11 May 2022

What Is an Integrated Management System? (IMS)

Integrated Management System (IMS) An Integrated Management System (IMS) is a single management system that integrates all the elements and requirements of multiple management system standards into one combined system within an organisation. The integration process combines all aspects of an organizations processes, systems, legal and interested party requirements into an intelligent system that will […]

11 April 2022

ISO 45003 – A Framework for Managing Psychosocial Risks in the work place.

ISO 45003 – A Framework for Managing Psychosocial Risks in the work place. In our previous Blog, I spoke about ISO 45001:2018 and the benefits the Occupational Health & Safety standard can bring to any organisation. The purpose of ISO 45001 is to help organizations put systems, practices and controls in place to improve their health […]

07 March 2022

How ISO 9001:2015 has benefitted MSL Cork, one of Irelands top Mercedes Benz dealerships.

How ISO 9001:2015 has benefitted MSL Cork, one of Irelands top Mercedes Benz dealerships. Background MSL Cork is part of the MSL Motor Group which is a family-owned business since 1959. This car dealership, based at Little Island in Cork, provides a full range of Mercedes Benz dealership services including the sale of both new […]

19 January 2022

Powerful Health & Safety Standard

ISO 45001 – A Powerful Health & Safety Standard Every day, thousands of employees are killed due to work related activities. These deaths are preventable.  The purpose of ISO 45001 is to help organizations put systems, practices and controls in place to improve their health and safety performance by providing safe and healthy workplaces, preventing work […]

08 November 2021

Why bother completing internal audits?

Definition: ISO 9000 define an audit as a systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining objective evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria are fulfilled or put simply; an audit is a systematic process for gathering factual data that enable an organization to identify areas for improvement within […]

12 October 2021

What is ISO and how does it help your organisation?

What is ISO? This is a question that I have been asked many times. The more relevant question is Who are the ISO? The ISO – the international Organisation for Standardisation, is an international body based in Switzerland that develops and publishes a substantial catalogue of industrial and commercial international standards across the globe. These […]