Work life balance has always been a personal struggle for me. Before I started my own business, I worked out a deal with my previous company. I was a salaried employee, but often worked well over 50 hours a week. They agreed to pay me overtime pay for more than 50 hours a week. This…
In this post “ISO 9001 Clauses Explained” we dive into Control of Nonconforming Outputs. CONTROL OF NONCONFORMING OUTPUTS (Consider reading HOW TO STANDARDIZE THE FUNDAMENTAL QMS TOOLS FOR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE) Control of nonconforming outputs can be viewed and several different lights. For instance if we’re looking strictly at the quality of our products or services…
In this post “ISO 9001 Clauses Explained” we dive into Quality Policy & Objectives. POLICIES & OBJECTIVES The management system policy is affectively the mission statement of the company if it were written by a lawyer. By that, I mean the mission statement ought to convey the purpose of this management system clearly. It ought…
In this post “ISO 9001 Clauses Explained” we dive into Interested Parties. 4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties Interested Parties is a relatively new term to our management systems, but again a very old concept that we’re all very familiar with. An interested party is oftentimes a useful catch all term when…
In this post “ISO 9001 Clauses Explained” we dive into Context of the Organization. 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context Context of the organization is one of the newer terms of the ISO 9001:2015 edition of the standard. The concept of context of the organization is at all new. Every good business owner or…
7.5 Documented Information | CONTROL OF DOCUMENTED INFORMATION In this post “ISO 9001 Clauses Explained” we dive into Documented information, arguably at the core of any effective management system. Documented information includes not only our documents, but also our records. There are many types of documents and many types of records, but with a simple…
The Value of well-defined NCR and CAR Author – Chad Henry | Account Manager Texas Quality Assurance Introduction to NCR’s “Nonconformance Reports” & CAR’s “Corrective Action Reports” When it comes to operational excellence, fundamentals of QMS “Quality Management System” are critical. I would argue that nonconformities and corrective actions are the foundations of an effective…
#18 Oil and Gas HSE Podcast: Quality Management Systems and Eliminating Endless Paperwork https://oilandgashse.com/quality-management-systems/ We spent some time with Kyle Chambers and Chad Henry of Texas Quality Assurance talking about quality management systems and how you can eliminate a vast majority of the paperwork associated to HSE in your business. Learn how software can help streamline your processes, reduce the amount of…