Does your business still need a Quality Manual? 

Does your business still need a Quality Manual?  Does your business still need a Quality Manual?   By Alan M. Jones, CEO, Qudos Management Pty Ltd. February 2024.   Back in the day, every organization with a quality system had a quality manual. There was no alternative. A documented Quality manual was a mandatory requirement of…

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How does a management system advance?

How does a management system advance? How does an ISO Management System Advance? How does a management system advance? By Alan M. Jones, CEO, Qudos Management Pty Ltd. 23 January 2024.   I came across a quotation the other day from the renowned philosopher and mathematician Alfred North Whitehead: “Civilization advances by extending the number…

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Powerful new document acknowledgement feature for Qudos 3 IMS software

Powerful new document acknowledgement feature for Qudos 3 IMS software Document acknowledgement 16 November 2023. Document acknowledgement Document acknowledgement is a simple process where employees and other relevant people are required to acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agree to comply with the statements in a document. They document may be a handbook, manual,…

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ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 7.5 Creating your Documented information

ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 7.5 Creating your documents Create and identify the required documents for ISO 27001 24th August 2022 – ISO 27001 Information Security in plain English – Blog post #14. ISO 27001 – Clause 7.5 Documented information. Article on creating the required documents for your ISMS (Information Security Management System).  …

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ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 7.4 Communication

ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 7.4 Communication 8th August 2022 – ISO 27001 Information Security in plain English – Blog post #13. ISO 27001 – Clause 7.4 Communication. This article discusses how to determine communications relating to your ISMS (Information Security Management System).   ISO 27001 Information Security in plain English Information Security is…

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ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 7.3 Awareness

ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 7.3 Awareness 14 July 2022 – ISO 27001 Information Security in plain English – Blog post #12. ISO 27001 – Clause 7.3 Awareness. This article discusses the topic of people working for your organization needing to be aware of your information security policy, how they can contribute to the…

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ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 7.2 Competence

ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 7.2 Competence 5 ,July 2022 – ISO 27001 Information Security in plain English – Blog post #11. ISO 27001 – Clause 7.2 Competence. Determine the required levels of competence for the ISMS, verify that they are in place, obtain any required competences , and retain records.   ISO 27001…

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ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 7.1 Resources

ISO 27001 Information Security – Clause 7.1 Resources 23 ,June 2022 – ISO 27001 Information Security in plain English – Blog post #10. ISO 27001 – Clause 7.1 Determine and provided the resources needed for the ISMS.   ISO 27001 Information Security in plain English Information Security is becoming critical to every business, and there…

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Smoothing the transition to ISO 45001

Smoothing the transition to ISO 45001 15 March 2021 | Guidance and reference source for making the transition to ISO 45001. ISO 45001 is an international standard that specifies requirements for an OHSMS (Occupational Health & Safety Management System). It aims to enable organizations to better manage their OHS risks and improve their OHS performance.…

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Business continuity and ISO 22301

Business continuity and the ISO 22301 standard 19 May 2020   Business continuity management is dealing with the impact of disruptions in order to continue providing services or products. That is, at least to acceptable levels and time frames. A BCMS (or business continuity management system) will integrate arrangements for prevention and recovery to build…

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