Documents such as ISO 31000:2009, discussed in an earlier blog post, present a good example or framework for improving organizational effectiveness and performance. Frameworks such as these are meant to be general so that individual organizations can tailor them to specific needs.
When applying a new method, approach, or system, organizations must consider numerous things in developing an implementation/integration strategy that will bring the initiative to life. One of the challenges organizations face in doing so is participation. In the management and organizational sciences, volumes are written about this subject. Some of the key points that reoccur include: Read More
Many EHS professionals are familiar with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), due to its widely known management systems, ISO 9001 and 14001. Over the past five years, ISO has begun to extend its services more explicitly into the area of risk management—its first two management systems (9001 and 14001) are essentially risk management tools.
The issues and challenges presented in Green to Gold and suggested in REACH and the nanotechnology areas raise several issues. The first relates to an organization’s Management of Change structures and functions, while the second relates to the EHS function’s capacity to manage and guide the organization in these areas.