Compliance is not just about staying within rules and regulations. It can also be the difference between winning more work and missing out. That’s why many businesses hire specialist compliance professionals. By doing so, they can leave this crucial work to qualified professionals and remain free...
The start of a New Year is the perfect time to pause, reflect, and set fresh goals. But goals are helpful and important only if they are meaningful to you. Not only are you more likely to work hard if the goals you wish to achieve...
Business terms and policies can be in constant flux, no matter what your industry. This means that sometimes the terms themselves become complex, confusing, or even overwhelming, over time. That’s why we have created a clear and simple A-Z list that rounds up some of the...
With the environment being in the forefront of many people’s minds during the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Scotland this month, it’s clear that sustainability is one of the biggest trends in business development currently. And it’s likely to stay that way. In a recent blog by...
ISO 9001 is the world’s most recognised quality management system standard. It is designed to assist businesses in meeting a set of industry-wide standards to help ensure everything is in order, well regulated, and meeting the expectations of customers, stakeholders and more. Once certified and with...
In April this year, a new set of global standards for compliance management systems (CMS), the ISO 37301, replaced its predecessor, the ISO 19600. Both were developed and implemented by the independent and non-governmental body, the ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation), and are set to change...
The process of tendering out work is designed to weed out bidders who don’t meet the necessary standards to carry out a specified job. It’s a selection process, and compliance is one of the very important ingredients of this complex practice. To maximise the chances...
When you think of Chas, you may be thinking of that solid, reliable guy next door to your great aunt Pen, who keeps an eye out for her, and that kind of Chas you can’t buy. But no, this kind of CHAS, an accreditation scheme for...
Have you heard that there are now less than one hundred days till Christmas?! If that fills you with dread, how do you feel when you count how many days you have until your next company accreditation deadline? As with many things in life, be they...
Have you heard colleagues (or competitors!) talk about SSIP? Have you wondered whether you should get accredited too but aren't sure how, or if, you'll benefit? Are you worried that getting accredited will be way too time-consuming and technical? Well, SMAS Worksafe, in their latest blog,...
