| Environmental, health and safety compliance | | | | - increase in employee involvement; |
| management software is used to capture and control | | | | - increase in community goodwill; and |
| a variety of important regulatory information and | | | | - many others. |
| data. This data can include regulatory requirement | | | | Questions to Ask |
| task management, corrective action information, | | | | When selecting a compliance management software |
| accident and incident information, chemical and | | | | solution, the selection team will need to consider and |
| hazardous substance information, industrial hygiene | | | | answer several important questions. These questions |
| exposure assessment data, and environmental | | | | include: |
| emissions and release information. Often, the reason | | | | - How many people will need access to the system? |
| for capturing this data is to fulfill or meet some | | | | - What level of access will they need? |
| regulatory requirement, but companies choosing to | | | | - How scalable will the system need to be? |
| implement and maintain an compliance management | | | | - Will the system be multi-facility? |
| software solution should take a broader view and | | | | - Will the system be multi-country? And will language |
| look to these systems for driving continuous | | | | translation and internationalization be necessary? |
| improvement in their organizations. | | | | After answering these questions, the selection team |
| Types of Continuous Improvements | | | | should then develop a table listing all the user |
| The types of continuous improvements that can be | | | | specifications and requirements. Each one should be |
| gained from effectively analyzing the information | | | | identified as a "must have", "nice to have", or "not |
| capture in the compliance software system are | | | | necessary." Keep in mind, that if you're an |
| many. Continuous improvement projects can result in | | | | international company, that your selection team |
| the following benefits: | | | | should include individuals from outside of the U.S. |
| - a reduction in the time required to complete | | | | Once the key requirements have been compiled, |
| regulatory compliance related tasks; | | | | then product information can be obtained, and on-line |
| - elimination or reduction in the use of hazardous | | | | demonstrations can be scheduled. When viewing the |
| chemicals or substances; | | | | demonstrations, ask yourself "Is this the type of |
| - reduction in accidents and incidents; | | | | information that can help drive continuous |
| - reduction in compliance violations; | | | | improvement in my organization?" If not, you should |
| - accelerating the time to market for new products; | | | | consider another solution. |