OSHA Safety Compliance Really Does Matter

Ouch! The cost of unsafe working environments really does matter. In a recent news article from EHS Management Software Today, it clearly highlights that large corporations are not above the law, and that includes...

Perspectives: Automation and Banking

Automation What comes to mind when you hear the term ‘automation’? Do you ever think of how many processes in your daily life are automated? Automation is used pretty much every day in our lives. How many times do you...

Reducing the Cost of Governance, Risk Management & Compliance (GRC)

This is a topic that comes up often in our discussions with prospects and customers.  Today, GRC is approached from a business unit perspective by many companies, not from an organizational holistic perspective.  ...

What are SEMS Auditors Interested in Seeing During a SEMS Audit

The Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS) program was developed for organizations to meet two core objectives i) Accident & Incident Prevention and ii) Prevention of the release of  hazardous substance...

An Effective Compliance Management System for Bank and Non-Banking Institutions

Most Regulatory agencies are clear about what they are looking for during the auditing process, but what they are not clear about is the process or a system as to how you will achieve compliance i.e....

5 Reasons Why You Should Automate Incident Management

Incident management plays a critical role in the ongoing success of any organization. This process allows businesses to identify, analyze and address problems as quickly as possible so that normal business operations...

Implications of a Safety Management System

A Safety Management System (SMS) is intended to serve as a solution that, at a minimum, allows organizations to meet their legal obligations under state and federal law.  An effective SMS seamlessly integrates...

Improving Business Performance by Reducing Contract Management Risk

Most companies have an extensive network of suppliers, contractors, ventures, alliance, partners, consultants, etc. with which they do business.  The majority of the relationships with those organizations are defined...

How to Build Successful Operational Risk Assessments

Operational risk plays a key role in the development of integrated risk management programs that include compliance, business continuity planning, information security and other operational risk related data. These programs...

What will GRC be Like in the Future?

The world of Governance, Risk, and Compliance is changing rapidly. Technology is reaching new heights, enabling more efficient automation of compliance. GRC has mostly been handled in a relatively primitive fashion in the...

What is Risk Management?

The idea behind risk management practices is to protect your business from vulnerabilities. Risk Management can be used to protect the business from financial risks, as well as reduce risks to employees, customers and the...

Effective Change Management is Critical to Compliance

It’s difficult to keep up with regulatory compliance because it changes all the time. Complying with changes in corporate compliance documentation, internal controls, audit requirements, employee training, etc. In addition,...

Exploring Compliance Outsourcing and Managed Service Vendors?

Here’s 3 core reasons why you should. Business process outsourcing has permeated various industries to different extents. But the base case is the same — if a non-core function is standard within an industry, and can be...

Big Data and Environmental Management Systems

Environmental concerns are real business challenges. However, in today’s world, these concerns have enlarged to include not only the risk/cost side of the balance sheet but the “how do I make ‘green’ ($) from the green”...

Federal Regulator Warns Banks about Complying with BSA/AML Laws

Bloomberg BNA recently reported that a Federal regulator is not too optimistic about technological advancements in the banking sector, especially the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance laws...

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Effective Management of Sediment Dredge Material Evaluations

Dredging is essential for the construction and maintenance of the marine infrastructure upon which our economic prosperity is dependent. The ongoing operational and technical challenges along with various regulatory requirements...

Reactive vs. Proactive Compliance

Whether we are talking about broader HSSE or more narrowly focused CIP, NERC, ISO, Dodd-Frank, etc. compliance,  there are two general approaches to implementing a compliance plan within an organization: ...

Alright, so you had an incident. How are you going to prevent it from happening again?

Incident management should be a core competency within any organization. Without an effective incident management program, an incident can disrupt business operations, information security, IT systems, employees and customers. ...

implement a grc software now

Managing constantly changing standards & regulations and managing processes dependent on word processing documents that invite errors are two of the major challenges that organizations are facing in managing GR...

5 Steps to Selecting a Regulatory Compliance Software Solution

1)      Understanding and Accepting the Need – Regulatory compliance is a very important part of any business in a regulated industry. Failure to comply with regulations can result in...

Port of Houston Poised for Big Growth

With hopes for a bright future and thriving watercourse, the initial evaluation and research for the new Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement study is underway. This potential mega-project represents a great...

Why Safety Management Matters

A safety management system is a planned process or procedure for carrying out a certain activity in the workplace. The reason you should implement safety management systems is to ensure that when a task is carried out in...

DETECT POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS REAL TIME WITH PREDICT360 ANONYMOUS HOTLINE REPORTINGWHAT IS ANONYMOUS HOTLINE REPORTING? A REPORTING HOTLINE ALLOWS EMPLOYEES TO DISCREETLY INFORM RELEVANT MANAGEMENT ABOUT UNETHICAL ACTIVITIES THAT WERE OBSERVED IN THE ORGAN

HOTLINE REPORTING? A reporting hotline allows employees to discreetly inform relevant management about unethical activities that were observed in the organization. Unethical activities include financial improprieties,...

360FACTORS AND BLUESCAPE TO DELIVER EH&S REGULATORY CHANGE AND COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

360factors Inc. today announced that it is partnering with BlueScape Environmental (BlueScape) to offer integrated Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) regulatory change and compliance management services, powered...

OIL & GAS GRC SOFTWARE

INCREASE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, SUSTAINABILITY AND MARGINS BY MANAGING ALL OF YOUR COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENTS THROUGH A SINGLE PLATFO...