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
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
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
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
You all already know it, but being a Quality or QHSE manager, or any other name it is called, is hard work but a great job. You are in the middle of a lot of things…
Nick Appel26/04/2021
We all know the importance of quality management, but more often than not, we look at this from a certification perspective. Over time, ISO9001 has become the equivalent of Quality Management, but obviously, this isn’t completely…
Nick Appel18/04/2021
The “safety walks” is an excellent measuring stick to see how the company is doing with its safety culture. The power of just walking around and observing how people work from a safety management point of…
Nick Appel25/03/2021
The pandemic has had quite a severe impact on the way we do business nowadays. It has been quite a tough year for most people, but the pandemic also showed positive change. The fact that we…
Nick Appel17/03/2021
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
Most quality standards are pretty clear on how an organization should handle its tools and equipment. They need to be in such a condition that they are able to produce the quality the company wants to…
Nick Appel04/03/2021
When you ask 100 CEOs, 90% of them will tell you that quality is among their top pillars and one of the main reasons why they are in business today. However, when you walk towards the…
Nick Appel10/02/2021
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
In numerous posts, we touched upon how to manage suppliers and what is essential in this process. However, before you manage them, you first need to select them and have some kind of process for this.…
Willemijn28/01/2021
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
Luckily 2020 has finally come to an end, and 2021 has begun. 2021 will probably be full of transition and change, which will be quite a year for you QHSE managers. When more and more people…
Willemijn07/01/2021
Having formal planning for safety walks, quality inspections or management walks, for that matter, is a great way of checking how things are done. The problem is in the planned part of it. Preplanning these activities…
Twan29/12/2020
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
