ISO 13485 and its application in the Healthcare Sector
ISO 13485 AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE HEALTH SECTOR The medical devices industry with its wide and diverse range of products ranging from bandages, gloves, heart valves, software, to the manufacture of cutting-edge devices has a sustained growth worldwide, and it is a sector with a growth perspective of up to 828 million dollars. Hence […]
The International Anti-Bribery Standard: ISO 37001:2016 and its Benefits
THE INTERNATIONAL ANTI-BRIBERY STANDARD: ISO 37001:2016 AND ITS BENEFITS WHAT IS BRIBERY AND WHAT ARE ITS IMPLICATIONS? The act of bribery is defined according to the RAE (Royal Spanish Academy) as the ”action and effect of bribing”. We, for the context in which we will enter, we will occupy the term that is inclined to […]
Why ISO 27001 is important for your company?
WHY IS ISO 27001 IMPORTANT FOR YOUR COMPANY? The ISO 27001 Standard was published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and describes how to carry out information security within your organization. The most recent update of this standard was published in 2013 and its full name is now ISO/IEC 27001: 2013. The first revision […]
HACCP helps you to work under Good Hygienic Practices
HACCP HELPS YOU TO WORK UNDER GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICES IN THE FOOD SECTOR Before you start working with a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system in your organization, it is essential that you take into account the good hygiene practices that are considered as prerequisites for the HACCP system, in […]
Quality Standards for Medical Devices
QUALITY STANDARDS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Quality Standards for Medical Devices HISTORY OF PHARMACOPOEIA There has always been a need to know that healthcare products and services meet certain quality standards in medical devices as well as being adequate and useful for the patient. In the past, everything was based on a pharmacopoeia, a word that […]
Health and Safety within your organization
Health and Safety within your organization THE UPDATE OF ISO 45001 ISO 45001:2018 is the standard that came into force and replaced OHSAS 18001, to follow and improve occupational health and safety management systems. This standard is intended to streamline and facilitate integration with all other management systems that govern organizations in various areas, mainly […]
Implementing ISO 14001 in your company
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ISO 14001 STANDARD IN YOUR COMPANY Implementing ISO 14001 in your company The world is on alert regarding the environment, due to decades of neglect. Today, more and more people and companies are becoming environmentally conscious. Recent corporate initiatives to contribute to the care of the environment have become more and more […]
Medical Device Supplier Audits
AUDITS OF MEDICAL DEVICE SUPPLIERS Medical Device Supplier Audits THE ROLE OF MEDICAL DEVICES It is of utmost importance to have quality medical devices that are consumed daily by hospitals, since the level required by healthcare institutions is high due to the close relationship with patients’ health and safety. The demand for medical devices is […]
ISO 45001 and its implication within the health sector
ISO 45001 and its implication within the health sector LATENT RISKS IN HOSPITALS Hospitals are one of the places most visited by the world’s population, either to visit a family member who has been hospitalized due to illness, for routine examinations or simply because they are health professionals. The truth is that when visiting a […]
Bribery, corruption and the ISO 37001 standard
HOW TO DEFINE CORRUPTION? ISO 27001 IMPLEMENTATION An issue that has always been present in all countries and that affects governments and citizens both politically and economically is corruption. An act classified as the abuse of power that has been granted for the benefit of some person. Corruption can be classified in 3 ways: Large-scale […]