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We Protect You

Employment contracts

By having a well written contract which specifically reflects your organization’s circumstances, you can help ensure your employees understand their employment rights and responsibilities, thereby reducing the likelihood of a dispute.

Policies & procedures

BY Introducing HR policies, procedures and HR Manuals give organizations the opportunity to offer a fair and consistent approach to managing your staff.

• HR Polices & Procedure Manual
• Recruitment and selection
• Training and learning/development
• Communications
• Employee involvement
• Team working
• Performance appraisal
• Compensations & Benefits
• Job security
• Job challenge/job autonomy

Not all of these will be relevant to all organizations and some policies are required by law, while others are to promote good practice. At HRWEB, we can work with you to identify the appropriate HR policies and procedures for your organization.

Legal compliance

Well designed contracts and policies are at the foundation of a good employment relationship, however, it is important that your managers know how and when to use them. At HRWEB we can help you navigate your way through the complexities of employment law and help you to understand your rights and responsibilities as an employer.

We Support You

Day to day advice

Our clients know that when they call the HRWEB their call will be taken by well-known person. If they are unavailable, our clients know that their query will be answered by their second named consultant. We are committed to providing you with consistent, practical support when you need it.

Represent/Attending difficult meetings

At times you may find that you need to communicate some difficult messages, perhaps in a disciplinary, capability, redundancy or grievance situation. In these matters we can represent/ attend meetings with you and provide you with the support you need, including helping you to prepare for the meeting, provide advice, take notes and deal with any follow up actions.

Performance management

The HRWEB can work with you to improve the performance of your people, including an effective performance management system. Whether you need to review your existing appraisal scheme or develop a new one, the HRWEB can support you. This includes coaching your managers to use these processes.

Investigations

Should the need arise, we can carry out independent investigations within your organization. We will report on the facts of the case and adhere to any relevant procedures you have in place. You can then make an informed decision and agree a course of action.

Equality and diversity

Your policies relating to equality and diversity are the starting point for reflecting your commitment to equal opportunities. We can work with you to review how diversity is managed within your organization and help to you to identify how your policies or practices can be better integrated into your organization’s culture.

Mediation

Professional mediation can offer a constructive way of resolving conflicts to re-establish an acceptable working relationship, especially where carried out sooner rather than later. We offer a tailor-made mediation service for clients to help resolve conflicts within teams or disputes between individuals. Our fully qualified mediators will work with your organization to discuss how mediation can best meet your needs.

Job evaluation

Job evaluation is an accepted and fair way of helping organizations to determine pay. We can work with you to train your staff to conduct job evaluations or we can evaluate jobs on your behalf. Job evaluation is often part of a wider review of pay and benefits.

Pay and benefits

At HRWEB we can help you to design and implement a pay and benefits strategy and structure. This can include salary benchmarking and introducing a flexible benefits scheme which will help your organization meet its operational objectives in both the short and long term, while remaining sensitive to your corporate culture. We can help you on individual cases or provide a complete solution for your organization.

Employee relations

Investing in good two way communication with your employees will help you to effectively manage change, prevent problems from growing and lead to a happier and more motivated workforce. The HRWEB can work with you to identify the barriers to good employee relations and help you to plan how to make improvements.

HR software

At HRWEB we can help you to design cost effective & efficient HR systems through third-party software developers to fully automate your HR System; or system that you can manage yourself, or a system which supports the outsourcing of your HR.

Recruitment & Selection

Finding the right people is crucial to the effectiveness of your organization, we will work with you to maximize your chances of sourcing, selecting and retaining the right people by:

• Planning:

  We can plan and project manage your recruitment from concept to completion, starting with designing a job description and person specification which reflects your organization’s culture style, through to negotiating an offer of employment.

• Administration:

  We can help to remove the administrative burden of recruitment, including advertising the position and processing applications, especially where confidentiality is key. We are experienced with high volume recruitment and vetting processes for those working with vulnerable service users.

• Assessment:

  We will work with you to ensure that you employ the right people, with the right skills, attitude and behavior. In the job description and specification we will ensure your criteria are robust and thoroughly tested during the recruitment process. This can include: screening and short listing candidates, devising competency based interview questions, interviewing, devising other selection exercises, or conducting various testing to identify the right person for the role.

