In March, we aired an episode with our first guest, Mo Aziz, discussing the ITC “Intercontinental Terminals Company” Chemical Plant fire. The fire burned for days and reignited after it was extinguished. Most of Houston wondered what, if anything, would be the penalty for ITC. Based on history, these plants aren’t often penalized effectively enough…
NCR, RNC, CAR, CAPA, MOC, CI, ECN, Risk…. It gets confusing… They all have a place and purpose and, sometimes they overlap. How frustrating is that??? Is it a Corrective Action Report, a Management of Change, or an Engineering Change…. maybe I need to complete a Document Change Request…? Do you really need to issue…
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Leadership and worker participation It doesn’t matter what you fill in as the blank in that statement, culture kills people. I’ve known this for years, having spent nearly a decade in Health & Safety, but got to see it first hand in a recent audit. That does NOT for one second discount people’s individual choices…
I’m Kyle Chambers. I’m the founder and owner operator of Texas Quality Assurance. I get asked by friends and family frequently about what I do.. I tell them Quality Management (Auditing, Consulting and Software Development) most commonly dealing with ISO 9001 ( I end it there, 18001, 14001, API, that will just muddy the conversational…
For those that don’t know me, I’m Kyle Chambers, Founder of Texas Quality Assurance. I’ve lived my entire life in Texas, raised in the small town of Italy Texas, pronounced “It-Ly” for those of you that don’t know. My degree is in Management Information Systems, I got my CompTIA A+ certification in the 8th grade,…
Guest blogger today. Pat Patterson it’s LAAP. OSHA’s Revised Rule for Reporting of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Year-end 2017 companies in certain industries are required to send, electronically, their accident and illness data (OSHA 300 and/or 300A) to OSHA. This has been getting a LOT of attention. However, the more urgent concern that was established…
Occupational Health & Safety Management Software ISO 45001 and Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001) Before Texas Quality Assurance I worked as a Quality,Health, Safety, Environment manager (QHSE). In that role I was solely responsible for all OH&S duties and responsibilities. Early in my career as the QHSE manager I found myself inundated with…