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
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
Customer satisfaction, or in the broader description, delivering what the customer expects, is an integral part of the quality of the product and services the organization provides. In order to get a good feeling that the…
Willemijn04/11/2020
.Being prepared for an audit is one of the most important tasks the QHSE manager has. The organization needs to be ready when the auditor shows up. We touched upon the importance of having the right…
Willemijn22/10/2020
We all know this, but we can’t emphasize it enough: QHSE is not about the certificates. The certificates should be an end result of the organization doing a great job on QHSE and taking it seriously.…
Willemijn15/10/2020
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
We have touched upon the importance of technology in QHSE management already a couple of times. Of course, as we’re still going through a global pandemic, having the best digital tools is a must. This pandemic is…
Willemijn18/09/2020
The position of Quality in the overall company strategy isn’t always clear. Yes, most companies claim that quality is their number one priority. This makes sense, as you can only deliver real value if you provide…
Nick Appel01/09/2020
More and more companies and governments have started to require suppliers to be ISO27001 certified. This can be a great push for more data security awareness, but there are downsides to it as well. As an…
Nick Appel31/07/2020
We touched upon the SHEQ culture numerous times already, and we cannot stress the importance of it enough. Developing the right culture has a tremendous impact on SHEQ within the company and how the company operates.…
Nick Appel22/07/2020
After talks with hundreds of quality and safety managers, we saw a pattern emerge we weren’t really aware of. We started to notice that there is some kind of implicit impact certification bodies (CB) have on…
Nick Appel06/07/2020
Transparency has a pretty broad spectrum and can mean different things to different people. Especially, the level of transparency and when you are transparent and when not. Of course, certain information is on a “need to…
Nick Appel23/06/2020
Ever since the introduction of the HLS (High Level Structure) in several ISO standards, the stakeholder analysis has a more prominent role in most Management Systems. This is a good thing if you ask us. However,…
Nick Appel15/06/2020
Last week we had a great talk with an esteemed consultant about compliance and how to go about it. He had quite a nice way of approaching it. It was during this call he dropped the…
Nick Appel08/06/2020
The several different ISO standards can be great guidance when adding structure to an organization. However, the standard shouldn’t be the starting point for an organization when setting up any kind of management system. When you…
Nick Appel20/05/2020
Most of us have been working from home for several weeks now. While working from home a couple of days here and there is fine for most of us, we now run into an odd situation…
Nick Appel30/04/2020
This pandemic of course has a big impact on your job as a safety officer. Normally, you are mainly outside or in the production plant to check up on the safety culture in the company. It…
Nick Appel20/04/2020
