Do you find keeping up with regular annual ISO tasks a struggle?
It’s easy to let ISO maintenance slip through the cracks, especially if it’s in addition to your primary job role.
If this sounds familiar, then you should consider outsourcing certain areas of your ISO management system to be managed by ISO experts.
Today, Mel explains the areas that should be managed in-house, the areas that can be outsourced, and the ISO support plan we offer to help businesses outsource aspects of their management systems.
You’ll learn
- How long ISO certifications are valid.
- Why businesses outsource some areas of their management system.
- The different ISO areas you can outsource.
- How to maintain quality when outsourcing internal audits.
- The importance of quantifying the results of your management system.
- The importance of employee engagement in your ISO management system.
Resources
- Need support with revamping your Management System? check out our ISO Support Plan
- Need guidance and support with ISO Standards? isologyhub
In this episode, we talk about:
[01:38] How long ISO certifications are valid and the ISO support plan we provide.
[02:38] Why businesses outsource certain aspects of their management system.
[03:34] What areas you can outsource and what you should keep in-house.
[04:48] Health and safety requirements and risk management needs.
[06:03] The most popular ISO areas that can be outsourced.
[09:27] How to optimise performance through updating management systems.
[09:57] The importance of being able to quantify the results of ISO systems.
[10:54] How to outsource the facilitation of your management review.
[12:15] Employee engagement training that can be outsourced.
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What our clients have to say
We engaged Blackmores to develop our ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 management system from scratch. Throughout the creation and development stages of our ISO journey, Anju Punetha demonstrated remarkable patience, knowledge, and understanding as our dedicated consultant.
During our internal audit preparations, Ian Battersby’s meticulous attention to detail and thorough approach ensured we were well-prepared for our external audit, which we passed with flying colours. His guidance during the external audit was invaluable.
Based on our engagement and experience, I highly recommend the entire Blackmores team. If you’re considering pursuing ISO accreditations, Blackmores should be your first choice.
Graeme Adam
The support and advise I get from our assigned auditors is immense. Forward planning for the following year is great and they are flexible and always willing to help.
Kalil Vandi
“Blackmores have assisted us almost since the start of our adoption of the ISO 9001 quality standard. Their input has improved our processes since the start, and enabled our goal of continuous improvement to be achieved. The people are also extremely easy to get on with, and they really understand our business, giving us a great deal of confidence in their advice.”
David Gibson
“Blackmores are the perfect bridge between working on your ISO as an individual or company, to being audited each year. We find that any queries we have are covered and we feel sure that we have everything as needs be before going into an external audit.”
Mandy Welsby
“We have been extremely impressed with the service and support provided by Blackmores. There knowledge and assistance through out our ISO journey has been amazing!”
Philip Hannabuss
“Blackmores have really kept us on our toes with the broad scope and level of detail they apply to our internal audit schedule. They always stay abreast of ISO standard changes and help us to adapt our processes and documents to embrace these changes accordingly. Having Blackmores shadow our external audits provides invaluable confidence and peace of mind – would highly recommend their services!”
Phil Geens
“Our ISO 27001 certification project has gone so well, that there was no doubt in who we were going to ask to help us with our aspirations of becoming ISO 14001 certified. It’s been an absolute pleasure working with Blackmores, and we are really looking forward to working with them for the foreseeable future.”
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