The management systems community
5th Jan 2011 by Alex Briggs
According to the latest ISO survey, ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System Standard) certification is up 70% year on year, with ISO/IEC 27001 (IT Security Management System Standard) certification being up by 40% in 2009 as compared to 2008.
To find out more about the value of independent, third-party certification, visit www.lrqa.com/businessassurance
4th Jan 2011 by Alex Briggs
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has announced that over one million ISO 9001 certificates have now been issued globally. The latest ISO survey (published in October 2010) includes information through the end of 2009 and shows that certificates have now been issued in 178 countries.
For more information, visit www.iso.org
21st Dec 2010
LRQA is proud to announce that they are now accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for FSSC 22000 the global food safety standard.
8th Nov 2010 by Alex Briggs
The Wabtec Corporation is a leading supplier of value-added, technology-based products and services for rail, transit and other global industries. Wabtec has about 50 manufacturing plants, service centers and sales offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, Australia and South America and about 5,000 employees.
In this podcast, Bruce Thomas, Wabtec’s Quality Manager, talked to us about IRIS certification, how LRQA Business Assurance helps Wabtec meet stakeholder expectations and the importance of a robust assessment process.
12th Oct 2010
A recent article from The Asian Hotel & Catering Times, September 2010, looks at how green-washing builds cynicism in both staff and guests, which may damage the brand. Ruth Williams looks into how hotels can convince stakeholders they are sincere.
Event: 21st Oct 2010
The British Safety Council exists to promote a healthier, safer and more sustainable society. Health, safety and the environment are of paramount importance to our member organisations. The conference will address a range of issues on environmental management and sustainability and aims to share advice, guidance and best practice. It will be aimed at those with responsibility for environmental management, as well as those with a broad interest in environmental issues.
19th Jul 2010
A recent article in the ‘Environmentalist’ is by Health Safety and Environment Manager David Doherty and looks the benefits they has experienced by implementing ISO 14001 at his company. He says that the process has delivered ‘a ten-fold payback’.
26th Jun 2010
Here is another great article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell, looks at how good quality improves business performance and bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. The article looks at how you can audit yourself and continuously improve the way your business runs…
26th Feb 2010 by Alex Briggs
On the final day of February, LRQA’s Food Month, we bring you an interview with Catherine Francois, Director Food Safety Programmes, Consumer Goods Forum. Catherine is one of the most influential figures in the world of food safety. This podcast features her thoughts on certification, the GFSI’s role in harmonising global food safety standards and the Global Food Safety Conference.
18th Feb 2010
“Recently, a food manufacturing client asked me why they needed a FSSC 22000 management system certification and Business Assurance from LRQA. The conversation was all about “what could a certified management system approach offer that a checklist approach could not?” Read the full blog!
LRQA’s Business Assurance helps you manage your systems and risks to improve and protect the current and future performance of your organisation.
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