Comparing the Similarities and Differences in ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 50001:2018 – Clause 7 Support
This blog series continues to investigate the similarities and differences between ISO 14001: 2015 and ISO 50001:2018. The intent is to help organisations who are looking to get certified to either one or both of these standards to gain an understanding of the benefits and level of effort involved in utilising an integrated approach to […]
ISO 10012 Training Delivered to Transitions Optical
Transitions Optical manufactures photochromic plastic lenses at its premises in Tuam, Co. Galway and employs approximately 200 people. The company is certified to ISO 13485:2016 – the medical device management system standard. Clause 7.6 of this standard addresses the control of monitoring and measuring equipment, which relates to the calibration and verification of measuring equipment […]
Comparing the Similarities and Differences in ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 50001:2018 – Clause 6 Planning
This blog series continues to investigate the similarities and differences between ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 50001:2018. The intent is to help organisations who are looking to get certified to either one or both of these standards to gain an understanding of the benefits and level of effort involved in utilising an integrated approach to obtain […]
Sustainable Finance & Understanding How to Get There
Source: https://www.ifrs.org/use-around-the-world/use-of-ifrs-standards-by-jurisdiction/view Adapted. Image: For demonstration purposes only. The convergence of Sustainability and Financial Reporting.i In ‘Who Controls the Rules Wins’ii, finance contributor George O’Dwyer, sets out why climate and financial reporting were moving toward alignment. Highlighted impacts on; share prices, investment returns, availability of finance and singled out a resource every stakeholder attributed value […]
The Right to Disconnect!
What is the Right to Disconnect? The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) describes the right to disconnect as “an employee’s right to be able to disengage from work and refrain from engaging in work-related electronic communications, such as emails, telephone calls or other messages, outside normal working hours.” The WRC’s Code of Practice Right to Disconnect […]
Creating a Communications Strategy
Planning for Safety Communications 2022 is just around the corner now and this may be a good time for us to consider our plans for the new year. Safety communications is often an ad hoc process based on issues and opportunities as they arise. There are considerable benefits to creating a strategy and plan for […]
Safe Use of All-Terrain Vehicles (ref. SI 619 of 2021)
All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) ATVs, also known as quad bikes, are used in a variety of work situations, mainly where access to off-road locations is required and a larger 4 x 4 vehicle is not a practicable option. Quad bikes present serious risks to users who do not take appropriate precautions and are not suited to […]
SBTi Net-Zero Standard
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) have launched their corporate net-zero standard. The standard can be found at https://sciencebasedtargets.org/resources/files/Net-Zero-Standard.pdf Antaris are advocates of science-based targets and we think they are a great tool to plan for decarbonisation. We have committed to reducing our absolute scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions 50% by 2030 from […]
Famine, War, and Pestilence – Interpretation of our Future as per Chatham House’s Report Entitled ‘Climate Change Risk Assessment 2021’
Here’s my interpretation of our future according to Chatham House’s report entitled Climate change risk assessment 2021. Chatham House, (yes, they do more than set rules for disclosure at meetings), published the report in September with its headline findings that: The world is dangerously off-track to meet the Paris Agreement goals The risks are compounding, […]
Power Property
Power Property had health and safety documentation in place but required it to be updated to reflect the growth it had experienced over the previous five years. It also needed it to be updated to reflect government guidelines on COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Company Introduction Power Property is the leading firm of independent Commercial & Residential […]
