MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Many Safety Professionals believe that use of a Safety Management System results in continual improvement of their risk control efforts.  As a result, Environmental, Health & Safety Management System Standards are proliferating throughout the world.  So many in fact, t...

A search on the internet for, “What is a Management System” will likely present a description similar to the following. “A management system is the framework of policies, processes and procedures used to ensure that an organization can fulfill all tasks required to ach...

This October 5, 2015 article by John Hunter, which appears on the W. Edwards Deming Institute web page blog refutes the contention that standardization of Management Systems’ elements retards individual creativity.  Click the following Source Link to read the full arti...

An Inauspicious Beginning

Upon entering the Safety profession, I had no idea of the obstacles I would face. However, hardly any of my fellow employees seemed to know any more than I did about Safety Management. Upon inquiring about the scope of the job, I was told, “You...

Welcome to the Audit XL (AXL) blog!

The purpose of this blog is to provide some insight into the concepts that underlie Management Systems theory, while presenting topics regarding the establishment, implementation and maintenance of effective systems. Our blog will tou...