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Construction sites are complex environments. The combination of heavy and sometimes hazardous materials, massive machinery and plenty of people in proximity is an inherently riskier endeavour than a traditional workplace where the surrounding boundaries and functions have already been defined.

Let’s take a moment and think of inventions that have outlived their efficiency to the point that they are barely used, if at all. There are floppy disks, vacuum bags, transistor radios, and analog phones—just to name a few. When we see or hear of someone who still uses any of these, we’re surprised. We might even chuckle a little or talk about how old-fashioned they are.

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Legend has it that this old saying was originally used to make the case for taking the steps necessary to prevent fires in Philadelphia instead of fighting them and cleaning up afterwards. It led to a creation of the Union Fire Company, which was composed of volunteers from all over the city. This fire company met regularly to discuss different means of protecting buildings from fire and putting them into practice. Such preventive activities were preferable to using massive funding and teams of resources to fight fires and address their damages after they were under control. In this blog, we look at how this attitude applies to organisational health and safety.

Join us for a free EHS technology webinar on Thursday 24th of October where we will discuss why organisations are hitting a health and safety performance plateau, and how you can avoid it.

When we talk about health and safety, do we consider the importance of supporting employees’ mental health in the workplace? As World Mental Health Day comes around, we look at the importance of ensuring good mental health and how employers and health and safety professionals can facilitate it. 

NAEM's EHS & Sustainability Management Forum is taking place in Toronto on October 15- 18.  The NAEM Forum is the largest annual gathering for environment, health, and safety (EHS) and sustainability decision makers. We are are excited to be exhibiting at this event for the opportunity to network with  over 700 EHS professionals.

SHE Software is delighted to be attending Health & Safety North on 8-9 October 2019 at EventCity, Manchester.

SHE Software is delighted to be the lead sponsor of the IOSH food and drink manufacturing health and safety conference for a second year running. 

 SHE Software is delighted to be a sponsor of the Verdantix EHS Summit Americas 2019. Now in its eigth year, this year’s event will focus on ‘Achieving EHS Excellence With Innovative Technologies'.

San Diego, California had the pristine privilege to host two World’s Fairs: the Panama-California Exposition in 1915-16 and the California Pacific International Exposition in 1935-36. This year the NSC 2019 Congress & Expo is heading to San Diego on September 9-11... And it’s no guess why San Diego would be a city to host these large events given they have one of the top-ten best climates according to the Farmers’ Almanac.

SHE Software is excited to be exhibiting at Safety in Action Melbourne on 10 and 11 of September 2019.

Subscriptions have been around for years, but they are usually associated with publications such as magazines, newspapers and cable television. You pay for something—either monthly or yearly—and you have access to it for a specified or agreed-upon period. Software as a service (SaaS) is a software version of the subscription theme. Let’s explore what it is in more depth and look at how you can benefit from SaaS for health and safety.

In this month’s health and safety download, we speak with Kimberly Baker, Vice President of Talent Management & Development, about her role, what is happening in the world of talent & development, and her love of gardening!

SHE Software, the innovative provider of configurable Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) management software, has announced major efforts to drive growth in the US. The company has doubled its US presence in 12 months and launched a new business intelligence application to transform the way EHS data is analyzed, allowing them to enter the Verdantix Green Quadrant for the first time.

SHE Software’s CEO has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the UK’s technology environment, having made the shortlist of what’s described as ‘the Oscars of the technology industry’.

Julian Taylor, Head of Solutions Architects at SHE Software will join Chris Newson, Head of Product Development at Make UK to discuss how digitalisation is changing the sector's approach to health and safety management.

Construction is a major contributor to the US economy with around $1 trillion of structures built each year by a workforce of roughly six million.

Did you know that a Scot named John Law, while serving as finance minister for France’s Duke of Orleans, was granted Louisiana in a charter in 1717? And, just three days later, his resolution to establish “a burg which should be called La Nouvelle Orleans” was signed. So, although New Orleans was founded under France’s flag, and its culture is rooted in its French origins, behind it all was a Scot.

