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The key focus areas of an EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) system are to identify and mitigate workplace hazards, promote safe and healthy work practices, and minimize the organization's impact on the environment. An effective EHS system should have policies and procedures in place to address incident management, risk assessment and management, regulatory compliance, and training, among other areas. It should also involve employees in safety programs and regularly monitor and evaluate the system's performance to ensure continual improvement.

EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) compliance software typically focuses on several key areas, including incident management, risk assessment and management, audit and inspection management, corrective action tracking, regulatory compliance tracking and reporting, and EHS training management. The software aims to streamline EHS management, ensure compliance, and facilitate data-driven decision-making to improve workplace safety and reduce environmental impact. Here are some of the key regulatory compliance requirements:

• US, Canada & Internationally: ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, OHSAS 18001, OSH Act (OSHA), EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) regulations, Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) & Process safety management (PSM) standard.
• Europe, the European Framework Directive (1989/391/EEC), EU-OSHA, EASA SMS, Seveso III Directive, EMAS, GDPR & REACH
• Australia and New Zealand: AS/NZS 4801, AS/NZS ISO 31000, HSW Act, Resource Management Act of NZ, OHS Act & WHS Act alongside other standards such as HVNL, EPBC Act, ADG, HSNO, and WorkSafe New Zealand guidelines.
• UK: The Health and Safety at Work Act, SafeContractor or CHAS schemes, BS OHSAS 18001, COMAH and COSHH Regulations
• Singapore: The Workplace Safety and Health Act for safety, SS ISO 31000, SS 506: Part 1:2009: SS 506, MHI Regulations, & Workplace Safety and Health (Risk Management) Regulations.
• Many other industry-specific & local regulatory mandates apply

The top 10 EHS management software modules are:

1. Incident Management

2. Hazard Management

3. Corrective Actions

4. Audit Management

5. Learning Management

6. Checklists & Inspections

7. Asset & Fleet

8. Observations

9. Quality Management

10. Contractor Management

HSI works with companies big and small across all industries, each with unique needs and use cases. We’ve found that custom pricing is the best way to effectively serve such a diverse customer base. Pay only for what you need – pricing is calculated on your business size (number of workers) and the number of solutions within the system you need. Get in touch to get a price. We won’t bite!

The top three advantages of a cloud EHS software solution are:

1. Accessibility: Cloud-based EHS software solutions offer remote accessibility from any location with an internet connection, making it easy to collaborate and share information across different teams and locations.

2. Scalability: Cloud-based solutions can be easily scaled up or down as the needs of the organization change, making it more flexible and cost-effective compared to on-premises software solutions.

3. Data security: Cloud-based EHS software solutions typically have robust data security measures in place, such as data encryption, regular backups, and multi-factor authentication, which can provide greater protection against cyber threats and data breaches.

Employers are responsible for providing their employees with a workplace free from known hazards. Training is an essential part of this responsibility and helps to protect workers from injuries and illnesses. Employee safety training results in fewer injuries and illnesses, better employee morale, lower insurance premiums, and more.

Employee training gives workers the tools necessary to recognize, avoid, and fix hazards they may encounter as they go about their daily work. Knowledge is power; the more your workers understand the risks and how to protect themselves, the better off they will be.

You already know employee training of any kind costs money. Strictly speaking, the cost of online safety training is number of courses + number of employees + LMS hosting. However, a better way to think about employee safety training might be, what does it cost to not train your employees?

OSHA can issue fines of up to $16,000 for a single safety violation. The average workers’ compensation settlement is around $41,000. The median number of days away from work per incident is 10, resulting in productivity losses.

It is easy to see why the upfront costs of employee safety training far outweigh the potential costs of not having fully trained employees. Employee safety training is an investment that will pay back repeatedly in fewer injuries and illnesses, lower insurance premiums, and more.

The goal of any safety training should be to give workers the knowledge they need to protect themselves. OSHA — and other federal, state, and industry-specific regulatory bodies — outline many specific training topics or hazards that must be covered.

And while much of a workplace safety training program should be specific to the hazards of that workplace, there are many generic topics that most employees could benefit from.

HSI courses that cover topics found in most workplaces, regardless of industry, include:

1. Hazard Communication
2. Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)
3. Slips, Trips, and Falls
4. Emergency and Fire Preparedness
5. Fire Extinguisher Safety
6. Electrical Safety: General Awareness
7. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
8. Back Safety and Injury Prevention
9. Ladder Safety
10. Driver Safety