Articles in Management Systems
How to Conduct an ISO/OHSAS Audit
April 13th, 2011I would like to give you a glimpse of how I normally conduct an ISO/OHSAS audit (without indicating that this method is perfect or totally correct).
Inside ISO31000 – Risk Management Systems
February 16th, 2011During the previous article we started to unpack ISO31000: Risk Management – Principles and Guidelines standard. We looked at the framework encompassing the …
Integrating Quality Management Into Shopfloor Procedures
March 16th, 2009ISO9001:2008 is all about Quality Management. In order to have a successfully implemented Quality Management System (ISO9001: 2008) a team effort is needed.
This means that everybody in the organization has …
Quality Management Systems: Charting the Journey
November 12th, 2008Quality Management Systems have a few pre-requisites. You need to understand them before you can get down to developing or evaluating any Quality Management System (QMS).
Sequencing is important and cross-checks …
ISO9001:2008 – The proposed new changes
May 15th, 2008The norm is for the Standards to receive an update every 6 to 7 years. The update for the ISO9001: 2000 version is thus way overdue. However the draft is …
Auditors are those people who get to the battlefield after it is over and then stab the wounded
April 7th, 2008Does that describe your auditors (internal of external) that you are employing? We have such a problem with auditors in industry currently in South Africa. Common problems experienced by organizations …
Enterprise Wide Risk Management: Explained
November 19th, 2007What is Enterprise-Wide Risk Management?
Looking at Risk Management from a Health & Safety point of view have changed over the past few years to include Environmental aspect …
Write Procedures that Employees can follow
October 16th, 2007Our lives are governed by procedures.The alarm wakes us, we go and shower, brush our teeth, have breakfast, get in the car and travel to work, etc.
What is your procedure …
A closer look at Work Permits
October 16th, 2007Work Permits defined
A Work Permit is a written form giving authorization to jobs that can expose employees to serious Hazards & Risks in the Workplace.
It identifies the work to be …
Implement your SHE Management system from scratch with the help of BS8555
September 18th, 2007How many of us know when and where to start with the implementation process of an Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental (SHE) Management System?
Many issues need …