Human Rights Impact Assessment-Rev2

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Human Rights Impact Assessment

Businesses impact human rights wherever and however they operate. The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights set the expectation that businesses conduct human right due diligence. This includes assessing and responding to any actual and potential human rights impacts that might arise from or be directly linked to their activities.

Human rights impact assessment (HRIA) analyses the effects that business activities have on rights-holders such workers, local community members, consumers and others. HRIA follows a human rights-based approach, which integrates human rights principles such as non-discrimination into the assessment process.

With increased attention being given to the accountability of businesses for their human rights impacts, HRIA has gained traction as one approach available to the private sector, non-government and civil society organisations, governments and other stakeholders for assessing and addressing the adverse impacts of business activities on human rights.

We help clients understand human rights risks and prevent or remediate negative impacts. Our capabilities include ;

  • Planning and Scoping
  • Human Rights Due Diligence
  • Human Rights Policy and Strategy Development
  • Stakeholder Identification, Analysis and Engagement
  • Human Rights Risk/Impact Mitigation and Management
  • Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation
  • HRIA implementation; Integrating Human Rights into company management systems
  • Guidance on remediation

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      Archaeology and cultural heritage – Rev 2

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      Archaeology and cultural heritage

      Archaeological sites are a non-renewable resource; that is, once they are destroyed, the information they contained is lost forever. At Eco & Partner Consult, we help clients understand cultural heritage issues surrounding their respective projects and finding solutions that lead to coexists between the two parties.

      We assist our clients to understand and meet the requirements of heritage legislation and planning policies while meeting international best practice, for the heritage sector. Our services can be offered directly as a stand-alone study package or part of the assessment study required by either the authorities, lenders or shareholders.

      We have worked with an extensive range of industries, including oil and gas, mineral extraction, transport, property development and governmental organizations.

      Our services

      • Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Surveys
      • Stakeholder engagement
      • Development of Chance Findings Procedures (CFP)
      • Design Archeological and Cultural Heritage Management Plan
      • Training in Archeological and Cultural Heritage

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        Plot No.16A Ntinda II Road,
        P.O. Box 23989, Kampala, Uganda
        +256 319291830


          ISO 45001-Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Management System

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          ISO 45001-Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Management System

          ISO 45001:2018 is an International Standard that specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system. It sets the minimum standard of practice to protect employees in any organization worldwide. It is set to transform workplace practices.

          Whether it’s a failure to protect workers against toxic chemicals, or a sleep-deprived employee getting into a fatal car accident, millions of people are hurt at work every year. Now, with the arrival of the world’s first International Standard on occupational health and safety, many such incidents can be prevented. Uncover why ISO 45001 has the potential to be a real game changer for millions of workers (and workplace health hazards) around the world.

          Benefits of implementing ISO 45001:2015 in an organization
          Internationally recognized ISO 45001 puts your organization on level of excellence shared by organizations worldwide.
          Satisfies demands of current or prospective customers for registration.
          Increased acceptance by regulators, the public, and interested parties. Accepted as being proactive about Health and Safety and continual improvement.
          Improves business performance. ISO 45001 health/safety management system reduces workplace illness and injury and increase productivity.
          Creates consistency throughout the organization built around “best practices”.
          Provides a platform for attracting lower insurance premiums
          Allows better identification of hazards and risk and later develops plans to manage them.
          Improves the efficiency of internal operations, reduces accidents, dangers, and downtime.
          Improves management oversight. Incorporates monitoring and measurement of key performance indicators in health/safety
          Internal auditing is an “early warning system” to help you spot health/safety threats – giving you the chance to address and resolve them before they are detected.
          Transforms operation from detection mode to prevention mode.

          The benefits to Implementing ISO 45001 are endless and when implemented correctly it provides the company with an effective tool that will show return on investment.
          ISO 45001 has been written to apply even to small businesses, regardless of size, type. It can easily be integrated with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 because the Annex SL structure is the same for all ISO standards.
          Other aspects of worker health and safety can be integrated such as wellbeing and may be required by local/state legal requirements. The ISO 45001 standard does not specifically address issues such as product safety, property damage or environmental and social impact. The standard’s primary goal is to eliminate or minimize the risk of harm to people.

