Monthly Archives: December 2011

The danger posed by lithium batteries to the safety of passenger aircraft was highlighted this week by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as it issued advice on sending Christmas presents by airmail or carrying them in luggage on flights. … Continue reading →

The oil industry has been warned that cyber-attacks could “cost lives” and cause “huge damage”.  Ludolf Luehmann, an IT manager for Shell, told the World Petroleum Conference in Doha this week that the company had suffered an increased number of … Continue reading →

Stephen Asbury, our Managing Director and a widely-published author on management systems and auditing, introduces a new ISO guide which is set to impact all management system standards Standards users who have adopted standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 … Continue reading →

A large scale survey has reported that a third of global companies do not understand their duty of care to employees travelling abroad for business. The survey of more than 600 companies, which was conducted by International SOS, found that … Continue reading →

In the case of Hodgkinson v Renfrewshire Council, the Scottish Courts rejected a claim for personal injury saying that it was, “clearly not realistic to expect an employer to risk assess every single detail of an employee’s work”. Heather Hodgkinson, … Continue reading →

While talking on his cell phone at a Hanoi petrol station in Hanoi, Vietnam last week, a man was severely burned by a flame that “came from nowhere and engulfed him”.  The incident occurred at about 7 pm, on 30 … Continue reading →

Japan’s whaling fleet has left port for the country’s annual hunt in Antarctica today according to press pictures obtained by the Associated Free Press (AFP).  But this annual trip had some beefed up security measures thanks to simmering international protests. … Continue reading →