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Meeting Environmental Legislation and ISO 50001

by QMSInt October 17, 2012 Business Law Blogs

With mounting pressure from international agreements and Green movements, the importance of energy management has increased over recent years, especially as more legislation and regulations are implemented. With pollution and energy management targets to meet, there is a constant stream of new rules to help businesses reduce their carbon footprint. However, which regulations are the […]

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OHSAS 18001 Helping to Reduce Occupational Personal Injuries

by QMSInt October 16, 2012 Accident Claims

The personal injury industry is big business in the UK. Following the legalisation of referral fees by the previous Labour government, the market is on the verge of spiralling out of control with a net worth of around £1.8 billion pounds annually for solicitors. Businesses are now taking more conscious steps to crack down on […]

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What is the Data Protection Act and How Can Businesses Follow it?

by QMSInt September 28, 2012 Data Protection Law

The Data Protection Act 1998 is an extremely important piece of legislation which was introduced to the UK to bring the regulations in line with the European Directive of 1995. This directive from the EU required Member States to protect citizen’s fundamental rights and freedoms and in particular mentioned their right to privacy when dealing […]

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