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ISO 9001 Risk Management and Cybersecurity

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ISO 9001 Risk Management and Cybersecurity Andrew Nichols, Quality Programme Manager at Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, argues that data breaches can be disastrous for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It’s time for quality managers to look at how their management systems can help protect their business.  Cybersecurity breaches often make the news headlines, especially as large organisations tend to be the main victims – BA, Equifax, Marriott…

Moving Company and FAIM Quality Standard Certification

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Moving Company and FAIM Quality Standard Certification Due to the impact of the global pandemic and ever-increasing scrutiny of the environmental practices of relocation businesses, the industry is gearing up for an important update to its quality standard. FIDI Global Alliance is an association for quality-certified international moving and relocation businesses, specialising in moves from one country to another. Working with a FIDI-affiliated…

Effective Decision-Making Through Evidence-Based Approach

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Effective Decision-Making Through Evidence-Based Approach Ravindiran Gurusamy, IRCA Certificated Associate Auditor, offers an overview of how evidence-based decision-making can play a vital role in quality management and decision-making.   Facts, evidence and data analysis can support objectivity and confidence in decision-making – but how does evidence-based decision-making really benefit organisations and audit professionals? For a start,…

Quality Management in Food and Beverage Sector

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Quality Management in Food and Beverage Sector Cambridge Commodities takes a “no-nonsense” approach to ensuring transparency in its quality operations, says the firm’s Head of Quality and Technical Becky Smith. When you’re sourcing and supplying more than 2,500 ingredients via a complex supply chain, you need to earn the trust of your customers. And a…

Regulatory Overhaul for Building Safety

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Regulatory Overhaul for Building Safety The UK is introducing the most significant reform to building safety regulations in decades, aiming to create a coherent system that defines responsibilities and improves quality across the built environment. Published in July 2021, the UK government’s long-awaited draft Building Safety Bill promises to deliver the biggest reform of regulation…

Implementation of IATF 16949 Certification at Automotive Sector

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Implementation of IATF 16949 Certification The International Automotive Task Force is reviewing how problem-solving and nonconformity management are covered in the IATF 16949:2016, the global technical specification and quality standard for the automotive industry. What do the trends tell us? Quality management is mission-critical to the international automotive industry, not least in the UK, where…

Evaluating ISO 9001 Revision Requirement

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Evaluating ISO 9001 Revision Requirement Used by millions of organizations around the globe, the world-standard reference for quality, ISO 9001, Quality management systems – Requirements, has just passed its “warrant of fitness”. Like all ISO standards, ISO 9001 undergoes a systematic review every five years to decide whether it is still valid or needs updating. This is important to…

Third-Party Food Safety Certification Auditing

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Third-Party Food Safety Certification Auditing Marie-Claude Quentin, Senior Technical Manager at the Global Food Safety Initiative, explains how it is troubleshooting issues of trust in auditing and certification processes.  With sudden and significant disruptions in the audit processes during the pandemic, third-party food safety certification has faced one of its most challenging times. However, this period of disruption has served to highlight the significant and increasing threats that…

Effective Audit Management Through Cloud Based System

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Effective Audit Management Through Cloud Based System Improvement, Innovation and Effectiveness Lead Tracey Brailsford at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust explains how a cloud-based system is helping senior leadership and frontline staff learn from performance and continually improve services for patients.  When Tracey Brailsford joined Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust in 2015, the organisation’s clinical…

Remote ISO Audit During The Covid 19 Pandemic

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Remote ISO Audit During The Covid 19 Pandemic Gordon McNeil, IRCA Principal Auditor, has conducted audits globally in a variety of industries, including nuclear, defence, aerospace and civil aviation. He shares his experience and advice on how remote audits can continue to be conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many organisations, including national and international certification…