Environmental management systems for a small business
31st Jan 2010
An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a system you can set in place to manage your current and future environmental impact.
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New ISO 9001:2008 Standard Published – what does it mean to you?
15th Dec 2009
This on-demand webinar provides information on the new ISO 9001:2008 standard, including a brief of the changes from the 2000 version and how these changes may impact your management system.
US Food Safety Bill passes Senate vote
20th Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs
The US Senate approved the Food Safety Bill yesterday, bringing the bill to its final hurdle. The House of Representatives is not likely to being debating the bill until next year, with their approval meaning the bill would effectively pass into law, as President Obama is a vocal proponent of the bill.
Inspection Company to Attain Latest ISO Certification
16th Oct 2009
PII Pipeline Solutions Gains Early ISO 9001 Certification; Only Operator Globally to Attain ISO/TS 29001
HOUSTON, TEXAS—October 14, 2009—Building on its tradition of leadership in safety and quality
compliance within the global pipeline industry, GE Oil & Gas, PII Pipeline Solutions announces that it
has successfully attained third-party certification to the latest internationally recognized quality
management system standard, ISO 9001: 2008.
LRQA Certifies Perfetti Van Melle to SA8000
13th Oct 2009
October 13, 2009, Rotterdam – Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), a member of the Lloyd’s Register Group, has awarded confectionery manufacturer Perfetti Van Melle the SA8000:2008 Global Social Accountability Standard certificate for their operations in Holland.
A global perspective on supply chain risk management
22nd Sep 2009 by Richard Gunawan
All goods bought and sold move through supply chains of some description, making the security of goods in transit an issue that alerts everyone. While terrorism is a potential threat, theft is a clear and present menace; it erodes profitability and disrupts supply chains on an on-going basis. The cost of theft is a major [...]
LRQA Business Assurance ISO 14001 Podcast – ALcontrol Case Study
15th Sep 2009 by Alex Briggs
ALcontrol is one of Europe’s leading environmental and food testing organisations. David Doherty, ALcontrol’s Health & Safety and Environmental Manager talked to us about their ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems implementation and certification. Listen in as David talks about tangible benefits, internal and external, financial and non-financial, short and long-term, that ALcontrol’s LRQA certified ISO 14001 EMS has delivered.
LRQA certifies DP World Doraleh to ISO 28000
14th Aug 2009 by Alex Briggs
LRQA has certified the DP World Doraleh port to ISO 28000:2007, the global supply chain security standard.
DP World has also announced their goal of having all of their global ports certified to ISO 28000:2007 by the end of 2012.
DP World was the first organisation to be ISO 28000 certified, with their Dijibouti port being certified by LRQA in 2006.
LRQA Food Safety Webinar, PART 9, TECHNICAL PRESENTATION
29th Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs
Following on from the first 8 parts of the Food Safety Issues and Standards Webinar, the second set of videos will be from the technical session of the webinar. Part 9 is the beginning of the technical webinar from Cor Groenveld, one of the world’s leading food safety experts.
Canadian Independent Review Board Highlights Need for Third Party Help
24th Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs
a href=”http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/669868″>This article in the Canadian Star talks about the recent listeria outbreak that caused the death of 22 people and cost the government over $3 million.
The independent commission has come back to the government with six key suggestions to improve the state of Food Safety in Canada.
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