It is important to note that Batalas does not issue ISO certificates, that is the role of organisations known as certification bodies. The clear distinction between the roles of consultants and those of certification bodies is recognised by all those working within the internationally recognised [...]
April’s Outstanding Achievement Award being presented to CMR Every month Batalas recognises the achievement of one of our clients and welcomes them into our Hall of Fame. The Outstanding Achievement Award for April 2015 has been awarded to Cambridge Medical Robotics (CMR). [...]
ISO/IEC 17021 Conformity assessment. Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems - Part 1: Requirements is the international standard used by all IAF accredited certification bodies. It was first published in 2006, with a revision in 2011 and now in 2015 (June). All certification [...]
ISO certification is not easy to achieve, therefore why not shout about it, after all promoting your certification may help to attract more business. […]
This month in our five minutes with series, we talk to Barry West MCQI CQP AMIOSH, Director QEHS, North Europe, Wartsila Corporation, Services. What has been your biggest learning experience when completing an audit? […]
Annex SL (previously known as ISO Guide 83) is a publication which forms the basis of a generic management system. Why the change? It has been created by ISO in order to provide a universal high level structure, identical core text and common terms & [...]
This month in our five minutes with series, we talk to Sonali Karnik, Quality Manager Medisafe International The best advice I could give to help improve your management system… […]
February’s Outstanding Achievement Award being presented to Raj Bhogal. Every month Batalas recognises the achievement of one of our delegates and welcomes them into our Hall of Fame. The Outstanding Achievement Award for February 2015 has been awarded to Raj Bhogal, a Clinical & [...]
January's Outstanding Achievement Award being presented to Lieutenant Steve Currie. Picture by Matthew Hibberd. Every month Batalas recognises the achievement of one of our delegates and welcomes them into our Hall of Fame. The Outstanding Achievement Award for January 2015 has been awarded to Lieutenant Steve [...]
A good auditor is one who listens. The auditor needs to extract and understand the information that is known by the auditee. Here’s our list of the top 5 things an auditor should never say: […]