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Multicultural impact on your Quality and Safety management

The world is getting smaller, which means a more diverse company culture and multicultural organisation with multiple languages. Lots of companies work with people from different countries. Whether it is a trucker, a specialist engineer, or…

Nick Appel15/07/2019

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NCR, Who is responsible for it?

NCRs and issues happen in any company. The way the company handles these is what defines the culture of the organization. More often than not, the responsibility is simply dropped at the Quality/Safety department regardless of…

Nick Appel02/07/2019

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How to use data to select the best improvement projects

Possibly one of the hardest things to do is make a selection of all the possible improvement projects that are possible for the company. Talks with quality and safety managers showed that this topic is pretty…

Nick Appel26/06/2019

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Data consistency in Quality Management

Data consistency might not have anything to do with quality management. However, because quality management is getting more and more data-driven it is becoming increasingly important. Consistent data allows for easier and better analysis, which leads…

Nick Appel20/06/2019

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Employee Competence in ISO 9001:2015 Clause 7.2

According to the standard, all staff that work under your organization's control are competent, and the evidence of this is documented accordingly. As with much of the ISO language, competence is left for each organization to…

Nick Appel13/06/2019

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How to set Great Quality Objectives

Quality objectives are measurable goals and the base of long-term quality improvement planning. After setting a target, simply hoping that changes occur to achieve the goal is not an effective way to improve a QMS. You…

Nick Appel06/06/2019

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Workshop: Time Pressure and the Effect on Quality & Safety

On Wednesday 22 May, we organized a workshop on time pressure and the effect on quality and safety. Time pressure can have a major impact on quality and safety, which can lead to serious accidents. In…

Nick Appel28/05/2019

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The Outputs of Design and Development Clause 8.3.5

In the previous post we touched upon the inputs for the Design and Development Clause of the ISO 9001 standard. The outputs are closely related to the inputs of course, but they have some twists to…

Nick Appel21/05/2019

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ISO Over the Years

ISO Over the Years. There are different ISO standards and worldwide many companies are using these different ISO standards. In the image below you see which standards are used over the years. There are different standards…

Nick Appel20/05/2019

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The Inputs of Design and Development Clause 8.3.3

Clause 8.3 Design and Development is regularly misunderstood—not just by Quality Managers but by Auditors as well. It is one of the toughest and most confusing clauses and we find a lot of questions regarding clause…

Nick Appel14/05/2019

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Bring your Quality & Safety inspections to the next level

Filling out paper forms is very time-consuming. No one enjoys it, especially when it means a lot of extra work after forms are filled in. Usually the forms have to be checked and re-entered to the…

Nick Appel07/05/2019

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Change Management in Quality Management

The continuous improvement plans created have to be implemented properly to really add value. Coming up with the plan or idea is the easy part. Making sure the plan is fully implemented and supported by the…

Nick Appel01/05/2019

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ERP is not your QMS

Yes, it might seem enticing, all your QMS information into your ERP. We can have all the information in one system, this will make it much easier for the employees. But is it really that simple?…

Nick Appel25/04/2019

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Impact of mental health in Safety Management

Sadly, at any given time, approximately 1 in 5 workers is likely to be experiencing a mental health condition such as depression or anxiety. This is estimated to cost the global economy $16 trillion by 2030.…

Nick Appel19/04/2019

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How to Build a Quality Driven Culture

We have talked quite extensively about the importance of a good safety culture. It is essential to keep people safe at work and make sure everybody goes home healthy at the end of the day. However,…

Nick Appel12/04/2019

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Key IT consideration When Selecting a New Quality Platform

Quality management is a key target for digital transformation, and while adoption of quality systems is growing, it's important to address IT concerns before you make your final decision. If you're considering to invest in a…

Nick Appel05/04/2019

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The Impact of Poor Quality on Organizations as shown by Boeing

Boeing is facing big challenges these days. You bring a new product to the market and suddenly this seems to be the cause of several flight accidents. Since then, all the airplanes are grounded and the…

Nick Appel29/03/2019

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How to Successfully Transition from OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001

The ISO 45001 standard has been released for about a year now. Lots of companies haven’t taken the step to this new standard due to the three year transition period. Those that did, noticed that there…

Nick Appel21/03/2019

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The 7 Essential Quality Tools for Process Improvement

The 7 basic tools of quality (or 7 QC Tools) were conceptualized for the first time by Kaoru Ishikawa, a professor of engineering at the University of Tokyo. They are a set of relativity simple data…

Nick Appel15/03/2019

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6 Key Features Every Quality Management Platform Must Have

Considering a quality management platform for your organization? You're not alone. Selecting the one that fits your company isn’t easy. Which features are needed to support your processes? How complex does it need to be? Is…

Nick Appel08/03/2019

How to Choose the Right QMS Software

Leveraging QMS for Continuous Improvement

The Importance of Data in HSE Management Systems

Why Word and Excel Aren’t Ideal for HSE Management Systems

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Multicultural impact on your Quality and Safety management

NCR, Who is responsible for it?

How to use data to select the best improvement projects

Data consistency in Quality Management

Employee Competence in ISO 9001:2015 Clause 7.2

How to set Great Quality Objectives

Workshop: Time Pressure and the Effect on Quality & Safety

The Outputs of Design and Development Clause 8.3.5

ISO Over the Years

The Inputs of Design and Development Clause 8.3.3

Bring your Quality & Safety inspections to the next level

Change Management in Quality Management

ERP is not your QMS

Impact of mental health in Safety Management

How to Build a Quality Driven Culture

Key IT consideration When Selecting a New Quality Platform

The Impact of Poor Quality on Organizations as shown by Boeing

How to Successfully Transition from OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001

The 7 Essential Quality Tools for Process Improvement

6 Key Features Every Quality Management Platform Must Have

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