Category: Corporate Governance

Optimising Management Review

All management system standards include some form of requirement for a Management Review. The requirement is generally framed as; ‘Top management shall…

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Heavy Vehicle ‘Chain of Responsibility’

As mentioned in the October edition of Insight, in mid-2018 the requirements of the Heavy Vehicle National Legislation are changing. Now is…

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Legislative changes pending ...

There is a suite of legislative and other changes in the pipeline as we head toward 2018. Work Health and Safety Legislation…

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‘Digging trenches’ in Management Systems

Trench warfare, especially from WWI, involved a harsh and unforgiving environment where often the lives of troops depended on the location and…

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Auditing Planning to prevent poor performance

While an audit process is never intended to review everything on the site or within the organisation, as it is based on…

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What happens after the audit?

‘So how did we do?’ or ‘Did we pass?’ – this is the typical question asked of auditor immediately after an audit.…

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Are your internal audits simply about compliance?

The very nature of the word ‘audit’ conjures up images of an inspector, policeman or even judge.  No matter how much positive…

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ISO 9001:2015 Concept of Management Commitment

With the release of ISO 9001:2015 in September 2015 many organisations are in the process of implementing a transition plan and updating…

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Transitioning to ISO9001:2015

Since the updated version of the long-used international standard for Quality Management Systems was released late last year, many organisations have been…

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