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Quality and Safety Management
Cardinal Consultants  senior  and  experienced  staff  can provide a full range of services to support clients in the implementation, maintenance and operation of Quality Management and Safety Management Systems.
 
Quality

CCL offers a full range of services to assist clients in achieving all their Quality Objectives in a highly cost-effective manner.

  • design of Quality Management System in line with targeted objectives and Standards;
  • preparation of Quality Manual and Procedure documents;
  • implementation of Procedures and Quality Training;
  • preparation for certification to ISO9001:2000;
  • ongoing Quality Management Support, including provision of Quality Manager services, auditing, maintenance of Procedures, conduct of reviews, pre-assessment preparation, etc.
  • customer satisfaction surveys and reviews;
  • projects to reduce 'cost of quality',
  • transition to ISO9001:2000,
  • reviews, benchmarking and implementation of the EFQM Business Excellence Model,
  • support in 'continual improvement' processes and management.

CCL staff are also highly experienced in supporting clients in achieving cost-effective Quality of Software, including:

  • improvement of processes and controls for software development and software procurement projects,
  • software project management support,
  • conduct of and support to structured Requirements Analysis, including Rapid Prototyping (e.g. RAD/JAD) methodologies;
  • implementation of 'TickIT' and SMM methods and standards.

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Safety

CCL provides a full range of Safety Management services to clients in the transport, aerospace, power generation and process industry sectors, including support to regulatory bodies. Senior staff are nationally recognised for their expertise in specialised areas, and the firm is able to act as Independent Safety Reviewers.  Key services include:

  • support in developing Safety Policies and Strategies;
  • support in developing, reviewing and maintaining Safety Management Systems;
  • support in the preparation of Safety Plans and Safety Case documents;
  • Risk Analysis and Risk Management;
  • detailed safety analysis of software intensive systems;
  • Safety-Data Management Systems;
  • Independent Review of any aspect of Safety Management.

For a confidential discussion of your requirements relating to Safety Management, please contact our Principal Safety Consultant.

Useful links: 

   Defence Standard 00-55 : Requirements for Safety Related Software

   Defence Standard 00-56 : Safety Management Requirements

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