Cyber-enabled: risk or opportunity?
Cyber-enabled shipping has arrived, and there is no doubt it is going to completely revolutionise the industry, but will this be for the better or the worse?
180323 Generation Z and the changing face of Safety
Over the past two years, the HSES programme at LRQA has been undergoing a significant change. As part of this transformation, James has been considering how demographic changes will create new challenges for safety.
Embrace best approach to digital innovation to maximise opportunities.
With the right approach to innovation, the right skills and the right partnerships, the maritime sector can capitalise on the opportunities of digital technologies.
ASC certification from LRQA adds value to aquaculture suppliers
Seafood assurance has a major role to play; the benefits of sustainable fisheries and fish farming and the need to mitigate the environmental impacts of fishing and aquaculture are increasingly in the public consciousness.
180124 The clock is ticking; transitioning to ISO 14001:2015
The September 2018 deadline for organisations to transition to the revised international environmental management system [EMS] standard ISO 14001:2015 is fast approaching.
EN 10204 Type 3.2 certification getting complex?
The use of the EN 10204:2004 standard for inspection documents for metallic products has become more widespread, beyond even the European Union. As an independent third party, LRQA is working to educate the manufacturing community about t
Revising the Pressure Equipment Directive: Why now, & what’s changing?
For the first time in 17 years, the EU's Pressure Equipment Directive (PED 97/23/EC) is changing.