Standards

Resilience can help you acquire the confidence you need

Business continuity contributes to the development of a more resilient society. Organisations without an effective BCMS in place risk significant vulnerability and the resulting impact on their employees, customers and suppliers. Disruptions to your business can result in data risk, revenue loss, failure to deliver services as normal or in extreme cases, failure to deliver at all. That’s why organizations need strong business continuity planning.

Successful businesses expect the unexpected and plan for it

In an increasingly competitive market, organizations need to go to greater lengths to survive. After all where are they if they can’t continue to produce their products and services at a normal pace? Successful business continuity arrangements provide the solution to these problems by minimizing disruption and increasing the speed of recovery.

The essential standard for your quality management system

Quality matters to customers. If your business gives your customer a good experience they will return and continue to use your business. This is why quality management should be at the top of your business agenda. 

Having a Quality Management System (QMS) in place will help your business meet its customers’ requirements, save money and time on resources, increase profits and give you that step you need to always be ahead of your competitors. 

The world’s most popular standard - It’s been implemented by millions of organisations in over 175 countries.

ISO 9001 will give you a framework for building a QMS that reflects your organization's particular needs. A well-designed QMS will help you to plan, run and monitor every part of your business and continually improve on the areas that need some extra attention. It will also take you to the next step of your quality management journey and help prepare your organization for certification if you wish. Celebrate your business success by starting with the standard. 

 The internationally acclaimed standard for information security management.

It is the baseline standard of the ISO 27000 series of international information security management standards and the foundation standard for implementing an Information Security Management System (ISMS). 

Global information security standards have grown in rigor and recognition. So too have information security threats and the best ways to manage them. This standard reflects current best practice for information security management. It provides specific recommendations to help you establish an ISMS, monitor its performance and implement improvements when necessary. It also enables external assessment and certification of an organization’s information security.

 What is this standard for?

Any organisation, regardless of its size, type and activities that wants to:

• Establish, implement and maintain an OH&S management system to improve occupational health and safety, eliminate or minimize OH&S risks (including system deficiencies), take advantage of OH&S opportunities, and address OH&S management system nonconformities associated with its activities
• Continually improve its OH&S performance and the achievement of its OH&S objectives
• Assure itself of conformity with its OH&S policy
• Demonstrate conformity with the requirements of the standard

Why should you use this standard?

• It tackles a global need to improve the occupational health and safety of people working in organisations
• It enables organisations to provide safe and healthy working conditions that prevent work-related injury and ill health, and proactively improve the organisation’s OH&S performance

What is this standard about?

This highly popular standard maps out a framework that a company or organisation can follow to set up an effective environmental management system (EMS). This includes guidance on establishing policies and objectives.

Who is this standard for?

• Any organization, large or small, interested in implementing an EMS
• Environmental/sustainability sector

Why should you use this standard?  

ISO 14001 puts environmental management at the heart of an organisation’s operations, to help meet environmental regulations and improve efficiency and environmental performance. 

It outlines the most up-to-date specifications for implementing an EMS and the objectives and possible benefits of introducing a system such as helping an organisation reduce its environmental impact as well as grow its business.

 What is this standard about? 

This standard takes a holistic approach to the accessibility of information and communications technology (ICT) by combining guidance on implementing the accessibility of ICT systems (ICT accessibility) both at organisational and system development levels.

Why should you use this standard? 

This process gives guidelines for building and maintaining ICT systems (including products and services) that are accessible to diverse users (including users with disabilities and older people).

This document is applicable to all types of organisations. This document applies to the breadth of ICT systems and the results of convergent and emerging technologies within an organization including, but not limited to: information systems; intranet systems; websites; mobile and wearable applications; social media; and Internet of Things (IoT) systems.

Organisational Resilience

Per the FCA, PRA and Bank of England requirements from 31st March 2022 all financially regulated firms must prove operational resilience. The best way is to align to ISO 22316 for Organisational Resilience.  Biscon are uniquely placed to deliver consultancy to deliver a solution to your firm.