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The AISC Certification Audit: What to Expect and How to Prepare

May 4, 2024

Freer Consulting Blog: Compliance, Standards & Environmental InsightsObtaining AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction) certification is a significant milestone for steel fabricators, demonstrating their commitment to quality, safety, and industry best practices. However, the certification process can be challenging, particularly when it comes to the audit phase. In this post, we’ll discuss what fabricators can expect during an AISC certification

API Q1 Implementation Challenges

September 25, 2023

Freer Consulting Blog: Compliance, Standards & Environmental InsightsISO/TS 29001:2010, also known as API Specification Q1, is a quality management system standard specifically designed for organizations in the petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industry supply chain. This standard outlines the quality management requirements for product and service supply organizations in this sector. ISO/API Spec Q1 is applicable to organizations of various

A Turnkey AISC Certification Solution With The Expertise of Freer Consulting

August 28, 2023

Freer Consulting Blog: Compliance, Standards & Environmental InsightsAchieving American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) certification is a significant milestone for businesses in the steel construction industry. The complex and multifaceted nature of the certification process often requires expert guidance to navigate efficiently. The AISC certification serves as a hallmark of excellence and adherence to stringent industry standards in the steel

Lowering Costs While Enhancing Environmental Stewardship in the Tugboat Industry: Best Practices in Waste Management

June 7, 2023

Freer Consulting Blog: Compliance, Standards & Environmental InsightsEnvironmental Compliance for the Tug and Barge Industry Environmental sustainability is becoming an increasing factor in the success of many different industries. Customers are more likely to make environmental goals, objectives, and targets for reductions in emissions, energy use, and resource consumption a basic requirement for continuing to do business with them. The

Regulatory Compliance and Quality Programs: Constraints and Opportunities of Integration

February 28, 2023

Freer Consulting Blog: Compliance, Standards & Environmental InsightsFind out more how Freer Consulting can help your business with regulatory compliance and quality programs. By examining the costs and benefits of implementing process-based integrated management systems, organizations may gain insight into the potential value of merging regulatory compliance with quality programs. As an example, the food processing industry is regulated by

British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety

October 19, 2022

Freer Consulting Blog: Compliance, Standards & Environmental InsightsBritish Retail Consortium (BRC) is used to satisfy the GFSI audit, which is the Global Food Safety Initiative, the main body that oversees all other audits. In this blog, we will discuss BRC and some tips to use. First tip: Mock audits are a must! I cannot stress enough how important a mock

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Compliance: Proactively Mitigating Errors

September 13, 2022

Freer Consulting Blog: Compliance, Standards & Environmental InsightsWhen creating a HACCP program, there are a number of important components that are sometimes overlooked or aren’t fully implemented. Certification auditors will note these errors, which may prevent your business from achieving the certifications that you need. Below are some of the most common errors and how to mitigate them: Mistake #1:

Sustainability Reporting and Environmental Compliance

April 25, 2022

Freer Consulting Blog: Compliance, Standards & Environmental InsightsSome organizations think about taking the leap into global reporting for sustainability but are not sure where to begin or are unfamiliar with much of the jargon. Other companies are interested in helping with the sustainability movement but have a hard time navigating the plethora of resources available online. And still other organizations

Getting Started with AISC Certification

January 10, 2022

Freer Consulting Blog: Compliance, Standards & Environmental InsightsAre you looking to get AISC certified but you do not know where to begin? Obtaining your AISC 207-20 certification can be broken down into five steps: identify applicable sections from the standard, review existing documents and records, determine the gaps, implement the revised quality management system, and conduct an internal audit. 1:

Five Steps to Organizing Compliance Activities – Making a Breeze out of Obtaining Certifications, Passing Inspections, and Adhering to the Due Diligence of Expanding Operations

December 17, 2021

Freer Consulting Blog: Compliance, Standards & Environmental InsightsOrganizing compliance activities and their associated documents is key to confidently, efficiently, and effectively passing both internal and external audits and inspections as well as preparing for operational expansion. It is important to determine: Is this an existing company with years of compliance related documentation which needs to be organized, archived, or disposed