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ISO 45001 Will Proceed to Second Draft International Standard

The highly awaited international standard ISO 45001 for occupational health & safety has suffered a slight set back but this delay should be seen as an opportunity to refine and improve upon the draft standard. The first Draft International Standard (DIS) has failed to attain...

The importance of Pre Requisite Programs (PRPs) to the overall Food Safety System for your site

Here’s a simple assessment for you; compare all the non compliances you have received from both Internal audits and External audits over the past two years and categorising them into the following; HACCP / CCP non-compliance, Pre Requisite Program non-compliance, Product Quali...

What is the role of ‘The Project Transformational Manager’?

I have just completed a fantastic workshop for project managers that are leading some key transformational projects for their organisation and it got me thinking …. what is the most effective way of using Project Management for Transformational Projects So let’s start at the ...

Big Data and Big Decisions

From a recent article in ASQ’s Quality Progress I came across a fascinating article about ‘Big Data’ by Shu Liu. To go cliché mad and cut to the chase, Big Data will be a big deal in making big decisions in the future. Big Data is defined as ‘a collection of data sets ...

Increased emphasis on Clauses 8.3, 8.4 & 8.5 in ISO/DIS 45001

Clause 8.3: Outsourcing; Clause 8.4: Procurement; Clause 8.5: Contractors The FDIS version of ISO 45001 is only months away from publication. ISO/FDIS 45001 is the penultimate version before final publication of the standard. Already, a lot of interest has been expressed in the d...

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