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What is the ‘Human Factor’ in the military and civil aerospace sectors? "Organisations can design highly complex machinery... but inevitably, the weakest link in the process is humans. As quality professionals, should we put people ahead of processes?" asks Lead Auditor Roddy Cameron, Supplier Quality Lead at Lockheed Martin. "The ‘Human Factor’ is a widely used management technique that ensures the well-being of employees at all levels does not negatively impact the output of their organisation. But what do we mean by ‘Human Factor’, and why is it a quality process, rather than something managed by the Human Resources department?" Roddy explains why the Human Factor is key to creating an open culture and raising quality and safety standards in the aerospace industry. #MemberBenefit Log in to your members' area to discover the 5 considerations when implementing the Human Factor in the newest Quality World magazine

🎙��� Introducing Quality Impact Podcast: Ridding the 'cowboy perception' in Construction. Learn how most construction sites are cleaner than offices as host Rashad Issa, MSc, CQP FCQI Chair of our Board of Trustees welcomes guests to bust some industry myths. Join guests Steffan Speer, Technical Director Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure, and Construction Special Interest Group Chair, and Colin Campbell, Associate Director in the Construction Industry and Delivery Team, Scottish Futures Trust. Listen to episode one today https://lnkd.in/eKr4UcxC

Our question of the day for members is which topics would you like more professional development content on❓ Please tell us via our 2024 Content Survey. Your feedback helps us develop the professional development content you need to stay up-to-date https://ow.ly/rI8q50SyKo2

🌏 Discover the implications of ISO’s climate change amendments to #ManagementSystem standards for auditors and certificated organisations with QMS Principal Auditor Richard Green. Tips 1. During audits, the organisation should expect auditors to remain objective and impartial as to whether the new requirement is met. Auditors are not expected to become climate change experts or police; however, organisations should retain the expectation that their auditors will be competent. This may mean there is a need for some improvement in individual auditor knowledge or understanding, dependent on the extent and complexity of any climate-related initiatives introduced by the organisations they audit. 2. Similarly, individuals managing audit programmes will need to consider the structure of audit teams if the organisation has determined climate change is a relevant issue and has modified its XXX management system as a result. This includes people in organisations responsible for managing their organisation’s first-party audit programme. Learn more https://ow.ly/StU950SzI4l

🤔 Can employing Six Sigma methodologies, and ISO standards, improve the quality of an organisation’s output? Compliance auditor Agata Kucharczyk outlines the significant benefits and shares 3 real-life examples. "It is truly gratifying to be part of a company that actively embraces ISO standards and adheres to other relevant laws and regulations. Witnessing the systematic processes that contribute to the business's growth is inspiring." Discover more https://lnkd.in/eQs-BV3B

Do regulated worlds help individuals and society, or restrict ingenuity and growth? Join Dr Kevan Leach of the Deming Special Interest Group online for a talk and round table discussion about the damage the forces of destruction create in business life on Tuesday 23 July 12:00 BST. He will explore the fallout from the forces of destruction, and what we as individuals can do to mitigate their worst effects. Sign up here https://ow.ly/AgZ350Sx7CW Speaker Dr Kevan Leach is an international food industry specialist with 40 years’ experience in food industry operations in the UK, USA, Europe and Japan. He is a published author and specialist in the Deming approach to management, enlightenment and organisational improvement through a systems and quality approach. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Engineering and Technology. He has taught Deming principles at degree and post-degree level

Are you planning audits using Quality 4.0? DIVINE ASHU, an IRCA-certified Lead Auditor discusses the key questions to ask: "What problem are you trying to solve? - what data is needed - what data is available - is accuracy or interpretability more important - what are the types of data required Quality 4.0 in audit refers to artificial intelligence (AI) methods used to represent, structure and model data. This includes large quantities of unstructured data collected before, during and after the audit process. Machines then analyse this to give more accurate predictions and inferences before reporting the audit findings." Find out more https://ow.ly/RMnZ50SwYMY

📆 'Without undue delay?' - QMS Principal Auditor Andy Nichols CQP FCQI: "As the internal auditor implementing a quality management system to meet ISO 9001:2015, discover whether the time frames for responding to an audit nonconformity with a corrective action plan are necessary or correct." https://ow.ly/e0cR50SvP3U