Outcome-based Specifications
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...
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LEAN COMPLIANCE
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- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Agile Compliance
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...
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- Apr 23, 2020
- 3 min
Better Compliance Done a Better Way
According to Albert Einstein: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. And yet, that is...
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- Apr 22, 2020
- 4 min
Are You Auditing What Really Matters?
Audits have been used for many years to confirm the integrity of financial statements and that proper accounting procedures have been...
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- Apr 11, 2020
- 1 min
Risk Based process Safety During Disruptive Times
The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) recently published a monograph that provides insights for managing Process Safety during ...
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- Feb 6, 2020
- 3 min
Total Safety Management
Many companies will be familiar with the terms Total Quality Management (TQM), or Total Production System (TPS). They began initially to...
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- Dec 12, 2019
- 4 min
Rasmussen's Risk Management Framework
At a fundamental level compliance programs protect the value stream from threats that hinder the creation of value. Each program...
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- Jul 30, 2019
- 1 min
Process Safety Management for the Digital Factory
With the increases in the number and severity of security breaches, digital factories could benefit from risk-based process safety...
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- May 28, 2019
- 1 min
How Structures Create Cultures
Professor Andrew Hopkins shares his insights on how organizational structure, communication, and habitual practices advance safety...
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- May 23, 2019
- 8 min
What is Management of Change
Change can be a significant source of risk. That is why compliance programs include a risk-based process for managing planned changes....
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- Feb 4, 2019
- 3 min
The Two Towers of Safety: Be Safe, Act 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...
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- Oct 25, 2018
- 2 min
Regulatory Compliance Not Enough
In a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal they stated that the general duty clause in the Occupational Health and Safety Act,...
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- Jan 29, 2018
- 3 min
Tyrannical Compliance
Companies often say that compliance is a "necessary evil." They feel that they are forced to comply with arbitrary rules that have little...
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- Dec 20, 2017
- 4 min
API RP 1173 – Taking Ownership of Your Obligations
"Pipeline process management includes determination of needs throughout the pipeline life-cycle, provision of sufficient human and...
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- Dec 11, 2017
- 4 min
Four Misuses of Audits
Audits were first adopted by financial institutions to identify and prevent fraud. Their focus was to test the integrity of accounting...
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- Aug 21, 2017
- 3 min
Managing Risk During Lean Improvements
LEAN approaches have been used across many industries for decades with great success. However, there are some industries were using LEAN...
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- Aug 14, 2017
- 4 min
How To Conduct Scoping Interviews to Manage Personnel Changes
Changes to safety-critical positions in regulated industries must follow a process to manage risks associated with transitioning a new...
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- Jul 4, 2017
- 3 min
Critical Defeats - Managing the Last Line of Defense
Process safety refers to a systematic approach within industries to prevent and mitigate the occurrence of hazardous incidents and...
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- Jun 26, 2017
- 2 min
To Maintain Safety it is Necessary to Properly Transition Safety-Critical Roles
Keeping people, processes, and the environment safe during facility changes is important to most companies and is a central part of every...
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- Jun 22, 2017
- 3 min
Can Research into AI Safety Help Improve Overall Safety?
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive autonomous automobiles otherwise known as "self-driving cars" has in recent months...
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- May 4, 2017
- 2 min
Where is the latest Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)?
Using up to date procedures and safe work practices is essential for maintaining safety of your workforce. Document management systems...
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- May 1, 2017
- 2 min
How to Manage Risk during Organizational Changes
Safety regulations and guidelines across North America call out for the need to manage risk due to organizational changes. Ensuring that...
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