HSE

Creating an Effective Toolbox Meeting

Creating an Effective Toolbox Meeting Building a culture around safety cannot be overstated enough when it comes to safety on site. An effective toolbox meeting is the perfect way to keep your team up-to-date with safety…

Virgil Wongsokario09/12/2021

QHSE

Leverage the Crowd in the QHSE

QHSE is a world of sharing knowledge. Within lots of companies, the core QHSE department isn’t all that big so there are that many people you can approach to share specific QHSE-related knowledge. Because of this,…

Virgil Wongsokario02/12/2021

QHSEQHSE Management

5 Total Quality Management Principles

In the last post about Total Quality Management, we looked at why it fails to produce good results. To help you out, there are five principles that should be implemented into your company's TQM plan for…

Virgil Wongsokario25/11/2021

AutomationHSEQHSE Management

10 Reasons for using a Cloud-Based Safety Management Platform

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

AutomationQMS

Benefits of digitizing quality control

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

QHSEQHSE Management

Major and Minor NCRs

When it comes to NCR’s, there are roughly two types:, major and minor. There isn’t always a clear definition between these two categories but the impact they have on the organization after the audit is clear.…

Virgil Wongsokario26/10/2021

QHSE CultureQMS

How to Structure Employee Competencies

As mentioned in our previous post, having competent people is key in maintaining high-quality products and services. Obviously, having employees properly trained has a huge positive impact on the safety within the company as well, and…

Virgil Wongsokario12/10/2021

AutomationQHSE

The Real Power of Issues

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

Infographics

Why Total Quality Management Fails

Qooling | QHSE Management | Total Quality Management   There are many reasons why Total Quality Management implementation can fail, but research done over the years shows that these 12 reasons are most frequently mentioned by…

Nick Appel27/09/2021

QHSE CultureQHSE Management

Great Opportunities for Quality Managers

In our last post, we touched upon the difficulties Quality Managers face on a daily basis. However, we all know that being a manager of Quality, QHSE, QA, or whatever name we give to it, is…

Nick Appel14/09/2021

QHSE CultureQMS

4 Difficulties Quality Managers Have To Deal With


Quality Management, and especially delivering consistent quality, is key for the bottom line of any organization. When the quality goes down, every part of the organization will have to deal with the consequences. However, in order…

Nick Appel01/09/2021

HSEQHSE Culture

How Important are Procedures in Safety Management?

Although procedures are not required any longer, they are still frequently used as a way to describe how a company operates. This makes a lot of sense when it comes to quality but can be significantly…

Nick Appel18/08/2021

GeneralQHSE

Control of Procedures

With the introduction of the latest ISO standards, the need for procedures has become redundant from a compliance perspective. Regardless, most companies still have their procedures and processes because they hold a significant amount of knowledge…

Nick Appel28/07/2021

AutomationQHSE

Buying QHSE Software The Right Way

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

QHSE CultureQHSE Management

Top Management Involvement is Crucial for QHSE Culture

We have touched upon this a couple of times before, but we cannot stress it enough. The impact of top-level management on the QHSE culture is big. When top management is not involved in changing and…

Twan11/07/2021

AutomationQHSE

6 Topics That Always Come up During an Audit

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

AutomationQHSE

Connect your QHSE Platform

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

AutomationQHSE

QHSE Digitalization, what is it?

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

Automation

QHSE Platform in your IT Landscape

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

General

Structure you QHSE Management systeem

QHSE management inherently comes with numerous procedures, forms, documents, spreadsheets, and the like. Yes, the new approach by ISO allows for a significant reduction of the procedures and documents, but still, the organization needs to somehow…

Nick Appel13/05/2021