• Appointment:

  We can draft the contract, carry out vetting, devise the initial training and induction plan and remind you when to conduct the probationary reviews.

We Develop You

At the HRWEB, we use our broad experience of working with organizations in the third sector to work at a strategic level, supporting longer term organizational planning and change.

• Developing a people strategy
• Organization design and development
• Developing organizational or departmental values
• Developing core or job specific competences
• Team building
• Trustees training

Through working in partnership with you, we can provide you with; an objective view, fresh thinking and new solutions to ongoing problems, share our skills and knowledge with your senior managers and provide you with an effective strategy that will deliver improved performance, higher productivity and increased employee satisfaction. Sometimes this may involve restructuring just one team or the whole organization. By having a people strategy and aligning your organization’s structure, you can often find efficiencies and have a more motivated, stable and productive staff team, which is a firm foundation for securing funding.

Working with teams to identify the organization’s values and competencies can help you to focus on a new direction, or refocus your core purpose which will improve clarity and help provide a shared understanding.

Corporate & Executive Coaching

At HRWEB, we can also provide you with Corporate & Executive Coaching support. Our experts are having over twenty-five years of experience in the HR field. The team is highly skilled and experienced in leadership, change management, trouble-shooting and organizational reviews, with a strong track record of successfully facilitating individuals, teams and organizations to grow, develop and achieve results.

we believes that coaching has a significant role in the development of organizations as it removes barriers which may previously have prevented individuals, teams and organizations from achieving their full potential. As an experience team, we combine our knowledge and experience with the practical application of specialized coaching techniques to help people discover their own strategies for achieving success and find ways to translate their ambitions into actions and results.

Social Compliance

Consumers are more demanding than ever. They have high expectations for price, quality, and convenience. And today consumers care just as much about working conditions and the environment. Investors are increasingly looking for similar assurance. They recognize that news about child labor or worker mistreatment can be disastrous for a company.

Recent surveys show that a large and growing number of consumers and investors are influenced in their decisions by a company's social and environmental performance. How a company addresses these concerns affects their profits and access to financing.

The expansion of global trade and investment has well-publicized benefits. But globalization also brings new risks. Responsible consumers and companies risk unknowingly doing business with that violate the rights of workers, damage the environment and undermine local laws. In addition to the human and environment toll, the global media web means that today's remote factory scandal can instantly become tomorrow's worldwide headline, instantly destroying corporate brand equity.

Leading companies are pushing to integrate social compliance into their sourcing activities. USA and Europe's largest retailers are including a social compliance rating along with measurements for delivery, quality and price.

Clearly, increasing awareness will lead to enhance social policy among corporations over. However, the challenge will be in implementation. Awareness and good intentions are only the beginning. Policies are an important second step. But ultimately it is effective implementation that will make the difference.

Are You Ready for Social Compliance?

Whether you are large or small manufacturer, a traditional retailer or a supplier/sub-contractor - social accountability is the order of the day. Increasingly, the public and more importantly your consumer has become sensitive to how 'business houses' demonstrate accountability for social compliance along their supply chain.

Different Social Compliance Audits

Mainly, there are three types of SA audits. They are: Certifying audits such as SA 8000, ETI, WRAP which are universal. One can get an SA 8000 certification similar to that of ISO 9001:2000, buyers audit & audit of different buyer associations. Buyers & apparel associations have own codes of conduct. Sometimes they may not exempt a factory from their own COC audits just because the factory has got SA Certificates.

Buyers who want to ensure social compliance in a company.

Almost all buyers located in USA & Europe are looking for social compliance because this again their local statutory and regulatory requirement. Eg: M&S, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Disney and JC Penny are some famous & big groups that want to ensure social compliance before placing any order. Companies from other part of glob like all International, buyers started to ask for compliance.

Why to choose “HRWEB”

We HRWEB are associated with large numbers of Clients and Auditing bodies worldwide. This global presence means that our clients can receive the double advantage of international expertise combined with a genuine depth of local knowledge (language, culture, laws, customs, etc.) ensuring a high quality implementation. Our success is based upon a close working partnership, focused on driving your business forward: our specially trained consultants deliver a certification consultancy service meaningful to your business. HRWEB is a globally recognized name for your organization's ongoing commitment to excellence, sustainability and reliability. We can offer a complete solution on corporate responsibility, bringing consistency, optimization and efficiency.

