Test and Measurement

Internal Control for Compliance – A Blessing or a Curse?

Oct. 2, 2018

Internal controls can be a valuable and integral part of a robust and successful Compliance Program.

For more than a year, the NERC Compliance and Certification Committee has been talking about Internal Control and how we can relate the importance of the measures to the industry.

Internal controls can be a valuable and integral part of a robust and successful Compliance Program. SOS recommends a holistic approach to defining and implementing internal controls. If implemented well, they function seamlessly as the compliance program is executed and provide some assurance that problematic issues are less likely to fall through the cracks.

Download the newest white paper from SOS to find out how internal controls can be implemented into your compliance program using existing measures.

About the Author

Amy Fischbach | Amy Fischbach, EUO Contributing Editor

Amy Fischbach is the Field Editor for T&D World magazine and manages the Electric Utility Operations section. She is the host of the Line Life Podcast, which celebrates the grit, courage and inspirational teamwork of the line trade. She also works on the annual Lineworker Supplement and the Vegetation Management Supplement as well as the Lineman Life and Lineman's Rodeo News enewsletters. Amy also covers events such as the Trees & Utilities conference and the International Lineman's Rodeo. She is the past president of the ASBPE Educational Foundation and ASBPE and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University. She can be reached at [email protected].