Cloud Platform Education Ep. #1

The Cloud Platform Education Series talks about embedding safety into everyday workflows & tools and how businesses can benefit from using a platform approach to command an accelerated safety culture and company-wide adoption. More and more companies everyday are starting to realize the benefits of fully integrated software platforms that connect all their business systems. Whether that is with team …

Top Global Trends in Workplace Health & Safety for 2018

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  Introducing Robust and Efficient Regulatory ChangesSo far, 2018 has already seen the introduction of a transformative global standard for occupational health and safety management systems. Five years in the making, the highly anticipated ISO 45001 is a significant development in the world of safety management, bringing safety and compliance professionals around the world the framework to help increase employee …

Cost of HSE

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Organizations around the world have begun re-examining the value of safety departments. For many companies, while it is true that implementing health and safety initiatives can be an expensive endeavor, the cost of workplace incidents should be motivation enough for improving the performance of their safety programs. As safety and compliance regulations around the world become increasingly stringent, the costs …

Remembering The Westray Coal Mine Explosion 25 Years Later

This year marked the 25th anniversary of the Westray coal mine explosion, a tragedy which took the lives of 26 miners in Nova Scotia. The disaster was fraught with poor government oversight and lax safety standards that affected many lives and businesses involved. As one of Canada’s deadliest mining disasters, what lessons can we take away from this event and …

NeoSystems Partners With HSO to Expand Solution Offering to Burgeoning Microsoft Field Services Market

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Partnership Sees NeoSystems Extend Its Award-Winning ITRAK Software to HSO’s Field Service Solution Suite. Calgary, AB – June 28th, 2017 – NeoSystems, the leading provider of Microsoft based Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) solution ITRAK, today announced a partnership with Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle member HSO, to facilitate the expansion of both organizations offerings into the rapidly growing Field …

Day Three – Safety 2017 Denver Conference (ASSE) – ISO 45001 – Global Standard for OHS

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One of the hottest topics of conversation at ASSE this year is the upcoming release of the ISO 45001 Global Standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. Set to replace OHSAS 18001, the highly-anticipated ISO 45001 looks to be a great step forward for EHS professionals around the globe, and once finalized, will provide a consistent and measurable global …

Day Two – Safety 2017 Denver Conference (ASSE) – The Characteristics of an Effective Safety Leader

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Day two of ASSE has been incredibly insightful. The biggest standout of the day was Eddie Greer’s presentation, entitled “Positive Influence – The Key to Effective Leadership”, which was centered around the characteristics of a great leader in the context of safety leadership. Eddie spoke with great conviction, and his 35 years of experience in health and safety provided insightful …

Day One ASSE

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Walking the show floorthis year, I was impressed to see so many great stand-alone HSE management systems. The HSE space has grown considerably in recent years, as companies around the world have realized the many benefits of incorporating an HSE solution into their processes. Even more impressive were the latest innovations and how much technology has advanced over the past …

Leading up to ASSE’s Annual Safety Conference in Denver Colorado

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Next week, we will be attending ASSE’s annual safety conference in Denver Colorado. Conferences such as ASSE provide a great opportunity for us to stay ahead of the curve by understanding the current trends and innovations in HSE. Throughout the years of attending events like ASSE, we feel that absorbing and applying the latest trends and innovations has allowed us …

PSC 2017 Concluding Thoughts: 4 Major Considerations for New HSE Software

  The Petroleum Safety Conference kicked off last week, with many oil and gas companies attending the show to learn about and purchase the latest innovations in HSE, across software, devices and equipment. A key takeaway from the conference was the growing demand by organizations to keep their workers safe and increase organizational efficiency and quality. Here are the top …