Hidden Ways to Justify your EHS Software Investment

The application of EHS software sometimes requires justification within your organization. EHS is something that has been scoffed at in the past, with heads of entire organizations arguing that hazards and injuries and workplace health issues have always been a staple of the modern workplace. They also justify it with the fact that the workers know what they signed up for and receive adequate compensation for putting their lives in the slight danger that they do. However, it is not enough simply to say that today; it’s the legal and moral obligation of an organization to protect its employees against [...]

The ROI on EHS Systems is Better Than You Think

Many people think an Environmental Health Safety (EHS) system is too expensive, that it won’t provide the ROI they’re looking for. But actually, it’s more expensive not to implement an EHS system. The ROI is much better than you think! Even a small EHS department will find it reaps in immediate cost savings, and larger EHS departments will see significant returns. In fact, these systems pay for themselves in just one year. Many cloud systems are pay as you, so users do not have to purchase a module for every user. For a single process, the cost to implement an EHS [...]

What to look for in an EHS Management system

The business justification of a modern EHS software system should be a straightforward, low-risk management decision. Most companies today are still using spreadsheets to manage their EHS program. As regulatory agencies become more sophisticated in tracking, reporting, and compliance enforcement, spreadsheets are simply not viable and create risk of non-compliance events and lost productivity. Compliance experts estimate that 80 percent of enterprises use spreadsheets to support critical business functions.  Spreadsheets are powerful and effective in small groups, but quickly break down when collaboration is needed across the organization. We need to plan ahead and determine what criteria we want [...]

Top 10 Problems EHS organizations have with Software [INFOGRAPHIC]

TITLE: Top 10 EHS Software Problems Companies Have 1) Invested in an EHS enterprise system and are only using part of the functionality 2) Need a master Action Item Interface They have action Items coming in from multiple systems Which action item is important? 3) How to deal with multiple sub systems (MOC, Investigation, observation, BBS, JSA) With multiple systems, each has different steps 4) How to analyze the data / data overload Too much data coming in from too many system 5) Still have manual processes Many companies are still tracking EHS data in Excel and Email alongside [...]

Getting IT to buy in to your EHS software project

For many organizations today, technology is playing an increasingly large role in driving environmental, health, safety (EHS) and quality compliance and processes.  Across every industry, a higher percentage of the budget is being allocated towards EHS software.  Done right, enterprise EHS solutions have a larger user base than ERP rollouts. EHS departments often have adversarial partnerships with Information Technology. There is often a gap in understanding between the two. This article focus in getting IT to buy into your EHS software project. Getting IT properly aligned is a vital step to ensuring the success of a new EHS system [...]