The revision of ISO 14001 Environment Management Systems is in its final stage, meaning that it is on course for publication at the beginning of October this year. The revised standard will differ significantly from the existing standard ISO 14001:2004.
Alternative healthcare therapies from around the world are becoming more popular in the UK, and this has led to calls from healthcare professionals to the government for them to better regulate certain practices – specifically Hijama therapy.
With the new Conservative government having just been formed and beginning talks regarding the next five years' they have in power, the new Business Secretary Sajid Javid has stated that he will focus on current business regulations – particularly strike laws.
Regulations affecting the e-cigarette industry mean that by next year all providers will have to provide exact details pertaining to what chemicals and ingredients are used in their e-liquids.
A new code of practice for developers of health and wellbeing apps to be used by the NHS has been developed. It has been published in response to concerns about the number of sub-standard apps on the market.
The fall can be attributed to a decrease in income value and thus a rise in poverty levels. Data from the European Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) show that despite austerity measures being deployed in 2013, UK living standards have been dropping for at least five years.
There is an increasing amount of pressure being placed on manufacturers of medical devices to comply with recognized industry standards. ISO 13485 can be used to assess for the CE mark and in conjunction with ISO 9001 and ISO 14971.
ISO 9001:2015 won't replace the existing standard until later this year, but it is vital that businesses are prepared for the changes they will face when it does come into force.
Businesses are under increasing pressure from stakeholders to demonstrate their water footprint. But what is a water footprint and what does this mean for businesses?
After the news broke that a teenager from Newtownards in Northern Ireland (NI) died recently due to the unregulated consumption of legal highs, calls have been made for such drugs to be banned in the province.
