Glimpse of part of the new ISAS website COMING SOON!
ISAS - DRIVING STANDARDS FORWARD Now that we have seen the lifting of the COVID restrictions, the International Spill Accreditation Scheme (ISAS) Team are now back into action and able to resume the essential work of promoting and accrediting both marine and inland Oil Spill Response Operators (OSRO’s) to meet growing demands of standards within the industry. ISAS are seeing a steady flow of companies now joining the scheme who recognising the importance of being accredited to demonstrate to their clients that they are working to a set standard. Working closely with companies ISAS undertake a standardised audit of their capabilities within the category/s applied for by the company, the Scheme is made up of eight different categories covering both on land and marine response, all successful companies are accredited for a three-year period, subject to an annual review. With more Stakeholders seeking to work only with 22
accredited contractors, the Scheme is an essential part of a company’s toolbox and demonstrates to prospective clients that the company has achieved a pre-described standard within their field of operations. ISAS was able to, recently, join forces with UK and Ireland Spill Association at the first live Contamination and Geotech Expo at the NEC Birmingham since COVID shutdown ended. Whilst the number of visitors was not as high as previous years there was a steady flow of good quality enquiries from those attending the exhibition, with strong positive interest being shown in the ISAS Accreditation Scheme, all these enquiries are now the subject of follow-up action, and we are looking forward in welcoming those companies into the Scheme in due course. In addition, our web-designers have been busy building the new ISAS website which we hope to launch within the
next month, a key change to the site is that accredited companies can be searched more specifically with their details and location linked into google maps, this should assist prospective clients in identifying the nearest and most appropriate company relevant to their needs. Meanwhile our Assessors are busy preparing for their next run of field work which will involve visiting companies and undertaking new audits or carrying out the annual re-assessments of current members, they will soon be contacting those companies who are becoming due to be assessed, to arrange dates for their visits. Further information on the work of ISAS and the Scheme can be found on the ISAS website (www.isasaccreditation.org ) or contact Neil Marson, Executive Director on neil.marson@ isasaccreditation.org or Mobile 07889714828.
