SAFETY
Time to Take Another
Look at EHS Programs
Bringing technology into safety culture
An up-to-date and effective Environmental Health
and Safety (EHS) program is integral to the success
of any business, but in the construction industry
particularly, achieving such a program can be complex,
time-consuming and despite the best of intentions, is all
too often lacking.
This is no reflection on the commitment of the industry
towards its workers, their families and the community, but
rather is intensified by the work itself. In piling, the powerful
tools and equipment working both above and beneath
the ground add to the Herculean challenge of keeping
everyone safe.
The bottom line of any EHS management system is to
prevent work-related injuries through good safety practices
such as identification of hazards, controlling risk, facilitating
training and industry compliance. Even further, when
workers aren’t being lost to injury or illness, an effective EHS
program improves productivity; company morale is raised
along with performance in all areas, building a strong and
positive reputation in the building community.
“Employee health and safety programs have been in traditional
industry for a long time, but using pen and paper,”
said Harish Pandian, director of product at eCompliance.
“Using today’s technologies, safety software can track all data
By Deb Draper
Harish Pandian, director of product at eCompliance
ECOMPLIANCE
The eCompliance 7.0
update also allows
employees to work
uninterrupted in
offline mode in the
most remote or low
coverage locations.
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