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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 ...

Jan. 1, 2006

By EEM Inc.

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 ...

Jan. 1, 2003

By BSI

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 ...

Mar. 18, 2014

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

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 ...

Jul. 1, 2001

By IHS Markit

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 ...

Aug. 5, 2011

By VelocityEHS

EHS Leads Companies` COVID-19 Response

The EHS function is at the center of their company’s response to COVID-19, and EHS leaders are uniquely prepared to take on the management challenges created by this pandemic. Rick Taylor, Vice President of EHS & Sustainability for Parker Hannifin, said it best while keynoting last week’s virtual EHS OpEx conference: “An EHS leader knows how to implement…They can ...

May 29, 2020

By National Association for EHS Management (NAEM)

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 ...

Aug. 1, 2004

By Lexicon Systems, LLC

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 ...

Jun. 16, 2016

By Antea Group - USA

`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 ...

Sep. 28, 2005

By Trinity Consultants

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 ...

Aug. 1, 2013

By Richard MacLean & Associates, LLC

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 ...

Jan. 25, 2011

By Richard MacLean & Associates, LLC

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 ...

Aug. 11, 2014

By LNS Research

Avoiding the costs of non-compliance

Focused EHS management both saves money, enhances an operation’s chances of avoiding costly claims of liability and/or enforcemcnt scrutiny, and enables manufacturers afflrmatively to promote their commitment to sustainability and stewardship, thus increasing their prominence in the eyes of their employees and third parties. LIABILITY is COSTLYAsk anyone who has become embroiled in any form of ...

Jul. 1, 2008

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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 ...

May 10, 2016

By Antea Group - USA

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 ...

Sep. 6, 2016

By Antea Group - USA

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 ...

Apr. 1, 2015

By Enhesa - Global EHS & Product Compliance Assurance

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) ...

Apr. 22, 2010

By E2 ManageTech

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. ...

Jan. 20, 2016

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

High voltage results with the Quentic App: Pushing EHS management to the top of the business agenda - Case Study

As one of the leading infrastructure construction companies in Scandinavia and the Baltics, a strong safety reputation is essential to Empower’s success. However, with more than 1,700 employees working on site across five different countries, maintaining a strong health and safety culture hasn’t always been easy for this €253m annual turnover company. That’s why Empower ...

Sep. 19, 2020

By Quentic GmbH

EHS 4.0: What You Need to Know About the Digital Transformation

Environmental, health and safety (EHS) management has always had three main goals: to keep people safe, minimize negative impact on the environment and keep operations running productively and without incident. This means adhering strictly to compliance regulations and looking for new ways to increase profitability while decreasing incident rates. Why Traditional EHS Management Isn’t ...

Apr. 24, 2018

By EtQ, LLC

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