• Benefits for Business
  • Drives company values into action.
  • Enhances company and brand reputation.
  • Improves employee recruitment, retention and productivity.
  • Supports better supply chain management and performance.
• Benefits for Consumers and Investors
  • Clear and credible assurance for ethical purchasing decisions.
  • Identification of ethically made products and companies committed to ethical sourcing.
  • Broad coverage of product categories and production geography.

Social Compliance Certifications

• ETI (Ethical Trading Initiative

  ETI was set up in 1998 to promote ethical business practices. The Ethical Trading Initiative is a ground-breaking initiative which brings together a wide range of organizations from all parts of society. ETI aim to improve the lives of poor working people around the world. ETI is an alliance of companies, NGOs and trade union organizations working to promote and improve the implementation of corporate codes of practice which cover supply chain working conditions. Let www.hrweb.lk be your professional consultant for ETI audit.

• FLA (Fair Labor Association)

  FLA was established in 1999 to improve the lives of thousands of workers around the globe. By bringing together multiple stakeholders, calling for greater accountability and transparency from manufacturers, factories and others involved in global supply chains, and creating lasting solutions to exploitative labor practices, FLA is making steady progress toward fulfilling it's mission: protecting workers' rights and improving working conditions worldwide. www.hrweb.lk assists you in implementing FLA requirements in your organization.

• WRAP (Worldwide Responsible accredited Production)

  WRAP is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the certification of lawful, humane and ethical manufacturing throughout the world; WRAP monitors the factory for compliance with detailed practices and procedures implied by adherence to these standards,

  WRAP certification is based on following factors:-
  • Compliance with Laws and Workplace Regulations
  • Prohibition of Forced Labor
  • Prohibition of Child Labor
  • Prohibition of Harassment or Abuse
  • Compensation and Benefits
  • Hours of Work
  • Prohibition of Discrimination
  • Health and Safety
  • Freedom of Association & Collective
  • Environment
  • Customs
  • Security
• SA 8000 (Social Accountability 8000)

  “Social Accountability 8000, was developed to promote socially responsible business in all sectors around the globe. Rather than being a “sweatshop code” for customers to enforce upon their suppliers, SA 8000 was developed to help socially responsible companies to measure and differentiate themselves from other companies operating with less than acceptable labor conditions. It sets out expectations regarding health and safety, child labor, forced labor, freedom of association, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours and compensation together with the management systems to deliver them. SA 8000 covers all the major labor rights issues contained in International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It also acknowledges the importance of compliance with locally applicable laws.

• WCA (Workplace Condition Assessment)

  Intertek’s WCA program provides a powerful, cost effective solution for companies and facilities seeking to improve workplace conditions efficiently and in accordance with widely accepted industry standards and best practices. The WCA standard is aligned with the Global Social Compliance Program (GSCP) which, in turn, is endorsed by the world’s largest retail association. A web-based platform, anchored in Intertek’s extensive social compliance expertise, WCA has emerged as the perfect tool for evaluating, benchmarking and monitoring factories’ workplace conditions. WCA offers an efficient mechanism for facilitating continuous improvement through targeted training and remediation processes.

  WCA Addresses the Following & More
  • Labor (Child/Forced Labor, Discrimination, Discipline, Harassment/Abuse, Freedom of Association, Working Hours, Wages, Benefits, and Labor Contracts)
  • Health and Safety (General Work Facility, Emergency Preparedness, Occupational Injury, Machine Safety, Safety Hazards, Chemical and Hazardous Material, Dormitory and Canteen)
  • Management Systems (Documentation and Records, Worker Feedback and Participation, Audits and Corrective Action Process)
  WCA Business Benefits Include:
  • Improved work conditions for a more content, healthier and productive workforce
  • Compliance provision tracking and tagging - allowing for real-time decision-making via data-mining and automated corrective action follow-up
  • Good corporate governance and ‘preferred supplier’ status for implementing a program that is in full accordance with industry best practices
  • Improved confidence in partnerships with suppliers through greater transparency and effective risk mitigation
  • Reduction in excessive auditing and duplication (“audit fatigue”) Achievement Award program. Upon satisfactory completion of Assessment criteria, a supplier / manufacturer is awarded a Record of Program Participation and Achievement. Registered factories can share the record and report with any retailer/brand

Health & safety

We have qualified and experienced Health and Safety Consultants who can help to keep you up to date with all your health and safety requirements. From writing Manuals, Policies & Procedures and carrying out your risk assessments on site, to answering queries and training staff regarding a range of health and safety topics.

OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health & Safety Analysis System)

OHSAS 18001 is an assessment specification for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. It was developed in response to the need for companies to meet their health and safety obligations in an efficient manner.

C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)

Customs- Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) is a joint government-business initiative to build cooperative relationships that strengthen overall supply chain and border security C-TPAT recognizes that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can provide the highest level of security only through close cooperation with the ultimate owners of the supply chain- importers, carriers, brokers, warehouse operators and manufacturers.

Through this initiative, CBP is asking businesses to ensure the integrity of their security practices and communicate their security guidelines to their business partners within the supply chain.

'Hrweb' through its C-TPAT Compliance services will assist
• Air Carriers
• Air Freight Consolidators or Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTI) or NVOCC's
• Brokers
• Foreign Manufacturers
• Exporters
• Importers
• Sea Carriers

Apply for membership in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). By supplying you with valuable information to efficiently complete the C-TPAT process, you will be able to save time and money clearing products through CBP.

GSV (The Global Security Verification)

The mission of the GSV program is to partner with international suppliers and importers to drive the development of a global security verification process, resulting in greater assurance, risk control, efficiency and cost savings for all participants.

The GSV program is the result of collaboration between industry thought leaders and decision makers to assure both governments and companies that supply chains operate efficiently and comply with the evolving C-TPAT, the WCO framework and related border security requirements. The alliance unites a seasoned team of customs, in-country field inspectors, and information technology experts with proven business procedures and proprietary technology to collaborate on security issues related to international trade.

The result of our combined expertise is a cutting-edge methodology for promoting best practices throughout the industry, enabling importers and suppliers to mitigate risks associated with the cross-border transport of goods, while simultaneously expediting their arrival at destination markets.

Benefits - For Importers
• Verifying security and improving efficiency of supply chains worldwide

  The Global Security Verification (GSV) Program is designed to help international importers address a wide array of border security issues, and increase efficiency through the adoption of common standards.

• Establishing an industry-wide security verification process

  Our goal is to provide a single, effective process that importers and their suppliers can understand, and use to demonstrate compliance with international security standards.

  • Verification of foreign supplier manufacturing and warehouse security procedures
  • Evaluation of the status and effectiveness of key security measures
  • Validation of manufacturing/supplier and corporate security measures against Government guidelines and prevailing commercial standards
  • Security enhancement training for foreign suppliers
• Enabling greater efficiency, reduced risk, and fewer inspections industry wide

  The benefits of this approach include a better understanding of security issues, greater efficiency throughout the supply chain, and reduced risk.

  • Identification of supply chain vulnerabilities to reduce security risks across borders
  • Development of customized security programs designed to expedite arrival of goods at destination markets
  • Formulation of end-to-end supply chain risk analysis and management solutions
  • Summary reports of security issues and best practices designed to client specific needs
  • State-of-the-art, secure IT platform for client-customized data management and administration

Benefits - For Suppliers

The goal of the Global Security Verification (GSV) Program is to help the foreign manufacturing and export community eliminate redundant inspections while maintaining effective security practices within their facilities and across the supply chain.

The GSV Program benefits manufacturers and other suppliers in two important ways:

• By reducing the number of inspections required to satisfy multiple importers.

  Without standard processes like GSV, foreign facilities may be subjected to multiple inspections for the same purpose, causing delays in production, reduced efficiency, and potentially higher product costs. The GSV program remedies this situation by providing importers, industry associations and their respective members a single, independent security inspection of each supplier facility, with the resulting data accessible to all membership.

• By showing suppliers how they may improve their security procedures in order to gain favorable advantage with global importers.

  The report that accompanies each security score will show suppliers how they compare to other suppliers in their industry, and provide them with best practices to help them improve their own security practices. Higher scores represent better security practices, and can be very attractive to global importers, giving suppliers a means for competitive advantage.

