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The six essential points of the Health and Safety at Work Act

In this blog, we break down the key points of the Act and explore its relevancy for the present day.

What is a risk management strategy?

Read on for a more detailed definition where we break down the four common approaches to building a management strategy for risk and how to choose which one is suitable for your needs.

The 6 principles of safeguarding explained

Understanding what the principles are, as well as how to follow them, is an essential part of keeping vulnerable people safe from harm, abuse and neglect.

How to meet all 9 ALCOA principles with our document module

Managing your documentation electronically is also critical for meeting its requirements. We break down the ALCOA+ principles and how to meet them below.

What is ISO 15189 and why is it important?

Essentially, it is a standard that requires labs to develop a robust, reliable quality management system (QMS) to establish their competence.

10 good corporate governance examples

Corporate governance is about responsible leadership, following best practices to ensure the sustainable growth of the business in a transparent and trustworthy fashion.

Strategic risk: a quick guide

We have put together this quick guide to help you get up to speed with all things strategic risk, including strategic risk examples, definitions, and an overview of strategic risk management.

What are the 5 Rs of safeguarding?

The 5 Rs of safeguarding provide an easy-to-remember process for keeping vulnerable people safe. They outline five steps to follow if a safeguarding concern comes up to make sure the correct procedures are followed.

Aviation staff shortages – shoring up quality and safety

With the busiest travel season the aviation industry set to arrive since the pandemic, it looks like staff shortages will continue to wreak havoc in the industry.

What is a First Article Inspection Report and why is it important?

This serves as a quick guide to First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR), and why compliance with this standard is important to your organisation.

What is PPAP and why is it important?

As a standard method that’s widely used, it’s important to understand what Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) is and why it’s important. Let’s look at a PPAP and break down the key elements of the process.

What are ISO standards?

What are ISO standards? Our blog explains what they are, why they’re important and what both organisations and customers get out of them.

Principles of risk management explained

We introduce the principles of risk management in relation to ISO 31000. Read now to learn what the principles are and why they're important.

Risk matrix: what is it and should you use one?

In this blog, we explain in depth what a risk matrix is, the pros and cons, outline how you can create and why you should use one. Learn more.

ISO 9001:2015 explained: What is the process approach?

An ISO 9001 process approach is a management strategy incorporating the plan-do-check-act cycle and risk-based thinking. Learn more.

ISO 9001:2015 revision explained: 'Context of the organisation'

The ISO 9001:2015 revision will include some dramatic changes to the ISO 9001 standard, part 1 focuses on context of the organisation. Find out more.

What is the purpose of a quality management system?

The purpose of a Quality Management System (QMS) is to ensure that business processes are consistent to meet customer requirements. Learn more.

IND vs NDA: what is the difference?

IND and NDA tend to get thrown around and frequently mixed up, but what do they mean and what is the difference between them?

The benefits of using bids and proposals writing software

Discover the benefits of using bids and proposals writing software, a tool that helps you plan and write your proposal- Read now!

GxP compliance in the pharmaceutical industry

GxP compliance is a vital component within the pharmaceutical industry that ensures businesses meet strict quality standards within production. Learn more.