There’s no shortage of metrics to capture in your environmental, health and safety strategy. Figuring out which ones can make the biggest impact can seem daunting, but many of them are critical to your organization’s success. When creating your EHS strategy, recording your Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR) should be a priority.

Topics: Workplace Health and Safety, EHS Management, Incident Reporting Software, Safety Tips, Incident Management

When measuring the success of your EHS program, many companies look at the number of days an employee stays home due to a work-related injury. But looking at the days of missed work alone leaves out two other important aspects of calculating how a work-related incident affects your company: restricted work and transferred work.

Topics: Workplace Health and Safety, Incident Reporting Software, Safety Tips, Incident Management, Safety Management

Part your EHS strategy’s success depends on capturing the right metrics, and then knowing how to use those metrics to improve your EHS operations.

Topics: OSHA, Risk Management, EHS Management, Safety Tips, Incident Management, Safety Management

Every workplace has safety risks and hazards, from manufacturing facilities to offices to construction sites and beyond. How to identify and control these risks is unique to every industry. Many risks and safety hazards are not always obvious. Rather, you may only discover them after they’ve caused an issue.

Topics: Workplace Health and Safety, Risk Management, EHS Management, Incident Management, Safety Management

Or, perhaps a better question would be, do you have an illness and prevention program?

Topics: Incident Reporting Software, Incident Management, Safety Management

Even the safest work environments can be susceptible to injuries and incidents. How you report these occurrences can go a long way in preventing future accidents and helping your company remain profitable.

Topics: OSHA, Compliance, Incident Reporting Software, Incident Management, Safety Management

A new year is here, and there’s no better time to start something new in your EHS program. Use this time to take a closer look at what’s working well in your safety efforts, as well as incidents from the past year that might warrant improvements to your program.

Topics: Performance Improvement, Workplace Health and Safety, EHS Management, Training Management, Incident Management, Audit Management

Business moves fast in the packaging industry, and your EHS program should stay a few steps ahead. From compliance and audits to employee safety and EHS documentation, it only takes one overlooked detail to bring your entire operations to a grinding halt.

Topics: EHS Software, EHS Management, Training Management, Incident Management, Plastics & Packaging

Don’t let the name scare you – big data in this case refers to combining multiple data sources to detect trends, patterns, and insights outside of individual data sets. This concept is becoming more and more integrated with companies of all industries and sizes, from leading marketing initiatives to gauging turnover to monitoring sales and profits. But one of data’s biggest opportunities in the workplace is also one of its most underutilized: environmental health and safety departments.

Topics: Risk Management, EHS Management, Training Management, Incident Management, Audit Management

An increasing number of companies are discovering massive benefits after establishing an EHS program to manage fleet transportation safety. 

Topics: EHS Software, EHS Management, Incident Management, Logistics and Transportation