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A common structure for management systems. Since the publication of ISO 50001:2018, all of the major ISO standards are now based on the High-Level-Structure, HLS for short. First initiated in 2012, HLS has become the common structure of all revised or newly issued ISO management system standards, with many positive effects especially for integrated systems.

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The new European privacy regulation or GDPR has been in force since May 2018. In the meantime, after the early adapters, many Belgian companies have adjusted their data processes. Now what? How does this continue? Who will perform checks on this? Back to business as usual or will there be a follow-up? How have other companies approached this?

Many questions which we discussed with David Stevens, the new Managing Director of the Data Protection Authority (GBA) and Erwin Maussen, DPO and Risk Manager VRT, at the Corda Campus in Hasselt.

Makso Assemblage uit Veenendaal, Nederland, hernieuwt zijn ISO 9001-certificaat.

Like every year, we organized an international exchange of experience and training for our auditors, so that they can be fully updated and calibrated to give the best of themselves to all our customers.
Our auditors always ensure that your management system is brought to a higher level.
For those who still have doubts, click further for some advantages of a certified management system!

GDP – Good Distribution Practice

EU Guidelines for Quality in Pharma Logistics

How can patients be sure that the medicines that arrive at their hospital, physician or pharmacist are identical to those shipped by the manufacturer? How can you guarantee that the quality of the medication you transport remains unchanged throughout the chain of supply?

Every minute of downtime is a minute of potential loss of revenue, dis-gruntled clients, supply gaps and lack of productivity. Because interruptions of business can never be prevented entirely, a solid approach to manage risks and respond to incidents and issues is critical. The international stan-dard ISO 22301 specifies requirements for organizations that wish to implement a documented Business Continuity Management System (BCM).

Each year, goods valued between eight to ten billion Euros disappear during transportation in Europe alone. The verb “disappear” covers criminal acts such
as abduction, burglary and theft. The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA), an association of approximately 600 international manufacturers,
logistics service providers and law enforcement organizations, was formed for the purpose of reducing such losses along the supply chain.

TISAX (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange) – or information security in the automotive industry - is based on essential aspects of ISEO/EIC 27001. So far, information security in the automotive industry has been strongly influenced by individual approaches - that is about to change with the introduction of this standard.

On March 12, 2018, the new version of OHSAS was published as ISO 45001: 2018. This standard now has the same structure as ISO 9001: 2015 and ISO 14001: 2015. This makes it easier to integrate into the general management system.