When to Report a COVID-19 Exposure to Regulators

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections continues to rise worldwide, many employers are struggling to understand when they would be required to record and report an infection involving one of their employees to an applicable regulatory agency or worker’s compensation board. The short answer is: it depends. That’s probably not the answer you were looking for.  […]

Spotting the Fakes: Protecting Your Workers From Counterfeit Respirators

More than 9,000 health care workers across the U.S. have contracted COVID-19, with nearly 30 succumbing to the illness according to a recent report released from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These numbers are reinforcing concerns of many health care officials that infection rates of workers at the front line of the crisis […]

3 Key Compliance Challenges Every Retailer Faces—and How to Solve Them

When it comes to documenting and meeting compliance requirements, many environmental teams rely on in-house tools, spreadsheets, calendars, and sticky notes, but these archaic processes can cause a lot of headaches. These manual processes often lead to error-prone, inconsistent data and missed compliance deadlines, which often come with hefty fines. This is especially true for […]

How to Engage Leadership in Quality Management Initiatives

Despite their best intentions, only a small number of leaders across multiple industries followed through with plans to improve corporate quality and risk management practices. A survey by LNS Research queried the leadership of global small, medium, and large enterprises about both their existing and planned Enterprise Quality Management Systems practices in compliance, risk management, quality-focused automation and […]

Aligning Global Sustainability Frameworks – FAQs and Resources

Following a recent webinar on ‘Aligning global sustainability frameworks – the role of software in mapping data’, below are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions, plus some helpful resources. If we respond to CDP are we covering TCFD? CDP has integrated the TCFD’s recommendations primarily into the climate change questionnaire, as there […]

Tips for Comparing Quality Management Software Vendors

In recent times, the enterprise quality management software space has seen substantial growth as the benefits of integrated quality management become more well known. The issue your company faces is deciding which of the many solutions available best suit your company’s needs. The best quality management software allows you to align quality management concerns with […]

Travel Clearance, Vendor Risk, FMLA, and Other Unique Pandemic Challenges

As the pandemic continues in 70+ countries, businesses continue to face a variety of unique challenges which have led to the need for creative solutions. These unprecedented times have seen many industries and sectors affected in a multi-faceted manner. As we enter the fourth month of the pandemic, there are some main areas that businesses […]

How to Get Started with Quality Performance Management

With the increase of technology, companies are gathering more data than ever on every aspect of their business, especially quality performance data. However, translating that data into intelligence – and action – is where many businesses miss the mark. “How to Get Started With Quality Performance Management,” a case study by LNS Research, delves into the […]

Nonconformance Management 101: The Basics

Companies invest large sums of time and money tracking and managing nonconformances. Though it may seem rudimentary, let’s start at the very beginning to explain what a nonconformance is and some common ways in which nonconformances are tracked and managed.   In this post we will reference nonconformances that occur during a manufacturing process (though […]

How Quality Management Software Can Improve Your Audit Management

If you have followed the emergence of enterprise quality management software (EQMS) over the last few years, you may have noticed that adoption rates have continued to rise overall. Today, these solutions can bolster a number of quality processes, including supplier management and corrective and preventive actions. If you have not yet leveraged your quality management software […]