The External Audit Preparation Ideally, your business should be ready for an upcoming annual audit every day of the calendar year. However, most of the time, you'll need at least a few weeks to collect all…
Virgil Wongsokario13/04/2022
It's very important that you use a document version control system for your Quality Health Safety Management software. When audits are performed, the most common question is usually: “How do you know that this is the…
Virgil Wongsokario31/03/2022
The Purpose and Importance of Audit Trails It is a general principle that well-managed audit trails are key indicators of good internal business controls. Over the last few decades, audit trails have transitioned from manual to…
Virgil Wongsokario18/03/2022
QMS Platform vs. Other Quality Management Systems Many companies struggle with which solution to choose for their quality management system. Each solution has its strengths, but not every solution is the best fit for particular situations.…
Virgil Wongsokario10/03/2022
Workflow Modeling and Automation In our blog post “Setting Up a Cloud-Based Quality Management System” we mentioned the first step: define and map your processes. In this article, we would like to outline this step a…
Virgil Wongsokario04/03/2022
Inspections are a crucial part of any safety and compliance program, but how they're carried out can make all the difference. The old school methods may have relied on pen and paper forms or Word processing…
Virgil Wongsokario18/11/2021
Quality control is a critical component of any business. The quality will determine your reputation and the bottom line for the company. Quality control has traditionally been done with paper products and inspection stations, slowing down…
Virgil Wongsokario12/11/2021
Handling issues and non-conformities is a major part of any management system and is critical as a feedback mechanism on how the company operates. There is a diverse interpretation of what an issue is, and also…
Nick Appel01/10/2021
Selecting and buying the right QHSE platform for your business can be quite a challenge. There are numerous features to think about. How do you know which ones are crucial for your current business, let alone…
Nick Appel21/07/2021
There are certain topics that always pop up during the yearly audit. After the High-Level Structure (HLS) has been introduced, these topics start to align among certain standards, making it a lot more consistent. Also, this…
Nick Appel30/06/2021
With the rise of specialized online platforms, more and more IT solutions are neatly integrated to become even more efficient. Trying to do everything in your ERP system isn’t working anymore hence the need for these…
Nick Appel15/06/2021
Digitalization has been the buzzword over the last decades. Companies started to digitalize their processes the moment computers were invented. Obviously, this was done a bit differently back in the ‘80s than today, but companies have…
Nick Appel08/06/2021
With the introduction of cloud and SaaS, in particular, more and more companies are moving away from the traditional ERP solutions that claim to be able to do everything. With this movement, aligning the different cloud…
Nick Appel28/05/2021
Since the introduction of the smartphone, people aren’t able to live without it. Despite the huge impact the mobile phone has on our current life, these devices have had a limited introduction in QHSE management. Lots…
Nick Appel12/03/2021
There are numerous important topics in QHSE management, but the following are things you really should think about when you want to bring the QHSE to the next level. QHSE isn’t something you can do on…
Willemijn29/01/2021
IT management of change is an important process in lots of organizations. It structures how an organization handles change and the impact it has. Managing these changes is key in running an effective QHSE system because…
Willemijn15/01/2021
Are you still questioning why to invest in a Quality and Safety Platform? Here are 5 Benefits a QHSE Platform Will Bring.We speak to dozens of companies on a daily basis about why to move to a…
Twan29/12/2020
With vaccines popping up left, right and center, we slowly see some light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. This pandemic has had a tremendous impact on lives and businesses all around the world. Despite…
Willemijn27/11/2020
Task automation for the mundane jobs has been done in financial administration for decades. Within QHSE management, most companies still leverage Excel and Word to get things done, although certain processes are automated to a certain…
Willemijn13/11/2020
Software as a Service is, for most people, a new method of working with IT. This new method brings all new things and possibilities. But with these new possibilities comes a new adoption strategy. So how…
Willemijn08/10/2020