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...

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 in...

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 exac...

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

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

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

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 contribu...

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

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

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

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

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, c...

Companies often say that compliance is a "necessary evil." They feel that they are forced to comply with arbitrary rules that have little...

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

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