Author: Kevin Lehner

Join Us at the 2022 ASSP Risk, Health & Safety for All Conference

We are looking forward to seeing you at the 2022 ASSP Risk, Health & Safety for All Conference Thursday, September 29 & Friday, September 30, 2022, at The Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. With two days of educational sessions, workshops, and panel discussions, this event is full of super-rich networking and collaboration opportunities. See https://www.wisconsin.assp.org/events/2022-risk-health-safety-for-all-conference-2/  for…

Semi-quantitative Risk Analysis – An OHS Leading Indicator

Introduction OHS Managers need to find good ways to predict and influence future OHS performance.  These predictors of OHS performance are refed to as “leading indicators”. Semi-quantitative OHS risk analysis is now being recognized as a good leading indicator of OHS performance.. This article describes how semi-quantitative risk analysis is used as a leading indicator…

ISO Internal Audits & Corrective Action

Introduction There are 3 basic types of ISO audits, first party, second party and third party audits. First party audits are internal audits. Non-accredited independent audits are second party audits. Accredited certification bodies conduct third party audits or certification audits. ISO Internal audits are the “checking” part of the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle of continual improvement.…

Types of ISO Audits

Auditor making notes

There are three different types of ISO audits, first party, second party and third party. The following is a brief discussion of these types of ISO audits. Third Party ISO Audit Type Third-party audits are conducted by an independent 3rd party such as a certification body. Certification bodies (CBs) obtain their authority to perform audits…