Envirowise - Practical Environmental Advice for Business
Home > Information and advice > Link directory > Regulatory organisations


Regulatory organisations

Association of British Certification Bodies
The sole trade association representing the interests of third party certification bodies either operating from a base within the UK or, in the case of overseas certification bodies, accredited by UKAS.

British Standards Institution
In 2001, the BSI Group is not only the oldest and most prestigious national standards body in the world; it is the world`s leading management systems registrar and among the world`s leading commodity and product testing organisations.

Balkwell Consulting - ISOBUILDER
Management Systems Consultancy Audit Training and a range of ISOBUILDER Management Systems Support Tools - ISO14001 EMAS ISO9001 IMS SA8000 ISO22000 BS8555

Green Tourism Business Scheme
The Green Tourism Business Scheme is a Scottish accreditation scheme for tourism businesses relating to environmental good practice.

Health and Safety Executive Publications
To order HSE Publications

Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment
Provision of advice and guidelines for best practice for environmental assessment and auditing

ISO 14000 InfoCentre
Web based iso14000 information.

National Radiological Protection Board
The purpose of the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) is to provide advice to protect the health of the public, workers who are occupationally exposed, and patients undergoing medical treatment, from radiation hazards.

National Chemical Emergency Centre
The NCEC operates the UK's national 24-hour response centre, supported by the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Chemical Industries Association (CIA). NCEC deals with all manner of questions on incident response and the world-wide chemical health & safety legislation to develop and support products and services to help companies deal with these complex issues.

RoHS
Providing you with information and help associated with RoHS compliance and enforcement.

Society for Risk Analysis
The Society for Risk Analysis provides an open forum on risk analysis and provides a useful source of information.

UK Environmental Law Association
Its work includes the promotion, for the benefit of the public generally, of the enhancement and conservation of the environment in the United Kingdom; in particular, to advance the education of the public in all matters relating to the development, teaching, application and practice of law relating to the environment.

© Crown Copyright 2008. Envirowise - Sustainable Practices, Sustainable Profits, a Government programme managed by AEA Technology Plc, and Serco TTI, a business unit within Serco Limited.