How GSV work

GSV is a voluntary program, manufacturers that choose to participate agree to an on-site independent security inspection, to measure and verify how well their security practices meet the standards outlined in the CBP Security Recommendations.

On-site verification includes assessment and rating of manufacturer security practices in Procedural Security, Physical Security, Personnel Security, Education and Training, Access Controls, Manifest Procedures, and Conveyance (e.g. service providers) Security.

Manufacturers whose business practices satisfy at least minimum security requirements dictated by CBP will be have their security score published in the GSV Registered Facilities Directory, where they may choose to make it available to any global importer.

At HRWEB we provide wide range of HR training solutions which are specifically tailored to help support Managers and Supervisors. Our courses are designed to provide delegates with a good understanding of basic employment law and demonstrate a pragmatic approach to solving employment problems,

Our Trainers

Our trainers are active HR consultants, this means that they are fully up to date with legislation and practices, and understand the needs of organisations today and the current issues they are facing.

Our Health and Safety trainer is an experienced and qualified Health and Safety Officer who works with a number of organisations providing a full range of advice and assistance, including carrying out health and safety inspections, risk assessments, writing policies and procedures and providing a telephone advisory service.

Customized Open Workshops

At HRWEB we offer series of customized Workshops on key HR related topics. These have been designed to help support organisations to keep on top of employment legislation and ensure they have systems and processes in place to prevent employment problems arising.

Our Workshop training courses can provide you with the essential knowledge you need to help you operate within the law and the group exercises / case studies provide an introduction ‘Best Practice’ and will enable you to develop a more practical understanding of key employment issues. Delegates also benefit from a comprehensive ‘Questions & Answers’ session.

In-house Training

We offer a comprehensive in-house HR training solution to organisations across the Island. We offer courses on a wide range of topics and varying session length, which have been specifically created to help to support Line Managers working within the voluntary and community sector.

Sessions

All of our courses can be delivered as a REFRESHER, HALF DAY or FULL DAY and 2-3DAYS training session. The training can also be tailored specifically to meet the needs of your organization and based upon its own policies and procedures.

• Refresher

  For Senior Managers and Directors who have an understanding of the topic, but require a session to re-confirm their knowledge, discover new ideas and have the opportunity to questions an experienced professional

• Half Day

  Provides Executive, Supervisors and Managers with a basic introduction to a topic. These is an opportunity for discussion

• Full Day

  This allows delegates to participate fully in learning by undertaking some practical exercises. These sessions are ideal for those who need to put into practice what they learn

• Outward Bound Training (OBT)

  The Outward Bound Training designed people to develop their skills and relationship by doing adventure as a training medium in a wilderness environment by challenging the participants to better themselves, this program allows participate to Directors, Senior Managers, Line managers, Executives and Supervisors as a team.

Venue

For your convenience we are able to use your own training room or facilities which arranged at your premises. Alternatively, you are welcome to use fully equipped training room which arrange by us at our offices or third-party location.

Course Topics

Half/Full Day Courses

• Handling Problem Staff – what the law says

  Know the basic employment laws & Health & safety requirements when handling a range of common staffing problems including: absenteeism, incapability and disciplinary problems. The session includes the main requirements of the Disputes Resolution Regulations.

• An Introduction to supervisory skills

  Understand your role as a supervisor and practice a number of basic supervisory skills, including: problem solving, time management techniques, listening skills, giving and receiving feedback, running a meeting effectively and effective questioning. For maximum benefit to your organization, this course should be run over one or two days and is designed for first time supervisors or those with little formal supervisory training.

• How to supervise and appraise staff effectively

  Learn how the skills of effective supervision and appraisal so as to prevent performance problems, aid motivation and assist succession planning. This is for managers and supervisors to understand the key skills and processes involved in giving constructive feedback, listening and asking the right questions.

• Employment law for line managers

  Gain a basic understanding of the key requirements to help you distinguish between ‘law’ and ‘lore.’ This session covers: employment contracts and how to amend them, dismissals, entitlements to time off and discrimination law. This includes a highly useful and extensive ‘Question & Answer’ session.

