Covid-19 Return to Work Risk Assessment Purpose of Covid-19 Return to Work Risk Assessment is to mitigate and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace. COVID-19, is highly infectious and can spread from person to person through aerosol transmission of particles produced when an infected person exhales, talks, sneezes, or coughs. COVID-19 is highly …
Introduction to ISO 31000:2018 Risk Management ISO 31000 Standard has been revised providing more strategic guidance than its predecessor ISO 31000:2009, placing more emphasis on the involvement of senior management and the integration of risk management into the organization. The purpose of ISO 31000 is to provide principles and generic guidelines on risk management, and …
Introduction to ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety ISO 45001:2018 replaced OHSAS18001:2007 with the potential to save almost three million lives each year. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), more than 7600 people die from work-related accidents or diseases every single day, there was a clear worldwide need to harmonize health and safety management systems, and …
An Introduction to GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the new data protection regulation that became law across the EU since May 2018. It replaced all previous data protection regulations including Data Protection Act 1988, which was amended by the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003. EU Data Protection Reform The GDPR regulations give consumers …
GDPR and BREXIT Simplified The General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR was approved and adopted by the EU (European Union) Parliament in April 2016, after a two year transition period the regulation came into force 25 May 2018. The GDPR applies to all organisations large medium or small who are based in the EU and those …
GDPR Compliance for Paper Documents In May 2018 the GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation came into force throughout the EU replacing the Data Protection Act 1998. This has had a major impact on the way businesses manage data, and steps should have been taken to ensure compliance, and avoidance of hefty fines. GDPR may …
GDPR Sets Out Seven Key Principles Although similar to the the Data Protection Act 1998 they have been updated to take into consideration the advancement in technology, and the way we handle personal data today. a) Article 5(1) requires that personal data shall be:processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to individuals …
Introduction to ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Standard The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has published a major revision of its ISO 9001 standard that applied 15 September 2018. ISO 9001:2015 quality management standard is internationally recognised and defines the principles for Quality Management System. What is a Quality Management System (QMS)? Describes how an organisation …
