Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR): What You Need to Know
The UK Government’s Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework comes into effect from April 2019. The final details are yet to be published. However, the results from the consultation provide some indication of what the scheme will involve. It is estimated that the new framework will require up to 12,000 large UK companies to […]
The Benefits of Digitizing Document Control
Companies are looking for ways to reduce costs and streamline processes. A key area of interest is Environmental, Health, Safety and Quality (EHSQ) since it is instrumental in an organization’s productivity, product quality and compliance. The amount of recordkeeping for EHSQ can be overwhelming. Since regulatory and industry audits can result in requests around any […]
Are Your EHS Incident Management Procedures Efficient?
Much like preparedness for a natural disaster, incident management is something that you hope you never actually have to put into action. You design your environmental health and safety incident management programs, processes, and procedures based on regulatory requirements and leverage industry best practices to ensure that you are prepared for when the ‘what if’ […]
The Importance of a Quick Response: Proper Incident Management Techniques
In a perfect world, you’d never have to deal with a workplace incident. Unfortunately, even the best risk management and injury prevention plans are vulnerable to unforeseen circumstances and human error. Sometimes, no matter how hard you’ve worked to prevent it, an unfortunate incident can still happen. When things go wrong, you want to know […]
How Environmental Health and Safety Management Software Changes Everything
No industry or field can remain static. Change is inevitable. This can sound ominous, but oftentimes change is a good thing. New technology and new thought processes can lead to more efficient ways of working, more job satisfaction, and more benefit to customers or clients. Recently, a positive change that the industry has seen is […]
Occupational Health and Safety Concerns in Today’s Workplace: Two Underestimated Factors
Much of the attention in occupational hygiene management today goes to traditional factors and concerns in today’s workplace, including on-the-job injury, role-specific safety training, return to work benchmarking, occupational health systems, and even more leading-edge trends such as the procurement and adoption of enterprise-wide occupational health and safety software or OH software. While OH&S software and ergonomic software can help streamline […]
Keys to Successful EHS Compliance Management
Learn the benefits, challenges, and steps to taking a systems management (OHSAS 18001, ANSI Z10, ISO 1400, ISO 45001) approach to enterprise compliance management through HSE compliance software.
The Challenges and Solutions for Taking Your Industrial Hygiene Program Global
As a result of global business expansion and the continued industrialization of countries, companies operating globally are often confronted with highly complex health and safety challenges, including different regulatory requirements regarding permissible occupational exposure limits, and various other challenges in operating globally and on a large scale. For example, an exposure limit for the same […]
Making the Case to Automate Your Environmental Management System through EMS Software
You know you would deliver better environmental management system outcomes if you had a world-class EMS Software solution. You know EMIS software will improve workflows that in turn will improve the efficiency of the environmental staff, and the management of your internal customers. You know it will improve compliance, reduce risk and protect your company and its […]
How to Measure the Success of Your Safety Programs
This article will help safety professionals when trying to define success and outline best practices to help you demonstrate the value of the companies safety programs and initiatives.