Compliance or conformity means compliance with obligations or recommendations arising from laws, regulations, policies, procedures, standards or norms.
- an organization complies with externally imposed regulations
- the organization must have its own internal regulations, policies, and procedures that are followed by its employees
- the organization must ensure that staff comply with the regulations in the course of their work
Who or what the compliance relates to
The compliance relates in principle to
- Compliance of staff and employment
- Conformity of apparatus and work equipment
- Workplace conformity
Most common areas of compliance on the organization
- Health and Safety (OSH)
- Regulatory
- Environmental
- Quality
- Security
- Anti-corruption
- Supply chain
- Vendor
- Privacy
- Social responsibility