Since the coronavirus pandemic exploded onto the public consciousness a few months ago, it’s become the foremost issue in occupational health and safety. It has fundamentally altered the way we relate to each other and the nature of safe interaction in the workplace.
Topics: OSHA, Regulatory Information, Workplace Health and Safety, Risk Management, Compliance, Incident Management, Safety Management, Safety Metrics, Coronavirus
What would you say if we told you that safety data can be used to help reduce workplace incidents?
Topics: Workplace Health and Safety, EHS Management, Safety Management, Safety Metrics, Professional Development
As a safety professional, you already know that you can learn from data on previous safety incidents. What if we said you could also learn how to stop future incidents from happening?
Topics: Performance Improvement, Workplace Health and Safety, Incident Management, Safety Management, Safety Culture, Safety Metrics
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
