An ISO 14001 audit is an integral part of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) implementation. ISO 14001 audit involves an independent, systematic, objective, and documented process to gather facts that help identify areas for improvement and ensure that the organization incorporates the best practice processes that protect the environment

What are the different types…

Environmental Compliance is a comprehensive term encompassing a variety of sustainability goals and requiring meeting different legislations to different aspects of the environment. In the US alone, there is the Environment Protection Agency, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Stormwater Clean Water Act to name but a few. Compliance with these acts is not only…

Most responsible businesses follow the best practices aimed at environmental protection. However, anticipating problems and proactively preventing their occurrence can become challenging due to the increasing complexity of operations. Moreover, for businesses with a presence in multiple geographies, keeping track of different environment-related regulations can become difficult.

ComplianceQuest enables automating Environment Management through a…

Environment, health, and safety management is an all-in-one term that focuses on improving the EHS performance of a business. EHS management system refers to the implementation of procedures focused on ensuring and improving the safety of workers and their surroundings. These processes play a significant role in achieving and maintaining the overall environmental goals of the organization. EHS…

The OSHA 300 is a single physical location where employers record and maintain information about employees’ injuries and illnesses. According to OSHA, OSHA Form 300 is the place where the business is operating, or where services or industrial operations are conducted or the place where employees report for work, operate from or from which they are paid. The OSHA Form 300 is divided into…

OSHA inspectors, called compliance safety and health officers, primarily conduct on-site inspections and phone/fax investigations to ensure companies comply with OSHA requirements. OSHA inspection are focused on the following:

OSHA -1Potential hazards, hidden in apparently safe areas of the work and equipment that are deemed harmless OSHA -2Causes for any complaint from employees,…

An automated solution that is aligned to the OSHA requirements such as the one from ComplianceQuest can help:

Benefit-1prevent injuries, illness, or even death in the workplace Benefit-2overcome financial suffering and hardship that can affect workers, family, or even the employers Benefit-3improve workplace morale Benefit-4create favorable brand image among the community of…

To ensure your organization has an ingrained culture of health and safety and follows the occupational health and safety administration requirements mandated, OSHA recommends the following practices:

1Make safety and health a priority while communicating with employees. Explain the OSHA safety practices implemented, and proactively fix any hazards that could…

An organization can have a variety of documents and in a variety of forms. Filing and storing those, retrieving them when needed, revising and approving as well as destroying them once their validity is over are tasks that are time and space consuming and hard to keep track of. To manage and maintain the documents, a business needs a document management software system. This will simplify…

With CQ Document Management, you can manage the entire document lifecycle, gain complete visibility and rely on a single source of truth across all locations for more effective decision making.

Regulatory compliance is stringent. With an electronic approach to document management across the enterprise, you’ll have a central repository to create, modify, review, approve, store, organize, access…

In the modern world, the life sciences sector is going through a period of unprecedented regulatory change affecting organizations involved in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and in-vitro diagnostics. The European Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR), a robust, transparent, predictable and sustainable regulatory framework for medical devices, ensures high standards of quality and safety being produced in or supplied into Europe. By improving the safety and performance of medical devices, the…

HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) is a set of processes and procedures identifying potential hazards to a certain environment, developing best practices to reduce or remove those hazards, and then training employees for accident prevention, accident response, etc.

The major intent of having a Health, safety and environment Management System dates back in time to the faulty working…

OSHA defines hazard as any situation, source, or act that has a potential to cause harm such as ill health or injury, or even a combination of the two. Hazards are the primary cause for occupational safety and health problems. All employers should identify and remove all potential hazards from the workplace. To keep the workplace safe, employers must conduct hazard analysis. Hazard analysis is the…

Job safety analysis (JSA) is a procedure that helps integrate accepted safety and health practices into a particular task or job operation. In JSA, the ultimate goal is to identify potential hazards in every step of a process and recommend the safest way to execute the job. JSA is a written procedure developed to understand, review, minimize or eliminate hazards associated with work processes. A job safety…

Safety observation determine the number of safe and unsafe actions or conditions in a work area during a given time. The goal of safety observation is to identify which tasks employees perform correctly and safely, in addition to observing any risky behavior. The purpose is to utilize these observations to implement corrective action and improve the safety of the workplace. Managers record safety…

Behavioral observation can be implemented across industries such as marine, retail, construction, manufacturing, and healthcare.

Define clear, realistic, and achievable goals

Start with a small department or section of the organization

Expand observation radius to other companies to get an idea of their experiences

Improve internal communication to get better results

Increase…

Health and safety management systems are a key factor if you want a workplace that’s healthier and safer. Developing a health and safety program in your workplace is an efficient way of protecting your valuable asset, that is, your workers. The organization should maintain and establish procedures to respond to accidents and emergency situations and to prevent and reduce the health and safety impacts associated with them. They should provide the framework and structure to create…

HSEQ stands for Health, Safety, Environment and Quality. An HSE Management System is a tool aimed at quality, occupational health and safety, and the environment to prevent or mitigate both human and economic losses arising from accidents, adverse occupational exposures, and environmental events. The goal of the HSEQ Management System is to ensure that the organisation complies with…

Employee safety refers to providing a safe working environment for employees by incorporating safe equipment and safe procedures at the workplace to ensure worker safety. Employee safety is important to maintain a good safe work environment to improve morale and efficiency, which in turn contribute to the growth and profitability of the company. Lack of safety procedures for…

A quality management training has the potential to help you gain an edge over the competition, build employee competency, boost operational efficiency, and corporate profitability.

To ensure employees know their roles and responsibilities and are aligned to the business and compliance goals, organizations need to provide training periodically. ComplianceQuest’s Training software supports a reliable, stable, and repeatable training management process ensuring that your entire…