Building Back Better – Re-Thinking Transport in a COVID-19 World
You may have seen this meme. It certainly made me pause and think. If we are reorganising our business, can we prepare for multiple threats at once? The lockdown caused by COVID-19 has massively reduced the number of vehicles on the roads and the consequent noise, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The benefits can […]
Overview of IS EN IEC 60812:2018 Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA and FMECA)
IS EN IEC 60812:2018, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA and FMECA) was published in October 2018 and replaces the 2006 version of the standard. The standard describes how to perform a systematic failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA). An analysis of this kind establishes how a product or process might fail to perform its […]
ISO 14090:2019 Adaptation to Climate Change — Principles, Requirements and Guidelines
Climate change is impacting society in various ways and will continue to do so owing to greenhouse gases emitted, since the start of the Industrial Revolution. The extent of future climate change will depend on the effectiveness of efforts to limit further emissions of greenhouse gases. In November 2016, the Paris Agreement came into force […]
Latest Annual Report on Hazardous Waste in Ireland
The Environmental Protection Agency in Ireland has recently published its latest latest annual report on hazardous waste in Ireland for 2018. What is hazardous waste? A waste is hazardous when it can harm human health or the environment because it is explosive, oxidising, flammable, irritant, toxic, carcinogenic, corrosive, infectious, mutagenic, sensitising or eco-toxic. Hazardous waste […]
Four best practices for creating and delivering engaging training content
First and foremost, it is important to determine why your organisation needs training. Is carrying out the training simply a tick the box exercise or will it improve the performance of the business i.e., will it reduce costs, improve efficiency, mitigate risks, and/or generate revenue. This should be determined during a training needs analysis meeting […]
Employment Health & Safety law and COVID-19
For up-to-date information and guidance on COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) go to – Irish Health Services Executive (HSE) and Government websites: www.HSE.ie https://www2.hse.ie/coronavirus/ https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/c36c85-covid-19-coronavirus/ UK National Health Service (NHS) and Government websites: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public EMPLOYMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW AND COVID-19 The basis for ensuing occupational health and safety is the identification of hazards, the […]
Building a successful 5S team
The most important stage in implementing a 5S in an organisation is choosing a team of people to lead the effort. Having a 5S team ensures a certain level of focus around the 5S implementation process and gives momentum for a group effort to complete the project. The 5S implementation team should consist of a […]
Effective use of 5S floor marking for social distancing
In the current climate the more visual stimulation to re-iterate the message of good social distancing practices the better to limit the spread of COVID-19. Markings need to be clear and concise. If the visuals do not make sense, rules will be broken as people will not understand what is being asked of them. The […]
COVID-19: A Message from Antaris Consulting
We hope you, your colleagues and your families are all safe and well during this current COVID-19 crisis. It is a very uncertain, challenging and testing time, and we along with everyone else are concentrating on trying to maintain some normality whilst keeping business functioning. We want to assure you that Antaris is fully operational […]
Risk Management in ISO 9001:2015 and Other Management System Standards
ISO 9001:2015 establishes a systematic approach to risk. The previous versions treated it as a single component of a QMS. ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 have added an enterprise risk element to the existing environmental and safety risk assessments. A risk-based approach embeds an assurance and prevention strategy into the whole system. Organisations can increase […]
