We have conducted hundreds of risk assessments in a number of sectors from homeland security to pension funds to Parks and Recreation departments. We have a number of hard lessons learned. These are some common mistakes we have made and seen: Continue reading
Over the past 15 years, as the leader of an organization dedicated to improving the success of the quality profession, I have met hundreds of people throughout the world who have a unique mission: build greater quality into the things we use every day. Continue reading
Fire is probably the only single factor, which could completely paralyse a thriving enterprise in a short span of time, many managements have to their cost appreciated this too late when the stark realism of the situation presents itself in the form of twisted steel- work projecting a ghostly silhouette above a mass of blackened rubble. Continue reading
This week I read in Forbes that a new study (published in October 2015 issue of Anesthesiology) finds that medication errors occur in one-half (50%) of all surgeries. This incorporates the perioperative, surgery and postoperative periods. The data continues to support the cold reality that as healthcare providers, we must change to protect our patients. Continue reading
The founder and president of Safety Projects International Inc, has a mission – to help clean up Canada and several other countries. However, rather than doing it himself, Dr Bill Pomfret aka Dr Clean is getting the workers themselves to do it – which is simple in its logic but offers a huge challenge in execution. Continue reading