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Do you know the cost of safety? Or, put another way, do you know the economic benefits of investing in quality safety measures that are designed to prevent injuries? Do you know how much an injury will potentially cost your company?

Topics: EHS Software, Workplace Health and Safety, Safety Management, Safety Culture, Safety Metrics

Volume, variety, velocity — the fabled 3Vs — are the defining properties of big data. This makes it imperative that any big data management platform can handle these 3Vs successfully and with aplomb. One of the best ways to handle the demands of big data is with EHS software.

Topics: EHS Software, EHS Management, Safety Software, Safety Management, Safety Culture, Safety Metrics

Your team is your biggest asset, but managing a successful team in a high-risk industry is a massive task.

Topics: Workplace Health and Safety, Risk Management, Technology, Incident Management, Safety Management, Safety Metrics

As an environmental, health and safety leader, your job requires you to collect a variety of metrics that give you a data-driven look at your safety program. These metrics provide details on specific areas and give you a better idea of where to direct your efforts. One of the most important metrics you should pay attention to is the Lost Time Injury rate.

Topics: Workplace Health and Safety, Incident Management, Safety Management, Safety Metrics

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, Safety Metrics

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, Safety Metrics

Part of a successful EHS strategy depends on capturing the right metrics, and then knowing how to use those metrics to improve your EHS operations.

Topics: OSHA, EHS Software, Workplace Health and Safety, Risk Management, Compliance, EHS Management, Safety Tips, Incident Management, Safety Management, Safety Culture, Safety Metrics

Reducing your TVAR will increase your overall safety record. These three tips can help you get there. 

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

Nowadays, you can find environmental, health and safety metrics publicly available through news releases and sustainability reports. Although valuable, these metrics alone don't drive improved performance since most of the data indicate what has already happened. You want tools, like EHS software, that help you shape the future of your program.

Topics: Performance Improvement, Workplace Health and Safety, Safety Software, Safety Management, Safety Metrics