NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, frequently mentions “risk assessment.” But what does this mean, and how do you perform such an assessment? Informative Annex F answers those ...

Eight standards rolled out in 2006 by the Auditing Standards Board are sparking a cultural shift for auditors. The standards—Statement on Auditing Standards nos. 104–111—are designed to enhance ...

Tracy Harding, CPA, was on his way to work and looking forward to completing an audit he was working on. But on the way in, he heard a news report that changed the objective of his day. A local ...

The proposal, which can be viewed at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-20179.htm, will ensure that the best and latest available evidence and scientific data are ...

One way to think of job safety is that it’s a game workers play with management to see what they can get by with so safety doesn’t interfere with getting work done. This approach is noted for its ...

The Joint Commission permits organizations to perform assessment strategies they consider to be suitable for mitigating or eliminating the risk. 1. A non-mandatory pro-active risk assessment model is ...

Environmental contamination control is a crucial aspect of sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing, and risk management is needed to guarantee that the necessary control procedures are in place. The risk ...

Here are 10 of the most critical policies and procedures for reducing risk at an ASC according to Nancy Burden, MS, RN, CPAN, CPAP, director of BayCare Ambulatory Surgery in Largo, Fla., and Terri ...