Environmental Health & Safety Incidents

When a spill, release or any other incident with a possible environmental or employee safety impact occurs, investigations are required to determine the extent of the incident and internal and external parties may need to be notified. Based on the root cause of the problem and its impact, corrective and preventive actions may need to be planned, approved and implemented.

Environmental and safety incidents can be devastating to an organization. When they do occur, companies will be judged on how well they managed the investigation and corrective action process. Enterprise systems that enable companies to respond quickly and effectively to problems mitigate risk exposure and reduce costs.

TrackWise EH&S Incident Management Solutions

TrackWise enable companies to reduce risk and resolve EH&S issue faster and more effectively by capturing and tracking all EH&S incidents, automating workflow processes and ensuring that all required reporting and follow-up activities are completed. With TrackWise, nothing is left to chance. The user-friendly graphical interface guides your personnel through all the required steps, including impact analysis, root cause investigation, corrective action, detailed reporting, and corrective action to prevent future occurrences. Customized reports can also be generated directly from the system and provided to management and oversight agencies.

Challenge	TrackWise Solution
Providing a centralized repository where any employee can register an incident, near miss, or observation	TrackWise is fully web-based, intuitive, and secure. Users can enter new incidents or register concerns from anywhere on the company Intranet or via the Internet. TrackWise is fully configurable to support an unlimited number of fields and your organization's specific terminology and organizational structure.
Escalating critical issues, safety concerns, and incidents	TrackWise's 24/7 business rules engine escalates high risk or high impact issues. The system issues alerts when pre-set criteria have not been met, for example when tasks are overdue.
Ensuring that incidents and injuries are investigated and reported on a timely, efficient basis	Integrated workflow tools manage incident and investigation management process steps. Automatic notifications indicate when a "next step" is required.
Reducing exposure risk from sensitive data	TrackWise provides secure access-based permissions based on incident type, as well as employee role, to limit exposure of sensitive data.
Increasing accountability of open tasks and issues	The TrackWise Dashboard allows users to view, organize and perform tasks, as well as review tasks and key performance indicators.
Generating accurate reports on a pre-scheduled and as-needed basis for management review and regulatory compliance	Powerful and fully-integrated reporting tools enable users to generate customizable reports based on any criteria. Administrators may schedule reports for automated email distribution to a list of recipients based on a pre-defined basis.
Keeping employee information and records secure and confidential	All information is stored in a single database with multi-layered security. The system can be configured to specify groups or individuals with viewing access.
Automating and enforcing corrective and preventive actions	After findings have been reported, and recommendations are saved, the TrackWise StateMachine™ and Parallel StateMachine™ automate the workflow process, which ensures timely creation of corrective action plans, approval of these plans and completion of work.