Focusing only on procedural writing for a Quality Management System will result in slower processes, re-work, and an overall uneconomical system: Quality Management Systems, such as ISO 9001, serve as the foundational building blocks for an organization and provide well defined and documented procedures which improve the consistency of outputs. Yet, the Quality Management System alone cannot accomplish a system of closed loop corrective...

With the recent tragedy in the Gulf, many suppliers to the oil and gas industry are waiting for the other foot to drop. Due to the mandate stating that no new wells are to be drilled, those of us in the industry are concerned, fearing a potential loss of revenue.  However, we need to concentrate on the future and the requirements that are going to be placed on suppliers by the oil companies as everyone moves forward from this...

HAZWOPER Training: Averting Potential Disaster With Efficient Response   The current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has disastrous potential for both the economy and the environment of the area. The oil industry provides a disproportionately large number of jobs along the Gulf Coast as compared with the rest of the country, and with America suffering from high levels of unemployment rates, it would be tragic to allow this oil spill to...

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