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              ISO 14001_ 2015-Environment Management System (EMS)

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              ISO 14001: 2015-Environment Management System (EMS)

              Implementation of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) management systems and certification establishes credibility and trust within consumers, stakeholders and other business partners. ISO certification guarantees the entity meets global standards for business, especially in trade situations.

              As management systems have become a standard business practice, the best performing companies are demanding that their management systems deliver critical performance that is integral to the overall business mission, driving material change in sustainability performance.

              Manufacturers and companies that regularly bid for contracts especially those that are internationally funded want to ensure that their products and services consistently meet customer requirements and continually improve their business processes.

              These standards mean that consumers have confidence that the products are reliable and of good quality, this recognition offers the possibility of companies to operate beyond national borders which means that they can improve their sales and revenues.

              At Eco & Partner Consult Limited we have qualified and experienced ISO Management System professionals ready to assist your organization to effectively plan for ISO management system design implementation, and auditing with a focus on material risks, reliable management of compliance and effective reductions on impacts to the environment and people in the workplace that will improve our clients’ businesses, through integration of contemporary challenges to ensure that the management system is maturing at pace with the demands on the business.

              We offer technical support and Assistance in the following areas:

              • ISO 14001, Environmental Management system training, design and Implementation.
              • ISO 45001, Occupational Health and Safety Management system training, design and Implementation.
              • ISO 9001 Quality Management systems training, design and Implementation.
              • Integrated Management System design and Implementation
              • ISO 9011 Management System Training and Auditing

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              ISO 9011-Rev07

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              ISO 19011Auditing Guidelines

              This standard provides guidelines for the risk-based management of internal and external audit programs and auditors. The audit management program enables the completion of all the individual audits needed to ensure compliance with the regulatory and organizational obligations.

              Audits can be complex and costly to undertake despite large investments, many audit programs are failing to deliver sufficient value at operational level. They often focus on symptoms rather than the underlying root causes or on proving administrative compliance rather than mitigating business risk.

              Eco and Partner draw on its 20-year pedigree and cutting-edge approach to help clients not only execute environment, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability audits effectively and efficiently but also improve on the ongoing operational performance.

              ISO 19011:2018 provides a standard which identifies guidelines for auditing management systems. The standard contains guidance on managing an audit program, the principles of auditing and the evaluation of individuals responsible for managing the audit programs.

              This standard also provides guidance on how to manage audit program improvements with a systematic approach in the same way that other business areas are expected to improve as well as meeting the regulatory obligations. The audit program objectives are implemented in line with the management system policies and objectives.

              Our approach is pragmatic yet strategic, aiming to engage leaders at all levels in an organization to deliver tangible business benefits.

              We extend the services of aligning the audit program with the business’s objectives, adopting a risk-based approach on audit planning, guidance on the conduct of internal or external audits, advice on the competence and evaluation of auditors, easy integration of different management systems and reduced duplication of effort, auditing the audit program and not just dealing with the symptom but analyzing the root cause.

              We go into depth to explain why certain processes are in place, this is to enable our clients understand why certain quality processes are necessary and why they need to be documented.

              A partnership with Eco & Partner provides companies with an audit program that goes beyond mere administrative compliance to one that mitigates long-term risk, achieves greater organizational effectiveness and realizes maximum business value and return on investment.

              We offer the following technical services and expertise:

              • Identifying legal, risk and management issues and presenting them in a business-focused, high impact manner.
              • Proven techniques, approaches and tools to ensure audit programs deliver on expectations.
              • Knowledge sharing processes that ensure consistent, global and high-quality service delivery.
              • Expert auditors who speak the local language and understand local customs, regulations and enforcement practices but who also appreciate the international context and business drivers.
              • Experience across a range of sectors combined with the ability to leverage a network of subject matter specialists.

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