Tackling issues before they have a chance to grow and spread throughout an enterprise helps to ensure the best potential outcome. For those in Environmental Health and Safety, the ability to be proactive when it comes to the prevention or cleanup of incidents plays a major role in the company’s image and safety overall.
In order to promote as safe of a workplace as possible, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets a focus on reducing job-related incidents. Risk management is one effective method for doing so. Incorporating risk management into the EHS system will help foster a quicker response time when it comes to mitigating incidents. It improves safety within the job force, promotes active risk mitigation and enforces a quicker response time to high-level events.
Risk management for EHS organizations allows an organization to identify risks and take systematic steps to eliminate them throughout processes. Addressing adverse safety events helps to mitigate the risk of recurrence and provides visibility into top events.
To set the stage for successful risk management, an organization must have a systemic approach to handling all events. Three traits to look for in an automated system include: