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

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

The focus on value-based outcomes has become a dominant approach in the health care sector over the last few decades. It has also made...

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...

According to Albert Einstein: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. And yet, that is...

Audits have been used for many years to confirm the integrity of financial statements and that proper accounting procedures have been...

The practice of continuous improvement is gaining traction within an across all industries. It goes by different names such as:...

The topic of what is essential is on the minds of many individuals, organizations, and governments certainly with respect to navigating...

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

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 contributes to keeping the value chain safe from various risk including: quality risk, occupational safety risk, security risk, and so on. These programs are socio-technical in nature in that they recognize the interaction between people and technology often across multiple levels of organization. Rasmussen's Risk Management Framework (also known as

Many of us participate in consumer platforms that collect and use data to improve their products, operations, and ultimately profits....

Professor Andrew Hopkins shares his insights on how organizational structure, communication, and habitual practices advance safety...

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

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

When it comes to safety there are two schools of thought. The oldest one is focused on behavior and its by-line is, "Act Safe." This is...

In a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal they stated that the general duty clause in the Occupational Health and Safety Act,...

Companies often consider compliance as a "necessary evil" rather than a "necessary good." They sometimes feel they are forced to comply...

"Pipeline process management includes determination of needs throughout the pipeline life-cycle, provision of sufficient human and...

Audits were first adopted by financial institutions to identify and prevent fraud. Their focus was to test the integrity of accounting...

LEAN approaches have been used across many industries for decades with great success. However, there are some industries were using LEAN...

Changes to safety-critical positions in regulated industries must follow a process to manage risks associated with transitioning a new...

Process safety refers to a systematic approach within industries to prevent and mitigate the occurrence of hazardous incidents and...

Keeping people, processes, and the environment safe during facility changes is important to most companies and is a central part of every...