How does the recent EU-proposed amendment to the MDR affect products sold in the UK? Over the past few months, we have provided updates regarding the proposed amendments to MDR Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746 by the European Commission, which is now in effect.…
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SAI-Approved SA8000 Auditor Course (16-20 November 2020)
International Associates Limited’s will be running its fourth On-Line SAI-Approved SA8000 Introduction & Basic Auditor Course on 16-20 November 2020. The reception from participants was quite good as lockdowns in different countries across the world made it difficult ….
On-Line SAI-Approved SA8000 Auditor Course
International Associates Limited’s third On-Line SAI-Approved SA8000 Introduction & Basic Auditor Course will run on the 28 September-2 October 2020. Facing the challenge of the “new normal” brought by COVID-19 pandemic, International Associates has already conducted two on-line courses. The reception from participants was quite…
SAI-Approved SA8000 On-line Course
Since the first quarter of 2020 until now, we are facing a very challenging time due to COVID-19 pandemic, and all business sectors and industries are affected. The lockdowns in different countries across the world made it difficult for people to travel, do business, and…
OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001 Migration
Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges due to that, International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has given an extra 6 (six) month extension to the original migration deadline, which was 12 March 2021 but now ends on the 30 September 2021 for migration of…
ISO 13485 Medical Devices
For ISO 13485 Medical Devices Quality Management Systems, International Associates have just had a large extension to scope for Accreditation…
Association of Professional Social Compliance Auditors (APSCA)
The Association of Professional Social Compliance Auditors (APSCA) was created to enhance the professionalism, integrity and credibility…
LSAS Level 1
Within this blog I am only dealing with LSAS Level 1 Foundation requirements as these are the starting point and a requirement for suppliers…
LSAS (Labour Standards Assurance System)
LSAS (Labour Standards Assurance System), was designed by the National Health Service Supply Chain (NHS SC), in conjunction with the Departments of Health…..
International Associates on Final Part of UKAS Accreditation on ISO 13485
ISO 13485 is an internationally published standard that defines requirements within quality management systems for manufacturers of medical devices and equipment. The main objective of the standard is to facilitate harmonised quality management system requirements….