Owen Roberts-Thomas is Activ’s Legal Team Manager. As well as being the man behind the Legislation Outlook, Owen’s team can provide expert legislation-related advice to our Activ Comply clients. Owen’s legal expertise lies in the environmental, health and safety and information security management fields, and he also created a Legal Register FAQ guide which you can download here.
Owen is the man behind the Legislation Outlook and his team can provide expert legislation-related advice to Activ Comply clients. His legal expertise lies in the environmental, health and safety and information security management field, and he has also created the Legal Register FAQ guide.
Owen started working for MyActiv in 2014 and was taken to develop the Activ Comply software for it then to be released in 2015. Owen has also acted as Data Protection Officer (DPO) for MyActiv, developing a GDPR compliance management system and outsourced DPO for those GDPR clients and providing general GDPR support to other clients. In terms of Owen’s background prior to joining MyActiv, Owen has achieved an LLB Law degree and has worked for the likes of HSBC and Welsh Water.
Owen has seen the Activ Comply software system evolve over the years, starting out as a software tool that was designed to make life easier for very small companies, to now catering for much larger organisations such as KeolisAmey Metrolink Limited, Whitworths, Corporate Events and Checkit, amongst others.
Owen explains; “Legal compliance has always been one of the most challenging aspects of ISO certification. When we first put Activ Comply on the market, our intention was to make life easier for SMEs who don’t have access to legal resources. However, we were surprised to see how much it appealed to large companies too, due to its automated update system and compliance workflow.”
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Andrew is the man behind the Activ product in terms of software conceptualisation, design, and development, and is the longest-serving member of the Activ team. Andrew was first employed to create a database for cost management and has previously been directly involved in the production environment of BS5750, prior...
Ensuring your organisation is up-to-date with legislation that impacts its operations, activities and procedures is a fundamental cornerstone in ensuring compliance and meeting global standards such as ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 27001. A legal register plays a vital role in collating all relevant legislation and...
