The perks of PAPERLESS for SAFETY REPORTING and record keeping!!

Organizing agendas, sign-in sheets and incident reports can easily distract safety managers from what really matters – the safety of employees.

To simplify this safety reporting and record keeping, many companies are now ditching paper documents in favor of electronic storage systems – like ENDURE’s Safety Incident Management System (SIMS)– which allow them to manage these documents keeping online.

Here are some of the benefits of paperless records:

It’s MORE efficient.
Technologies like SIMS allow companies to enter in safety documentation and records into an electronic system, getting rid of backlog and paper pile ups. Employees also don’t have to work off paper documents, eliminating waste and saving time.

It BOOSTS morale.
Electronic safety management systems cut down documentation that safety officers need to compile and manage for daily operations, whether it’s health forms, incident claims or attendance sheets. This makes for much happier management.

It cuts down on COST.
Paper documents present a number of costs for a business owner in addition to hard cost of paper, including printing, administrative, and so forth. So going paperless provides a great cost savings to business owners long-term.

It’s SECURE.
You can lose or misplace a sheet of paper. Enough said.

It’s CONVENIENT.
Most people have access to mobile devices and/or computers wherever they are. With SIMS, electronic records of critical safety information and data can be accessed remotely and immediately, so managers can get documentation quickly for a claim, compliance audit, etc.


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Why you NEED a SAFETY and ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT?

The last thing any company wants is to be slapped with an OSHA fine or EPA citation for a violation its owners didn’t even know existed. Yet a lot of organizations have trouble keeping up with the latest – and fast-changing – safety and environmental regulations, especially if they have multiple facilities and no designated safety and environmental department.

If you need help identifying gaps in safety training and operations, your company may want to consider performing a self-safety and environmental audit with assistance from an experienced consulting firm.

When you hire an outside consultant or company to perform your self-audit, they will work with you to:

• Review records and permits
• Examine equipment and safety procedures
• Assess workplace hazards
• Evaluate safety training and policies
• Determine compliance with regulatory groups

By performing a thorough review of your records and documentation as well as safety systems and process, the auditor will be able to verify compliance with regulatory agencies such as the EPA and OSHA. This will help you avoid fines and citations associated with incomplete documents, lack of record keeping or unidentified safety hazards.

Developing training programs that meet OSHA guidelines and address all of your risks is also an ongoing challenge – just check out OSHA’s list of 10 most cited penalties in fiscal year 2012. So in addition to monitoring regulatory compliance, most companies that perform safety and environmental audits will review your safety training programs, checking for safety violations and examining how you’re addressing hazards.

Additionally, a self-audit will help you determine how effective your operational training is in protecting employees from potential risk and injury. Processes and procedures often change site to site, and day to day. So a safety audit is a good way to find out if your training successfully communicates operational processes and changes to employees. For example, you may need to add training on a new piece of equipment or refresher training for employees who are shifting jobs.

Once a safety and environmental audit is completed, your consultant will typically make recommendations of actions you should take to meet the latest safety and environmental standards. Maybe your business requires certain work permits governed by the EPA, but the audit indicated that you never filed for them. With guidance from your auditor, you can take steps to secure the permit before the EPA steps in, avoiding penalties. 

 April 15th gives industry operators only three more months to plan and implement Safety & Environmental Management Systems (SEMS,) an approach made mandatory by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BSEE) last November!!

Endure can assist you in completing your 

SEMS AUDIT by November 15th!

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Where COMPANIES miss the mark on SAFETY TRAINING?

Your safety training program isn’t terrible, but it could be better. You have guidelines in place, but they’re not always effective. You don’t have many recorded incidents, but you’d like to see fewer.

Any of this sound familiar? A lot of companies fall into a middle-of-the-road category when it comes to safety training. Here are some questions to help you determine where your organization might be falling short.

Do I make it a PRIORITY?

Many companies develop their safety training based on what’s required for compliance with OSHA or EPA guidelines. Yet these organizations actually EXPECT companies to go the extra mile with safety training. If you’re only doing the minimum, you’re not doing enough.

Do I have dedicated safety PERSONNEL?

Even if you don’t have a full blown safety department, you should have someone on staff that’s trained in EPA and OSHA standards and knows how to apply to them to your operations. Without knowledgeable personnel, it’s difficult to develop truly effective safety programs.

Do we offer “REFRESHER TRAINING?”

A lot of companies only provide safety training for employees when they’re hired. But as processes change and employees shift into new roles, employees also need “refresher training” to review safety information and train on new processes, devices and equipment.

Do we SELF-AUDIT?

Self-audits are like safety check-ups for companies. You should be doing them annually to ensure your safety training is effective and up-to-date.

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How to get BUY-IN from EMPLOYEES for a SAFETY CULTURE?

You can talk about safety at every meeting, every training session and recruiting trip – but at the end of the day, making safety a priority in your organization isn’t about words. It’s about actions.

A true commitment to safety requires the support and accountability of everyone in your organization.

Here are a few steps that you can take to get buy-in for your safety culture:

1. Do a “cultural audit.”

Hire an outside consultant to interview your top executives and employees in the field about how they view the role of safety in your organization and their likes and dislikes of operational systems and processes. Use this honest feedback to craft safety policies and training programs that will work for your culture and that people are likely to follow.

2. Revisit your mission statement.

Reflect on the role that you want safety to play in your company. Then revise your mission statement to make it a “personal commitment statement” to employees about the value of a safety culture and their role in driving it. When you’re done, have top leaders sign it and post it throughout the company.

3. Lead by example.

Get your executive team to practice safety values and be accountable to your safety culture, and their direct employees will emulate them. Their employees will then set the culture for their direct reports and so on, down through the organization. 

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