How often have you heard someone say they aspire to be an ISO consultant? Likely not at all! That's not surprising as it's quite a niche world to find yourself in, yet despite that, there are still thousands of ISO professionals worldwide.

We're continuing with our latest mini-series where we introduce members of our team, to explore how they fell into the world of ISO and discuss the common challenges they face while helping clients achieve ISO certification.  

In this episode we introduce Anju Punetha, a QHSE Consultant at Blackmores, to share the journey of how she transitioned from special education in India, to ISO consultancy for international organisations.

You'll learn

·      What is Anju's role at Blackmores?

·      What does Anju enjoy outside of consultancy?

·      What path did Anju take to become an ISO Consultant?

·      What is the biggest challenge she's faced when implementing ISO Standards?

·      What is Anju's biggest achievement?

 

Resources

·      Isologyhub

·      From Silos to Synergy: The benefits of Implementing an Integrated ISO Management System Webinar registration

 

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[02:05 ] Episode Summary – We introduce Anju Punetha, a QHSE Consultant here at Blackmores, to discuss her journey towards becoming an ISO consultant who specialises in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001, ISO 20121 and ISO 55001.   

[04:05 ] What is Anju's role at Blackmores? Her role primarily involves supporting clients in two key areas: maintaining and continually improving their existing ISO management systems and helping them establish and implement new standards.

As part of that support, she:

·      Conduct internal audits

·      Reviews and updates management system documentation

·      Facilitate management reviews

·      Train internal teams and prepare them for certification audits.

When implementing a new ISO standard, she'll start with a gap analysis – i.e comparing their current practices against the standard's requirements. Then break down those requirements into simple, easy-to-understand language and create a practical plan to bridge the gaps.

Depending on the standard, she may also facilitate strategic business risk assessments, environmental aspects and impacts assessments, or information security risk assessments.

Additionally, Anju helps clients develop and implement policies and procedures, create legal and compliance registers, and verify their readiness for certification body audits.

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