ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 9001
December 15, 2025
At Critical Path International, we’re committed to helping organisations manage compliance with confidence. Whether you’re running an ISO 9001 Quality Management System, driving environmental performance through ISO 14001, enhancing workplace safety under ISO 45001, or strengthening your integrated management system as a whole, you need a software that’s intuitive, accurate, and useful. That’s exactly why Oscar exists – and why we continually enhance it based on your feedback. This month, we’re excited to release the biggest update ever made to the Oscar Legal Register. It’s a full rebuild from the ground up, designed to improve accuracy, streamline compliance, and give you far more control over the legislation that affects your organisation. Best of all, as with every other enhancement in Oscar, these features come at no additional cost to our clients. They’re included in your existing monthly hosting fee; continuous improvements don’t come with an added cost. Let’s walk through what’s new, what it means for your management system, and how our friendly team is here to support you in repopulating and optimising your Legal Register. The biggest change is a full rebuild of the legislation database behind the Oscar Legal Register. We’ve expanded the content significantly, improved the structure, and refreshed the logic underpinning how legislation is categorised and presented. One of the challenges organisations face when managing legal compliance manually is the risk of missing something important. By redesigning the database from scratch, our team has ensured that Oscar gives you the most comprehensive and reliable Legal Register content we’ve ever offered. Whether you’re an environmental manager tracking updates to waste regulations or a QHSE manager following changes to the Health & Safety at Work Act, the new system makes it easier to find exactly what you need. Finding the right legislation quickly has always been a priority for our users, and now it’s easier than ever. The new Categories field lets you filter legislation by subject area, which means you can build a register that accurately reflects your operations in a fraction of the time. This change was one of the most common feature requests we’ve received over the past year, especially from clients managing large or multi-site operations. Compliance responsibilities can vary significantly between UK regions. Up to now, the Legal Register included the most relevant national legislation, but many clients told us they needed greater clarity on what applies where. So, we’ve rebuilt the architecture to include regional applicability for: This enhancement ensures your Legal Register reflects the specific requirements of the regions you operate in — essential for organisations with multiple sites or for management systems undergoing certification against ISO 14001 or ISO 45001, where understanding legal applicability is key. Whether you operate UK-wide or in just one nation, you’ll now have far more precision when selecting the legislation that genuinely affects you. Because this update is so extensive — a full database rebuild rather than a content refresh — all existing Legal Registers within Oscar will be cleared at the moment the update goes live. You will need to repopulate your Legal Register from scratch. We know this is a significant task, but it’s also an opportunity to ensure your register is more accurate, more aligned with your operations, and fully up to date. And importantly, you don’t need to do it alone. Our team is available to guide you through the repopulation process, help you select the right legislation, and ensure your organisation has everything it needs for a compliant and well-structured register. Just get in touch — we’re always happy to support you. A highly requested enhancement is now live: you can now link internal documents directly to each legal requirement. From the Edit menu within a selected legislation item, you can attach: This feature strengthens the connection between your compliance obligations and the activity that fulfils them. For organisations running an ISO 9001 Quality Management System or an ISO 45001 Health & Safety Management System, this gives your auditors a clear, traceable link between legislation and operational controls. It’s also a huge help for new team members, as it reduces the time spent navigating through folders and systems to work out how compliance is achieved. From 1st December onwards, whenever a piece of legislation you’ve selected changes, you’ll receive a dashboard notification summarising: This feature ensures you stay on top of compliance changes in real time — something auditors and certification bodies actively look for when evaluating management system effectiveness. Every update will also appear in the Update Log, giving you a full audit trail. For organisations maintaining software for managing ISO standards, this feature alone reduces risk, simplifies audit preparation, and ensures your compliance evidence stays up to date with minimal effort. And, as always, these improvements are included as part of your monthly hosting fee. There are no upgrade charges, no add-on costs, and no hidden extras. Continuous improvement is part of the service you receive as an Oscar user. We want this transition to be smooth, seamless, and fully supported. If you have any questions or if you’d like direct help rebuilding your Legal Register, our team is ready. This update is just the beginning. Your insights continue to shape Oscar’s roadmap, and we have more enhancements already in development. Stay tuned — and keep the feedback coming. If you need support at any stage, please reach out. We’re here to help you get the very best from your management system and to make sure Oscar continues to be the most effective tool for managing ISO standards, compliance obligations, and ongoing operational improvement.The Largest Database Update
What Does This Include?
Introducing New Category Filters
UK Regional Cover Added
An Important Note: All Registers Will Reset
Link Internal Documents to Each Legal Requirement
Automatic Change Notifications
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