• Managing Absence

  Learn how to identify absence problems, assist with monitoring absenteeism and put together a comprehensive strategy for increasing attendance. This is ideal for organisations with absence problems and can be delivered as part of an overall strategy to improve attendance.

• An Introduction to management

  Understand your role as a manager and practice a number of basic management skills, including: effective interviewing and listening skills, negotiation skills, problem solving techniques, effective delegation, giving and receiving feedback, dealing with problem performance and planning change. For maximum benefit to your organization, this course should be run over one or two days and is designed for first time managers or those with little formal management training.

• Health & Safety Risk Assessments workshop

  Delegates will acquire knowledge of the legislative requirements surrounding Health and Safety, as well as acquire some practical skills. The course can be delivered in the workplace and involves working through actual risk assessments.

• Recruitment and Selection

  This session looks at how to: define the skills, experience and qualities you are looking for and know how to test for these and will include examples of effective interview questions and how to construct straightforward ‘home made’ tests. This course will improve your recruitment success rate and helps to remove the risks involved in recruitment.

One Day Courses

• An introduction to Health & Safety

  A one-day course for managers and supervisors who need an introduction to the main legislative requirements regarding Health and Safety. The course provides delegates with a good understanding of what they can do to prevent accidents in their area of control.

• Risk Assessments

  As employers are now expected to carry out their own Section Risk Assessment this one-day course will explain the legislative background, theory and practice, and gives delegates the opportunity to conduct a real risk assessment while training.

• Fire Risk Assessments

  As employers are now expected to carry out their own fire risk assessment this one-day course will explain the legislative background, theory and practice, and gives delegates the opportunity to conduct a real fire risk assessment.

• Product Safety

  this one-day course will explain the legislative background, theory and practice, and gives delegates the opportunity to identify product contaminations and conduct practical Product Safety Inspection with report preparation.

Outward Bound Training (OBT)

We will arrange out bound training and adventure sites at the Special locations based on your choice. The specialty of our OBT training team is: we’ll offer various options with much and more activities for your convenience also we would expect to transform the experiences in our back of the mind to make you comfortable and to convince to win the corporate world.

• Our Aims
  • Building trust, leadership skills and self-confidence.
  • Maximizing the utility and preservation of natural resources.
  • Facilitating conflict issues.
  • Developing high performing teams.
  • Energizing individuals and teams.
  • Improving communication, understanding and interaction.
  • To deliver High quality educational courses which are Fun, inspirational and rewarding.
  • Setting a new challenge in demanding adventure activity
• Training Couse Options

  2 days /1 night or 3 days/2 nights

  Minimum 10 participants and Maximum – Depend

• The Benefits
  • Training programs or the plans of the events will design accordant to your requirement and perception with our suggestions and guidelines to meet your satisfaction with joy and fruitful staying
  • We are having the capacity and capability to full fill your require shape of the event with sufficient resources, environment, in a flexible manner
  • Many adventure experiences
  • Memorable certificate
  • T- shirt – (Depend on training program selection)

HRWEB has knowledge and expertise to assist you to develop an Environment management system (EMS), our EMS. Consultant service will help your business to realize, among others.

such benefits as:
• Cost reduction through decrease of waste (water & Energy)
• Improved utilization of resources and materials through well planning processes
• Consistent quality and punctual delivery of products to the customers through use of well manage work environment and processes
• A reduced number of customer inquiries and audits;
• Introduce extra income generating method through waste management.

What we Deliverables with our EMS

• Design the Environment management system (EMS) to satisfy requirements of any buyer standard and reflect Client’s organization and business practices.
• Develop an Environment Policy to meet the requirements of the above standard and/or exceed Client’s expectation.
• Develop the second (procedures) and limited third level (forms) documentation to support EMS.
• Conduct training of Client’s personnel, at Client’s discretion, for EMS Standards and auditing techniques on-site.
• Consult the Client via the phone and or e-mail on provided documents and their implementation.
• Simply speaking, we will walk you by the hand to the end of your registration process, making sure that this project results in your organization.

ISO14001:2004

ISO 14001:2004 specifies requirements for an environmental management system to enable an organization to develop and implement a policy and objectives which take into account legal requirements and other requirements to which the organization subscribes, and information about significant environmental aspects. It applies to those environmental aspects that the organization identifies as those, which it can control, and those, which it can influence. It does not itself state specific environmental performance criteria.

