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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 Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) recently published a monograph that provides insights for managing Process Safety during ...

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

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

With the increases in the number and severity of security breaches, digital factories could benefit from risk-based process safety...

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....

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...

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

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

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