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SAFETY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Practical guidance on choosing the right solution for your business
Managing Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) risks involves recording and interrogating large volumes of data in
granular detail. Increasingly EH&S professionals are also expected to build productivity and efficiency into everyday
operations, which escalates their challenges even further.
One of the main goals of EH&S Management Software is to consolidate
large amounts of data from various sources across multiple business units
into one central location. An integrated software solution will allow you to:
• break down and map complex objectives and targets into clearly
defined processes and simple steps
• track activities, identify trends and take remedial action early
• report on data in real time
• efficiently communicate information across the organisation
Phased approach for selecting a suitable supplier and solution
There is an overwhelming choice of EH&S Management Software available, varying greatly in terms of functionality
and cost. From off-the-shelf packages providing point solutions to a specific business issue, to broader more flexible
offerings that can be built out to provide a holistic approach to managing governance, risk and compliance, each
business must assess its own immediate and future requirements and select accordingly. So how to find the right
software for your business? Our phased approach can help you gather all the relevant information you need to make
an informed decision when selecting a supplier and solution, which addresses the specific needs of your organisation.
1
Identify your business goals
and objectives
Define goals and objectives that you want to achieve by installing an
EH&S software solution. Goals can be broad in nature, but objectives
should be SMART – Specific, Measureable, Actionable, Realistic and
Time Constrained.
2
Establish the requirements to
achieve your goals
Identify what you need to do in order to meet your goals and objectives.
Prioritise functional and non-functional requirements, e.g. in the form of
a scorecard.
3
Choose a suitable software type Choose between a single user system, which is suitable for smaller
organisations, and an enterprise system with multiple users for larger
organisations. Decide whether you want your software to be installed on
PCs or whether you want it to be web-based.
4
Evaluate available suppliers
and software solutions
Choose suppliers that can deliver your mandatory and ideally some
of your advantageous and nice to have requirements. A cost benefit
analysis can help to assess the true value of a system.
5
Select a suitable supplier and
solution
Before selecting and agreeing to work with a supplier it is advisable to
perform some due diligence. Make sure your new partner has a solid
reputation and a solid customer base.
6
Implement your software system Determine with your supplier how the software should be rolled out. It
might be worth considering running a small pilot to make sure everything
is running smoothly before installing the system company-wide.