Consultancy Assent Risk Management introduces the new International Standard for Occupational Health & Safety, finally published! The Long awaited International Standard for Occupational Health & Safety Management, ISO 45001, has finally arrived. You can purchase the new standard NOW and…
Risk Management Consultants Assent tell us why Your ISO 27001 Certification Days Could be About to Increase. ISO 27001 Certification has many benefits, time with external auditors can be well spent testing the effectiveness of your Information Security Management System. However, the…
The phrase “Circular Economy” has been drifting in the consciousness of the UK for some time, normally attributed to the trend in UpCycling and Reclaim projects. However, with new standard BS8001 now in the works Circular Economy is about to…
The increasingly popular BS 10500 Anti-Bribery Standard has progressed to International level with release of ISO 37001 in October 2016. 20 national delegations from the five continents contributed to the development of the new ISO standard. Annex SL and Integrated…
Just over a year after the popular ISO 9001:2015 standard was revised, the leading Automotive Quality Standard ISO/TS 16949:2009 has been replaced by IATF 16949:2016. The standard is complementary to ISO 9001:2015 and can not be considered a “stand-alone” quality…
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Even the best-organised Information Security Management Systems can suffer unfortunate non-conformances when certification auditors are on site. Here are five of the trickiest ISO 27001:2013 controls – in my opinion: 1 Tailgating Many organisations share a building or main…
With the New Year comes many companies beginning their transition to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard and while the whole standard has been updated, there is one clause in particular that has been given a new lease of life: 7.1.4…
In September 2015 the long awaited revision to ISO 9001 – the Quality Management System Standard, was published. Organisations have a 3-year period to update their management systems to the new ISO 9001 standard, and complete the necessary certification…
Original Author: Assent Risk Management Original Links: N/A The Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) The Global Privacy Enforcement Network was established in 2007 to nurture cross-border collaboration among privacy authorities. Membership consists of the regulatory bodies of OECD countries including the…