Quality management programs varieties

Jack Hubball is a lead criminalist with the Connecticut State Police Forensic Laboratory. The Chemistry Section of the laboratory provides analyses for organic compounds from a variety of samples submitted from crime scenes. However, the majority of samples are from suspect-arson fire scenes. Many of these samples contain pyrolysis products and/or polymer additives. During his tenure at the Forensic Laboratory, Dr. Hubball has analyzed more than 10,000 items. In addition to his duties as an analyst, he is the quality manager for the Forensic Laboratory and is responsible for most aspects of the lab QA/QC program. He is the laboratory representative to the Connecticut State Police K-9 Unit and provides final testing and third party certification for the accelerant, drug and explosives detection teams. 

During the course of my career in safety management, I have seen companies try to improve their safety culture in a variety of ways. Some of these approaches included the Deming Philosophy, the Safety Observer Program, Total Quality Management, and Behavior-Based Safety. 

Case 3. A chemical company with 1,200 employees has found numerous ways to include its employees in the site s safety and health program. For example, the Safety and Health Committee, which includes equal labor and management representatives, has responsibility for a variety of activities, such as monthly plant inspections, incident investigations, and examination of any unsafe conditions in the plant. Employees are also involved in process and operations review, safety inspection, and quality teams. Two hourly employees work fulltime at monitoring the safety and health performance of on-site contractors. 

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