Auditors have long suffered unease forming conclusions related to information technology controls. They have no standards or principles to guide them, no clear way to match IT controls to the ...

It’s a bias that causes people to overestimate their ability to control or influence outcomes Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and fact-checker. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance degree ...

Author Patrick Bouwman explains how his book, Fundamentals of Process Control: Principles and Concepts, helps up-and-coming automation professionals build a solid foundation. What inspired you to ...

Author Dr. R. Russell Rhinehart discusses his new book, Nonlinear Model-Based Control: Using First-Principles Models in Process Control, and explains why nonlinear first-principles models should be ...

The United States’ FDA, Health Canada, and the United Kingdom’s Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency recently published five guiding principles for predetermined change control plans ...

Too often organizations start with PPE instead of eliminating hazards at the source. Applying the Hierarchy of Controls in the correct order is key to sustainable risk reduction and safer workplaces.

Geared to young and seasoned professionals alike, “Beyond back-to-basics: Process principles and concepts” is a series of articles designed to present a straightforward approach to mastering the ...

An earlier hierarchy of controls had engineering controls as the top-level control. Of course, now most hierarchy of controls, including the one used by OSHA, include elimination and substitution as ...

Cognitive control, the coordination of mental processes and action in accordance with current goals and future plans, is a primary function of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) [1]. The term “cognitive ...