Nuria Fernández
The management of health and safety at work (OSH) is a key element in the company. In today’s increasingly demanding environment, with greater social expectations regarding occupational wellbeing, the companies need technology solutions that not only ensure legal compliance, but also facilitate continuous improvement.
The prevention of occupational risks is crucial to ensure a safe and healthy working environment. Occupational accidents not only affect the safety and health of workers, but can also have a significant impact on a company’s productivity and profitability.
What is SAP EHSM?
SAP EHSM is a module SAP that focuses on the management of on safety and the health and safety management in the at. Its main objective is to help companies comply with the safety regulations, managementón risk management y prevenprevention of occupational accidents. SAP EHSM provides tools for the identification, evaluation and minimiminimization and minimization of risks, as well as facilitating incident tracking and related documentation management.
Key features of SAP EHSM
- Identification of risks and their subsequent evaluation. It allows companies to identify and evaluate risks of the different workstations and workplaces, optimizing processes.
- Incident management. It facilitates the recording, management and investigation of accidents, near misses and safety observations occurring in companies, helping to analyze the causes of the incidents.
- Regulatory compliance. Helps organizations to comply with the management of prevention regulations and audit management.
- Reports and analysis. Provides tools to generate detailed reports (documents and kpis) on risk and accident management.
Consequences of not preventing occupational hazards
- Cost increase. Workplace accidents can result in high costs for compensation, medical treatment, replacement and/or hiring of new people and loss of productivity.
- Impact on mental health. An unsafe work environment can generate stress, decrease motivation and negatively affect the emotional well-being of employees.
- Reputational impactReputational impact: Companies that do not prioritize security can suffer reputational damage, affecting their ability to attract and retain talent.
Benefits of implementing SAP EHSM
Implementing SAP EHSM offers multiple benefits that can transform occupational health and safety management. Here are some of the key benefits:
1. Improvement in risk identification and subsequent evaluation.
SAP EHSM enables companies to perform risk identification risk identification and subsequent risk assessment according to the methodology indicated for each one of them in a more effective and systematized way, optimizing processes to avoid duplication. This way of working allows the implementation of preventive, corrective and control measures to eliminate, reduce and minimize risk.
Management of occupational accidents
By proactively managing risks and following up on incidents incidents, companies can discern why theyBy proactively managing risks and tracking incidents, companies can discern why they occur, making management more efficient, thus lowering the associated cost.
3.Assured regulatory compliance
SAP EHSM helps ensure that companies comply with occupational health and safety regulations. This is vital to avoid penalties. In addition, it helps to manage both regulatory and compliance audits. ISO45001.
4.Increased productivity
The digitalization of prevention processes favors the reduction of manual work, optimizing time and prevention resources, allowing them to truly focus on their work.
5.Data analysis and continuous improvement
SAP EHSM provides analytical capabilities that enable companies to detect patterns, measure the effectiveness of their preventive, corrective and control actions and continuously optimize their occupational health and safety management processes, achieving continuous improvement.
Investment in people
Occupational risk prevention management is essential for any company seeking not only to comply with regulations, but also to protect the health and well-being of workers.
The implementation of SAP EHSM provides a end-to-end solution solution that facilitates the identification, assessment and minimization of risksas well as occupational accident management. Companies not only improve their regulatory complianceThey also promote the management and effectiveness of the prevention service’s means and resources.
The use of SAP EHSM in the occupational health and safety management strategy is not only an investment in technology, but also a commitment to the safety and well-being of everyone in the company.
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