Category: Corporate Governance

Reputational risk from supply chains

How many times have we heard Apple come under fire because of terrible employee health and safety practices at supplier factories in…

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Looking Forward - Legislation

As we approach July 1st the Queensland WHS Legislative context will be adjusted with the restoration of the status of the various…

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Optimising Management Review

All management system standards include some form of requirement for a Management Review. The requirement is generally framed as; ‘Top management shall…

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Heavy Vehicle ‘Chain of Responsibility’

As mentioned in the October edition of Insight, in mid-2018 the requirements of the Heavy Vehicle National Legislation are changing. Now is…

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Legislative changes pending ...

There is a suite of legislative and other changes in the pipeline as we head toward 2018. Work Health and Safety Legislation…

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‘Digging trenches’ in Management Systems

Trench warfare, especially from WWI, involved a harsh and unforgiving environment where often the lives of troops depended on the location and…

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Auditing Planning to prevent poor performance

While an audit process is never intended to review everything on the site or within the organisation, as it is based on…

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What happens after the audit?

‘So how did we do?’ or ‘Did we pass?’ – this is the typical question asked of auditor immediately after an audit.…

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Are your internal audits simply about compliance?

The very nature of the word ‘audit’ conjures up images of an inspector, policeman or even judge.  No matter how much positive…

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