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#281 – OCCUPATIONAL RISK AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR COVID-19 AT THE WORKPLACE – SHAN SANKARAN

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Now that the economy is rising back up after the downfall due to the COVID-19, workplaces and organizations are opening up one by one. Even though we have come past this overwhelming phase of being quarantined, all of us are obviously excited to get out there and resume our normal lives. But when it comes to going back to our normal life of going out and working, it basically means that there will be contact between individuals now. Continue reading →

#281 – WHY IS COVID-19 SO DANGEROUS TO OLDER PEOPLE? – ALLEN TAYLOR

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In a recent issue of the scientific journal Aging, a paper from David Sinclair’s lab noted that among the risk factors associated with bad outcomes of a COVID-19 infection, far and away, the most important risk factor is a person’s age. The statistics are astounding.

  • 80% of confirmed cases who are hospitalized are over 65
  • Patients who are over 65 are 23 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than younger patients
  • 74% of COVID-19 deaths are of people who are over 65, while those seniors are a much smaller percentage of the population.

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#280 – RISK – QUALITY STANDARD REVIEW REQUEST

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Review of a proposed ANSI Quality of Government Standard invited

The ASQ[1] Government Division is inviting professional review of a new Standard for the Quality of Government Operations and Services which is being developing as part of an ANSI[2] Standards package.  The package includes a Process Maturity Model and a System Maturity Model that can be used to assess the use of best practice operations within the span of control of every manager and supervisor in any government agency.  Continue reading →

#280 – DISCOVER NEW OPPORTUNITIES NEVER BEFORE AVAILABLE – DANIEL BURRUS

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Disruption is a central component of the Anticipatory Organization Model, focusing closely on how Anticipatory Organizations and individuals can look at disruption and see enormous opportunities.

The untimely situation we currently face with COVID-19 is no exception; not only has every industry been touched by the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown, every country has. There is literally no safe haven from this disease, and businesses both large and small have found themselves in a predicament unlike ever before. Continue reading →

#280: WILL THE ARM FALL OFF YOUR SUIT IF YOU PULL THE THREAD?: UNDERSTANDING CORRELATED RISKS – HOWARD WIENER

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In my previous post, I asserted that many companies are not good at managing risks and I’ll stand by that statement.  They’re not good at identifying them, poor at pinpointing dependencies, don’t understand the interactions that create or exacerbate risks and fail to actively quantify and evaluate the effectiveness of their risk management programs.  I believe that a number of disciplines should be applied to help address these issues. Continue reading →