June 2015 - SQT Training

CLP regulations come into force this June

CLP stands for Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures Regulations. This framework was established in 2008 for the classification and labelling of substances and mixtures in the European Union which came into force in 2009. The CLP Regulations are based...

Preparing for ISO 45001 – The new Health & Safety Standard

Click here to see our latest post on 45001 published February 2018 In March 2015, Antaris’ Senior EH&S, Quality Consultant Finbarr Stapleton gave a talk in Dublin at the IOSH Conference – Safety in a re-emerging construction sector on preparing for the new Health & Sa...

Confusing Failure Modes with Failure Mode Causes

Here is a letter published in ASQ monthly journal ‘Quality Progress‘ by SQT CPI Tutor Albert Plant: In response to “Narrower Focus” (January 2015, pp 23-28); I believe the author may be confusing failure modes with the causes of the failure modes. The author ...

Important Update on ISO 45001

The first committee draft of the new Health & Safety standard ISO 45001 was published last summer. This new standard helps the organisation to look beyond its immediate Health & Safety issues and to take into account what the wider society expects of them. Additionally, I...

Observations on BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 7

Having delivered the first BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 7 Courses for 2015 I realised how significant the changes to the standard are. The changes clearly reflect the retailer’s mind-set and what they expect from the supply chain. Supply chain management is where F...

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