Occupational Health & Safety – ISO 45001:2018 Internal Auditing Procedure Part 1/2
Requirements Arrangements including documented procedures to conduct periodic audits shall be established in order to determine whether the OSHMS and its elements are in place, adequate, and effective in protecting the safety and health of employees and preventing incidents. An audit program shall be developed, which includes a designation of auditor competency, the audit scope, […]
How To Deal With Non Conformance in ISO 9001:2015 ? – Part 2/2
An effective Corrective Action should follow the 5 steps below. Problem definition Once you open a corrective action, you know the issue is but you will need to define the problem without adding any color commentaries. When you define a problem it should answer the: what, who, when & how the issue happened? Let’s bring […]
What is Lean Six Sigma & How Does it Work? – Part 3/3
Six Sigma has been applied successfully to virtually any industry. Key elements of Six Sigma There are three key elements of Six Sigma Process Improvement: Customers Processes Employees THE CUSTOMERS Customers define quality. They expect performance, reliability, competitive prices, on-time delivery, service, clear and correct transaction processing and more. This means it is important to […]
ISO 9001 : 2015 Internal Auditing Procedure – EXPLAINED ( Part 4 /4 )
Audit Results (Findings and Evidences) During the audit, the auditor samples, observes, asks questions, examines processes or processes outputs like records or products, or observes locations where a service was provided. The inspections or observations shall be considered and recorded as the audit findings. The findings will be used for the audit’s conclusions and will […]
Occupational Health & Safety Risk Assessment Procedure ( Explained with Examples )
What is a risk assessment? A risk assessment is nothing more than a careful examination of what, in your workplace, could cause harm to people so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm. The aim is to make sure that no one gets hurt […]
What is Lean Six Sigma & How does it work ? – Part 2/3
KEY CONCEPTS OF SIX SIGMA At its core, Six Sigma revolves around a few key concepts. Critical to Quality: Attributes most important to the customer. Defect: Failing to deliver what the customer wants. Process Capability: What your process can deliver. Variation: What the customer sees and feels. Stable Operations: Ensuring consistent, predictable processes to improve […]
ISO 9001 : 2015 Internal Auditing Procedure – EXPLAINED ( Part 3/4)
Audit Program The organization must maintain a documented program for conducting audits (internal and external). An audit program is a series of steps or specifications required by the organization in order to be able to conduct the audit. The goal of the program is to identify the required organizational elements that will be audited and […]
Health & Safety Accident Investigation & Corrective Action Procedure ( Explained – Part 1/2)
Your organization shall establish, implement and maintain a procedure(s) to record, investigate and analyse incidents in order to: a) Determine underlying OH&S deficiencies and other factors that might be causing or contributing to the occurrence of incidents b) Identify the need for corrective action c) Identify opportunities for preventive action d) Identify opportunities for continual […]
ISO 9001 : 2015 Internal Auditing Procedure – EXPLAINED ( Part 2 /4)
Audit Results (Findings and Evidence) During the audit, the auditor samples, observes, asks questions, examines processes or processes outputs like records or products, or observes locations where a service was provided. The inspections or observations shall be considered and recorded as the audit findings. The findings will be used for the audit’s conclusions and will […]
Occupational Health & Safety – ISO 45001:2018 Internal Auditing Procedure Part 2/2
Your organization shall ensure that internal audits of the OH&S Management System are conducted at planned intervals to: a) Determine whether the OH&S Management System: Conforms to planned arrangements for OH&S management including the requirements of the ISO 45001:2018 Standard andHas been properly implemented and is maintained andIs effective in meeting the organization’s policy and […]