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Worldwide Provision of EHS Management Services
Multi-site international provision of EHS Management Services to an industrial turbine manufacturer 1. BUSINESS CHALLENGE A multinational manufacturer of turbine engines for the aerospace industry is subject to a complex set of EHS requirements imposed by its parent company in the US. Maintaining the EHS management system on an ongoing basis was beyond the capacity of the firm’s EHS ...
By EEM Inc.
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Corporate Social Responsibility and the Future of Environmental, Health and Safety Management
Untitled Document Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) management is a fundamental and inextricable component of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Therefore, as the issue of CSR climbs the corporate agenda and is increasingly seen as an essential ingredient of a business’s strategy, profitability and indeed sustainability, it naturally follows that the ...
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Case Studies in EHS Management
Achieving real, tangible gains and substantial ROI through software is not only possible, it happens every day for small, medium and large companies with the right web-based EHS software solution. This whitepaper shows how five leading companies have leveraged Intelex software to improve their performance, streamline their processes and help build world class environment, health and safety ...
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Clearing the Fog: Understanding the Differences between Configuration and Customization
There is a common uncertainty in enterprise software implementations regarding the meaning and impacts ofcustomizing versus configuring a system to meet your needs. An objective definition of the two terms is presentedand the immediate and long‐term implications of each approach are explored. This subject is analyzed in the contextof an EHS Management Information System, but is broadly ...
By VelocityEHS
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Divergence to Convergence
Untitled Document A Case Study on Implementing Enterprise-Wide EHS Information Management Systems To Drive Business Process Consistency At Mead Corporation “Implement an enterprise Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) technology solution and establish common, corporate-wide environmental work processes.” Sounds simple enough, but there is a lot of program ...
By IHS Markit
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Implementing an EHS management information system
BUSINESSES OFTEN SEEK TO STREAMLINE their environment, health and safety (EHS) operations via information solutions, such as implementing or upgrading an EHS management information system, or EMIS. By addressing information technology (IT, or “technical”) issues along with EHS and business issues, organizations can reduce the risk of a failed software implementation. This article explores the IT ...
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EHS Stakeholder Engagement 101 - Peylina Chu guest blogs at Environmental Leader
If you are an EHS manager for a lower risk environment, you are probably already practicing stakeholder engagement strategies but may not realize it. By recognizing that this can be an important factor in your success, you can incorporate intentional stakeholder engagement activities into your EHS programs and allocate the necessary time and resources. So what is stakeholder engagement? Who are ...
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Can Anyone Be an Environmental Manager?
This column explores the current condition of the EHS profession - and raises a number of troubling questions that have yet to be openly addressed within our professional ranks. The problem was summed up in a headline I saw recently saying, "The EHS profession has skidded down the food chain." In the jargon of marketing, the environmental profession has no identifiable brand and barrier for ...
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`Considerations for Selection and Implementation of an EMIS,` presented at the 2005 NCASI West Coast regional meeting
Outline Backdrop Why? EMIS* “Promises” and Possibilities What? Common EMIS Elements How? (part 1) Choosing an EMIS How? (part 2) Implementing an EMIS *EMIS: Environmental Management Information System Backdrop The responsibilities of the EHS manager areexpanding (and faster than the workforce) Regulators’ expectations forcompliance demonstration(as evidenced by ...
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Organizations in Transition: An updated annotated bibliography of published literature on environmental, health, and safety organizations (2004–Present)—Part 1: Intrinsic Organizational Properties
Environmental, health, safety, and sustainability (EHS/S) professionals can find literally tens of thousands of articles and hundreds of books on the technical, regulatory, and management system dimensions of their profession. The problem, however, is that very little has been written on the practical aspects of managing EHS/S organizations and, especially, managing their own careers. The Center ...
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Seven Creative Ways to Convey the Value of Environment, Health and Safety to Tech Execs
More than one environment, health, and safety (EHS) manager – when frustrated about their tech companies' wavering focus on EHS – has warned executives that they might go to jail for insufficient attention to regulations. This "stick" approach may be needed on occasion, but today the strategic and creative "carrot" approaches to garnering full-company commitment to safe and ...
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4 Ways Tech Wearables will Impact EHS Management
If some self-proclaimed tech prophets are correct, in a couple of years you’d be reading an article like this on some form of wearable technology. These prognostications are a little strong, and while the hype over wearable tech may be vast, it would be folly to underestimate its potential. At LNS Research, we’ve seen many demonstrations on how wearable tech could change our ...
By LNS Research
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ISO 14001: 2015 Where Do Things Stand?
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) are increasingly used by organizations of all sizes to reduce environmental risk and improve performance. For many Enhesa clients EMS is part of an integrated or standalone system, which is a cornerstone for their EHS Management & Compliance programs. Enhesa helps many clients meet their management system obligations, which allows them to stay on top of ...
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Most Useful Mobile Apps for EHS Managers
Managing compliance is a full-time job and to do it well, EHS managers need to have the right tools. We’ve put together a list of apps that we like (and use ourselves) to make EHS management a little easier. We've broken them down into three categories: EHS-Specific Apps, General Business Apps, and Travel Apps (for those EHS managers who are on the road a lot visiting mulitple sites.) EHS ...
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Making Sense of an Analyst Quadrant
Earlier this month, Verdantix published their 2016 Green Quadrant for EH&S Software. In the study, Intelex was recognized as a leader in this quickly growing and evolving market, reaffirming our mission to help our global clients build a safer and more sustainable world. We are proud to have received recognition as the vendor with the most complete set of capabilities amongst our peers. ...
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Case Study - Baker Hughes, Inc.
Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI) is a global oilfield service company with operations in over 90 countries. They provide advanced products and services to help customers drill, evaluate, complete and produce oil and gas wells. BHI also provides reservoir engineering and other consulting services. In 2007, BHI retained the services of E2 to help develop an EHS management information system (EHS MIS) ...
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What are attendees saying about our webinar on non-manufacturing compliance?
Yesterday, we hosted our first session on the challenges to compliance around “low risk” environments. It was very well attended. About 150 EHS Managers from around the world tuned in! Here’s the buzz from viewers: Peter Tayar-Watson’s presentation on GE’s Office Safety Program was excellent. The “”application”" work was very useful. - Procter ...
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Enhesa Survey on EHS Regulatory Compliance – Startling Results
In September 2011, Enhesa carried out a survey amongst corporate EHS managers on their confidence of the effectiveness of their corporate compliance program. Strikingly, forty-three percent had little or no confidence that their corporate compliance program was able to ensure regulatory compliance. This puts senior management and the board of directors of these companies at risk of being held ...
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The Enhesa Flash hits your inbox today
We have incredible content this month, thanks to our brilliant consultants and partners! Stay up-to-date on the most relevant EHS regulatory topics and trends this fall – print out the Flash, read it on your mobile, or flip through the pages on your desktop. Enjoy. Check out the topics: The journey to a risk elimination culture Deadline to train workers on OSHA’s revised HCS ...
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Organizational Design: Benchmarking
This "Environmental Leadership" column is the second installment in a two-part series based on the most recent research by CEI. The study focuses primarily on organizational design and dealing with the aftermath of reorganization, which is a critical period for any EHS/S department. The first installment examined published literature. This second part summarizes the feedback gained from ...
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