Legislation Update Service

The Legislation Update Service, offered by Newground CIC, is a solution designed to assist organizations in meeting their compliance obligations for ISO 14001 environment and ISO 45001 health & safety. According to the vendor, this service caters to a range of professions and industries, including environmental consultants, health and safety professionals, compliance managers, quality assurance professionals, and facilities management companies.

Key Features

Legal register: According to the vendor, this solution provides access to an online legal register specifically designed for environment and health & safety compliance obligations. It offers tailored updates of relevant legislation, tracks compliance across multiple sites and departments, and automatically updates and records actions, reminders, and review dates.

Environmental aspects register: The vendor states that this solution helps organizations comply with ISO 14001 environmental management systems standard. It allows users to record environmental aspects under normal, abnormal, and emergency situations. Aspects can be grouped into categories for easy management and linked to relevant compliance obligations in the legal register. Users can also evaluate the significance of aspects and highlight significant ones.

Risk assessment tool: According to the vendor, this solution supports the risk assessment requirements of OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001. It enables users to create and manage risk assessments online, record health & safety hazards and control measures, and link hazards to compliance obligations in the legal register. The solution also provides a comprehensive history of risk assessments and allows for the upload of relevant documents.

Risks & opportunities register: The vendor claims that this solution is compatible with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 9001. It enables users to record environment, health & safety, and quality risks and opportunities. Risks and opportunities can be linked to relevant sources, prioritized, and actions taken to address them can be recorded. The solution also allows for the connection of risks and opportunities to compliance obligations, environmental aspects, and hazards.

Objectives register: According to the vendor, this solution is compatible with ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 45001, and ISO 9001. It allows users to record environment, energy, health & safety, and quality objectives. Objectives can be linked to relevant sources such as risks and opportunities, and action plans can be developed to achieve them. The solution also provides the ability to assign actions to team members, track progress in addressing objectives, and upload relevant documents.