Archived, General, ISO 9001
To look at 3D Engineering’s website, you’d be excused for thinking that, with their impressive portfolio of clients, they had held ISO 9001 for many years. Surprisingly, a formal qualification is a new venture for them. Not that they didn’t have...
by PsyphaDeejay | Oct 8, 2013 | Archived, General, ISO 9001
Many small businesses consider use of an ISO Consultant to be a luxury for larger enterprises. Certification would take too long, cost too much and not really benefit them at all, apart from a certificate on the wall and a large lever-arch file. Yet many of my...
