Eliminating of The Management Representative Roles in QMS: Dr Christel Fouche, Health and Safety Specialist and Lead Auditor, shares her experience for performing successful audits under the ISO 45001 standard, and explains how to adapt to changes following the migration from OHSAS 18001. Auditing was much easier when a management representative was a requirement in…
ISO 14001 and Processes to Achieve Environmental Goals: Danièle Huet-Kouo talks about companies’ environment and social responsibility and how the ISO 14001:2015 certification process can help them achieve their environmental goals The world’s environment has changed a great deal since the publication of the second version of ISO 14001 Environmental management systems in 2004. Businesses’…
Forward Looking Quality Management Standards: Richard Green, CQP FCQI, Managing Director of Kingsford Consultancy Services, UK, provides information on the updates the quality profession could expect to see in the 9000 and 10000 series of quality standards. On Monday 4 May, the ISO Quality Management and Quality Assurance Committee (TC/176) circulated its TC176 future concepts…
Security Industry Standards: Tony Brachmanski, CQP MCQI, IRCA Principal Auditor, provides an insight into the purpose and structure of the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS), and the approach third party ACS- approved auditors are applying to assess businesses against the standard. For many years, the private security industry has been perceived to have a poor reputation,…
Competence Important in Businesses: Malcolm Royer, CQP MCQI, Senior Quality Manager at Network Rail, explores what is meant by competency and why the term has become popular with businesses over the past two decades. I have worked in the quality profession for 35 years since I finished my apprenticeship with Petter Diesels in Staines, UK. I have…
Quality Management and Industry 4.0 Technology for Automotive Sector: Anca Thompson, Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer at Sanmina Corporation, explores how quality management and Industry 4.0 technology can tackle the latest trends in the automotive industry The automotive industry is transforming as innovative technology, shifting business models and changing driver behaviours impact the…
Competencies of Quality Professionals in Quality 4.0: Mohamed Mohamedi, Quality Management Engineer at Aramco, explores the non-conventional skills and experience required of auditors in a Quality 4.0 era The past decade has seen rapid advances in connectivity, mobility, analytics, scalability, and data analytics, spawning what has been called the fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0. This…
Importance of STEM: Gaurav Bijlani PCQI, Senior Production Test Engineer at Hanover Displays, speaks about the importance of encouraging more students into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) careers. According to the Manufacturing in 2020 report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the UK manufacturing industry accounts for 10 per cent of the UK economy. “However, a staggering…
Risks and Opportunities of Remote Auditing: The Covid-19 pandemic is unprecedented in modern times and provides the first significant test for the relatively new programme of assessment and certification of management systems. Paul Simpson, CQP FCQI, Principal Consultant and Owner of s2a2s Ltd, discusses the risks and opportunities associated with remote auditing for conformity assessment…
Rebuilding Life After The Covid 19 Pandemic: David Hutchins, CQP FCQI, Chairman and Principal at David Hutchins International, looks at how quality professionals can help their organisations by applying the Hoshin Kanri method and using Deming’s 14 points for management. When we celebrated the New Year, as we raised our glasses, we could not possibly…
