Pro-activity can be applied at any level within an organization. However, it is primarily the role of management programs achieved by mea...

Assessments are the fuel that power both step-wise and continuous improvement engines and this is no different when it comes to risk & co...

After years under the tutelage of prescriptive rules and audits it is no wonder that the question of what and how to improve compliance i...

When it comes to management-based standards and regulations they almost all include a requirement for Management Review. The purpose of a...

Organizations of all shapes and sizes utilize systems to ensure that the right work gets done at the right time in the right way. In fact...

When discussing compliance you will quickly hear the word audit. In fact, for many, it means the same thing, the compliance function is s...

Adopting a Safety Management System (SMS) has typically required significant resources, large teams, and expensive technologies and exper...

Many companies will be familiar with the terms Total Quality Management (TQM), or Total Production System (TPS). They began initially to ...

Dilution can be defined as "the process or action of making something less strong or valuable." Over the years I have experienced this e...

Safety performance is improved when organizations take a comprehensive and systemic view of their safety efforts. This requires different...

At a fundamental level compliance programs protect the value stream from threats that hinder the creation of value. Each program contribu...

The administration problem is primarily that of reducing uncertainty within the organizational system (Organizational Strategy, Structure...

Machines, organizations, and communities include and are themselves part of systems.  Russell L. Ackoff a pioneer in systems thinking def...

Change can be a significant source of risk. That is why compliance programs include a risk-based process for managing planned changes. T...

When it comes to playing games where the goal is to have fun “Best Effort” is often applauded and even celebrated. We often hear statemen...

4 types of obligations 4 compliance functions 4 purposes 4 measures #effectivecompliance

Counting near misses, incidents, defects, violations, and other non-conformance is of value and necessary as part of prescriptive: regul...

The purpose of a compliance management system is to maintain state which is achieved through consistency, reduction of variation, and ac...

API RP 1173 provides a framework for companies to evaluate their safety systems and processes to more effectively buy down risk and conti...

I have spent most of my career building information and management systems in support of engineering, compliance, and mission critical pr...