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

At a fundamental level compliance programs protect the value stream from threats that hinder the creation of value. Each program contributes to keeping the v...

Many of us participate in consumer platforms that collect and use data to improve their products, operations, and ultimately profits. This is often without c...

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

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

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

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 the domain of Behavi...

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

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

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

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

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

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

To minimize the likelihood and consequence of accidents, safety barriers are put in place as a layer of protection. In process plants, it is often necessary...

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

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive autonomous automobiles otherwise known as "self-driving cars" has in recent months become an area of much in...

Using up to date procedures and safe work practices is essential for maintaining safety of your workforce. Document management systems play an important role...

Safety regulations and guidelines across North America call out for the need to manage risk due to organizational changes. Ensuring that safety critical role...

The adoption of ANSI / API Recommended Practice 1173 - Pipeline Safety Management Systems will help improve overall pipeline safety. However, adapting to t...