A question often asked is “Why would we want to use a dedicated digital solution for our quality and safety activities while Office and an intranet are working just fine?”. It indeed might work just fine,…
The non conformance report: what’s in it for me? In a previous blog post we gave a few tips on when to write an NCR. However, a lot of employees still don’t write an NCR (non…
Proper training is crucial when it comes to creating and maintaining an effective management system. Putting changes to processes on paper is easy but getting these new insights to employees is a different story. Eventually, they…
Tuesday, the 12th of April, we successfully organised our first event together with ProcesDoen! The event was hosted at the inspirational location YesDelft!, the incubator of the Delft University of Technology. The workshop was a big success…
Certifications are often a result of customer demands, rather than a company necessity. Using certifications, like ISO9001,(management system) as a selling point, is rather a mere formality and is being utilised by more companies today. By…
Over the past months we have seen the introduction of the new ISO9001:2015 standard. To comply with this new standard we applied a strategy to introduce risk based thinking throughout the organisation with one of our…
Last week I had a very interesting discussion with a QHSE manager regarding Non conformance report (NCR). While working on improvements on their management system we tried to come up with a clear definition of when…
As with all tools, QHSE tools should be making your life as a QHSE manager easier. As of today still a lot of companies use the Microsoft office package as a tool to manage their QHSE management…
Quality is a very important part of doing business. When a company delivers poor quality products or services it won’t last very long. However, maintaining and improving a QHSE management system can feel like an uphill…
Risk management is a high priority within every company, regardless of certification efforts. This does not mean that risks are avoided at all costs, just that risks are identified, evaluated, and decisions are made based on…
The version control system of your Quality Management System is very important. Whenever an audit is performed the most common question is: “How do you know that is the latest version of your document?” This easy…