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The GEMI H`SE Web Depot is a web-based
resource for the development and continual improvement of Health, Safety &
Environment Management Information Systems (HSE-MIS). This interactive
self-assessment web tool presents a framework for HSE-MIS planning,
development, system rollout and improvement and organizes company experiences
within these areas. The GEMI HSE Web Depot contains information on: Strategies
for planning, designing, evaluating, and improving HSE systems; planning and
development processes; evaluating business benefits; and examples of best
practices.
HOW TO USE THE HSE WEB
DEPOT
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The HSE Web Depot is based on a Plan, Do, Check, Advance (PDCA) lifecycle. The
order of these steps is completely dependent upon how the Web Depot is being
used. A visitor to the Web Depot may find value in going through the entire
tool or by selecting a topic of interest and diving in a bit deeper.
FINDING VALUE IN THE
GEMI HSE WEB DEPOT
-- Companies around the world are rapidly discovering that
proactive HSE management makes business sense. Leading edge companies have
moved corporate EHS professionals from their basement offices to the boardroom,
and are reaping the benefits of improved profitability and competitiveness
resulting from the integration of HSE management into traditional business
functions and decision-making. Effective HSE – Management Information Systems
(HSE-MIS) are a critical success factor in this process.
Corporate HSE
professionals, however, still face an uphill battle in persuading senior management
that investments in HSE-MIS do indeed lead to an improved bottom line. Unfortunately,
the benefits of improved information management (e.g. innovation and process
improvements, increased employee productivity, enhanced brand image, reduced
regulatory liability, etc.) are difficult to measure and are often dispersed
among different functional units of a company. This means that benefits, both
tangible and intangible, must be carefully and deliberately identified,
measured, and documented to demonstrate the value of investments in HSE-MIS to
senior management.
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