ISO 14001:2004 is applicable to any organization that wishes to establish, implement, maintain and improve an environmental management system, to assure itself of conformity with its stated environmental policy, and to demonstrate conformity with ISO14001:2004 is an environmental

It defines a set of environmental management requirements for environmental management systems. The purpose of this standard is to help all kinds of organizations to protect the environment, to prevent pollution, and to improve their overall environmental performance.

Since it was first published in 1996, ISO14001 has rapidly become the most important environmental standard in the world. Thousands of organizations use it, environmentalists support it, and governments actively encourage its use. ISO14001 applies to all types of organizations. It doesn't matter what size they are or what they do.

If you don't already have an Environmental Management system (EMS), you can use this ISO14001 standard to establish one. And once you've established your EMS, you can use it to manage the environmental aspects of your organization's activities, products and services, and to improve its overall environmental performance. Environmental performance is all about how well you manage and control your environmental aspects and the impact they have on the environment.

You can also use this standard to demonstrate that you are doing everything you can to protect the environment and improve your environmental performance.

ISO 9001:2008

ISO 9001:2008 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization

• . Needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements
• HRWEB to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the systems, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer ad applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

All requirements of ISO 9001:2008 are generic and are intended to be applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size and product provided.

What are the phases involved in getting ISO 9001 certification

The phases of ISO 9001 certification consists of two parts i.e., documentation and certification. The documentation part can be done in house or by the help of a consultant. Normally every company takes the services of an experienced consultant to develop and introduce the system. The certification is done by an agency accredited in this regard. The certification agency normally divides into activities into two parts documentation review, which may be done with or without visits to your works and compliance audit that is conducted at your site.

What are the advantages of ISO 9001:2008

• Passport for International Market.
• Professional Image.
• Increased customer confidence.
• Improved quality cut in costs owing to rejection control
• Clarity of responsibility and authority.
• Better and Defined system.
• Consistent Quality.
• Improved Cycle Time.

5-S

5S Training

5S is a systematic approach to workplace organization. Industrial Management Services (HRWEB ) is a leading provider of 5S implementation consulting and 5S training programs for manufacturing operations and for the office. (Note: 5S is sometimes written as Five S.)

The 5S Program

HRWEB ' 5S program begins with 5S Training that introduces the workforce to the concepts of SORT, SET-IN-ORDER, SHINE, STANDARDIZE, and SUSTAIN. Using a technique developed and perfected by the most efficient Japanese companies, the 5S systems revolutionizes the way an organization views itself and will enable people at all levels to make the connection between quality, efficiency and being organized.

5S Benefits

• Less Search time
• Increased Productivity
• Improved Quality
• Increased Safety
• Employee Morale

How 5S Works

5S places an emphasis on using visual techniques to make it obvious when tools, materials, equipment, and supplies are in the right place - every time. The focus is to have all necessary items located at the fingertips of the users to increase time spent adding value and to minimize losses associated with searching and interpreting. Toyota, the founder of Lean, uses the term Clearing the Clouds as it relates to 5S because the process enables knowledge sharing in an open environment. A review of each step is listed below:

• Sort - Remove all unnecessary items from the area
• Set-in-order - Label, outline and color-code to identify and make obvious
• Shine - Clean and Inspect
• Standardize - Agree on the rules and procedures that will help with adherence
• Sustain - Make the 5S system a management tool. Engage employees to continue and enhance the program.

5S is a foundational lean technique that works in practically any environment - production (including assembly, machining, and job shops), offices, labs, classrooms, hospitals and home. Anywhere work is performed is a great place to implement 5S. If an organization is interested in building enthusiasm to launch an improvement program, 5S is a great place to begin as it draws out the creative abilities of workers in a rewarding and engaging way.

The HRWEB Advantage for 5S

HRWEB offers personalized, customized service for 5S programs. With many years of experience delivering 5S consulting services and over 30 5S implementations, HRWEB can deliver on the promise of improvements from 5S. Whether the goal is productivity improvements, conformance to customer standards or enhancement of workforce skills, HRWEB is your expert provider of 5S training and 5S implementation services. HRWEB uses a blend of 5S Kaizen activity to rapidly produce results for your organization.