Electronic tools take the guess work out of managing SAFETY and ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

Ten years ago, using paper documents for safety and environmental reporting was the norm. Today, the majority of organizations are now utilizing electronic tools such as the Safety Incident Management System (SIMS™) from ENDURE to manage their safety and environmental recordkeeping and compliance. Here are a few reasons to jump on the electronic bandwagon.


All businesses need to adapt to industry change. You could save your organization significant money and headaches down the road by proactively switching to automated reporting, especially as more agencies, including the EPA, begin requiring electronic reporting for new regulations and compliance reports.

Anything that saves your organization a few hours a week is worth it. Electronic reporting makes it faster and easier for safety and environmental managers to manage the daily demands of compliance reports, safety audits, emissions monitoring and other requirements by eliminating piles of paper documents and replacing them with convenient tools for automated reporting and document management.

You need safety information and documentation that’s continually updated and available. With tools like SIMS™, all data is stored electronically, so you can quickly pull up records and figure out how to respond in any given situation, whether it’s an employee filing a safety claim or an OSHA citation. SIMS™ also stores critical reports and documents to produce annual compliance documents such as OSHA 300 logs.

Regulatory guidelines are not a one size fits all. Regulatory guidelines have nuanced applications and different reporting requirements for various industries. Many electronic reporting tools allow you to customize your safety and environmental reporting systems to meet the requirements of your specific business or industry.

What are some other ways you use to streamline your safety documentation process? We’d love to hear what you have to say so we can share it with others. Send your ideas to info@endure-inc.com or simply subscribe to our blog and lets discuss.

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How to avoid COMMON MISTAKES with OSHA Compliance...

You may think your organization is prepared when it comes to safety compliance. But just one missed safety hazard or oversight can result in being hit with costly OSHA penalties and fines. Avoid these compliance mistakes to help your safety program maintain OSHA compliance and show your company takes safety seriously.

Mistake 1: You don’t have clear safety rules, or ways to enforce them.
Without clear rules in place, you have no leverage to find and abate OSHA violations, argue citations or even discipline employees for violations, as your people can always claim that they didn’t know the rules.

Tip: Put it in writing. Explicitly and formally communicate all safety rules to employees in written form, as well the disciplinary actions that are in place for violating them.

Mistake 2: You don’t keep good records.
When OSHA conducts an inspection, your OSHA 300 log and safety files are the first things it will want to see. Not keeping an accurate 300 log is the most common reason organizations get into trouble with OSHA.

Tip:  Store documents online.
Use an electronic safety management program like SIMS™ by ENDURE to easily store and track safety records such as recorded incidents, in real time, ensuring you have the most up-to-date information on hand when OSHA auditors show up.

Mistake 3: You don’t follow up with issues.
Ignoring a serious health or safety hazard that’s been brought to your attention is asking for willful citation from OSHA.

Tip: Put in place follow-up protocols. Develop a clear-cut process of how to address potential or identified hazards and document all actions taken to fix the problem, from conducting safety committee meetings to new training exercises to employee followup.

Do you have a common mistake or tip you would like to share?  Send your suggestions to info@endure-inc.com.

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