5S Method: Ensuring Workplace Health & Safety
Photo Courtesy of Anamul Rezwan via Pexels How will a Japanese housekeeping practice boost productivity and ensure occupational health and safety in your organization? The 5S method was developed by Hiroyuki Hirano to improve production systems through identifiable steps. It is popularly known to have revolutionized the production system of Japanese carmaker, Toyota. The 5S […]
What You Should Know About the Food Safety Management
Photo Courtesy of John Lambeth via Pexels Running a food business is not just about increasing your bottom line profits. It is your primary responsibility to ensure the well-being of consumers through food safety and sanitation. Contaminated food that contain harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals can cause more than 200 diseases, including diarrhea, hepatitis […]
The Role of ISO 14001:2015 in Addressing Climate Change
When it comes to the environment, there are many issues that arise directly from the use of natural resources for industry and human society. This not only includes simple concepts like cutting down trees to obtain wood, which can be easily monitored and mitigated, but also more complicated ones such as the burning of natural […]
Maintaining Consistent Services in Franchises Through Retail 2nd Party Audits
2nd party audits are assessments made to verify if organizational and regulatory standards are being met by entities not part of the company but likewise very involved in its operations like suppliers and franchisees. Companies have started outsourcing the management of these audits to external vendors in order to have reliable results, cut down costs, […]
ISO 9001:2015 – Shifting Gears in the New Quality Management Standard
ISO 9001 is a standard designed for organizations looking to optimize their operational excellence. It helps businesses and organizations to be more efficient and improve customer satisfaction. A new version of the standard (ISO 9001:2015) was launched — taking over the previous version (ISO 9001:2008). ISO standards are reviewed every five years and revised if […]
ISO 45001 – Embedding Safety Culture Towards a Healthier Workplace
The Way of Work According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), over 2.78 million people still die each year from a work-related illness or injury, aside from the thousands of life-changing industrial diseases and injuries suffered by workers on a daily basis. While this obviously has an enormous impact on families and communities, the cost […]