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The support journey

  1. Step 1ScopeHelping you define your intended rail activities and identify the products and services you may need to register for.
  2. Step 2Gap assessmentReviewing your current arrangements against the requirements likely to apply to you.
  3. Step 3Management systemDeveloping arrangements that fit how your organisation actually works.
  4. Step 4ImplementationEmbedding those arrangements in day-to-day work.
  5. Step 5EvidenceHelping you generate and organise records that show your arrangements work.
  6. Step 6Readiness reviewAn objective check of your arrangements and evidence before audit, by someone outside the team that built them.
  7. Step 7Audit supportPreparation before your audit, and support with findings and corrective action afterwards.
  8. Step 8Ongoing assuranceContinuing support to keep arrangements current and evidence flowing between audits.

Where to start

Not every organisation needs every step. The right starting point depends on what you already have in place and how well it is working. If you have completed the assessment, your pathway suggests one.

Take the organisation assessment to see a suggested starting point.

What Harcon does not do

RISQS audits are independent. Harcon helps you prepare for your audit and respond to it, but does not carry out RISQS audits or make decisions on behalf of RISQS.

Talk to Harcon

Harcon Solutions can support organisations at any point on this journey, in proportion to where they are now.

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