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#118 – HOW DISRUPTORS CAN LEARN FROM THEIR FOREBEARS – DANIEL BURRUS

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BurrusDan_040In today’s vastly complex economic landscape, many companies would like to be the “disruptor” instead of being the “disrupted” — that is, they want to find a new niche in a certain industry, a problem no one’s yet been able to solve or one nobody’s aware of, and they want to exploit this niche and solve this problem, thereby upending their industry with next-gen technology and unprecedented business methods. Continue reading →

#118 – UAV’S COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD – PAUL KOSTEK

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Paul Kostek PixHere in Seattle we’ve had several interesting incidents/accidents with personal UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) or drones.

In one case a person flew their UAV into the Space Needle, no damage and no one was hurt; at a parade an operator lost control and hit and knocked out a parade attendee and the operator was cited by police; UAV stuck on power lines over a lake, result – power turned off and UAV recovered at a cost of $35K and the operator was not found; and just recently a UAV was flown into the Ferris wheel on the waterfront, no damage to the wheel though a table on a nearby deck was destroyed. Continue reading →

#117 – A RISK WORTH TAKING – PAUL PALMES

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AAA PalmesThe 2015 revision of ISO 9001 adds the concept of “Risk-based Thinking” to quality management systems (QMS) requiring registered organizations to “determine the risks and opportunities” needed to ensure that the QMS achieves expected results and improvement. Clause 6.1, (Actions to address Risks and Opportunities), is one of several clauses created by ISO’s new “high level structure” designed to produce a common format and base level text within its catalog of management systems standards. The addition of risk-based thinking is a welcome addition to ISO 9001, currently the largest selling standard in the world and applicable to any organization seeking third party registration of their products and/or services in the marketplace. Continue reading →

#117 – ISO 31000: MUST KNOW STANDARD – GREG HUTCHINS

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Greg Hutchins pixMore ISO management systems are incorporating RBT and risk, so the standard is becoming a ‘must know’ standard. ISO 31000 risk management principles, risk management framework, and risk management process are the preferred tools to use with ISO management systems because ISO 31000: Continue reading →

#117 – EMERGENCY EYEWASH RESPONSE BEST PRACTICES – DR. BILL POMFRET

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AAA PomfretnUntitled1During the past year or so while conducting 5 Star Health & Safety Management System™ Audits, I have been astounded at the number of chemical plants and laborites where employees had not practiced, and could not use the provided eyewash stations. Continue reading →