The Transportation and Logistics Sector is an important and growing part of the US economy, accounting for 3.7 million jobs or 2.3% of total employment in 2017.  Over the past ten years, annual growth has averaging 13% (compared to 5% for the economy overall), creating 416,316 new jobs.

SHE Software is delighted to announce a new partnership with Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation formerly known as EEF.

In this month’s health and safety download, we speak with Tristan Alden, Business Development Manager, about his role, benefits of health and safety technology and his love of cookies!

Many organisations tell us that despite investing in systems, process and training, they struggle to improve their health and safety performance. Often, we find it simply comes down to the willingness of employees to support the organisation’s health and safety performance.

How can organisations apply ‘user experience’ principles to increase engagement in health and safety across their organisation? Register for our complimentary breakfast briefing seminar ‘we are all designers’ on 9th April at The Health & Safety Event at the NEC to find out!

 SHE Software is delighted to be a sponsor of the Verdantix HSE Summit Europe 2019. Now in its seventh year, this year’s event will focus on ‘Delivering Business Value with Innovative HSE Technologies’.

From conversations with health and safety professionals, we often hear about the challenges faced when trying to drill down to the real insights that sit behind data relating to health, safety and compliance.  As a result, future safety activities across an organisation can be limited to data that is simple to collect and analyse. Commonly, in the form of lagging indicators rather than leading indicators.

Every year we speak we thousands of safety professionals on how they capture and analyze their EHS data. These conversations have highlighted many organizations are dealing with how the under-reporting of unsafe acts, hazards and incidents affect a safety program or are overwhelmed with an abundance of safety information that they don't have the time to analyze at a deeper level. Both situations can lead to flawed or outdated safety data and even an inaccurate view of safety performance and compliance.

SHE Software is delighted to announce that its innovative health and safety software, Assure, has been recognised as a Top 50 Finalist for the prestigious Tomorrow’s Health and Safety (THS) Awards 2019. 

The SHE Software team has been busy getting ready for the festive season, raising money to support those in need. 

How can organizations embed a culture where acting safely is part of the day-to-day activity?

Are you confident that your data is giving you an accurate reflection of your safety performance?

SHE Software is heading to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 5 - 7, 2018 to exhibit at the National Workers' Compensation and Disabilities Conference & Expo (NWCDC).

SHE Software is delighted to sponsor this year’s IOSH rail industry conference, taking place in Manchester on 20 November.

Are you confident that your organization is recording, monitoring and reducing the number of potential hazards that your workforce is exposed to daily?

SHE Software made a splash at last week’s National Safety Council Expo & Conference in Houston, Texas. 

SHE Software’s charity committee recently jumped in to action to respond to a plea of help from a local community food bank.

Many health and safety professionals will be familiar with the statement: "We did a safety audit and one year on, nobody has looked at it and we have unresolved actions."  How can you make your audits work for you?

The world is changing rapidly – the environment in which we live, work and play is almost unrecognisable to the landscape of less than a few decades ago. Here, we look at the impact that changing landscape is having on health and safety in the workplace – and how it affects engagement across the wider workforce.  

Our latest white paper, Best behaviour: how technology can enhance behavioural safety in the workplace, examines why behavioural safety programmes  fail - and how technology can help maximise their success.

Implementing an EHS software solution takes time and money – are you confident that your organization’s system was worth it?  

SHE Software is delighted to be attending Safety in Action Australia, which takes place in Sydney on 9-10 October 2018.

The SHE Software team will be attending the forthcoming HSE Insight Summit in Northern Ireland this week, where delegates and speakers will be looking at some of the key issues facing health and safety – and how safety professionals can address them.   

The importance of centring people at the heart of health and safety, and how technology can support that, was the main topic of discussion when the SHE Software team visited the European HSE Management Forum 3.0 in Amsterdam recently. Tristan Alden, SHE Software’s sector lead for energy and utilities, looks back at some of the key points raised and the major takeaways from the event.

SHE Software is looking forward to heading to Texas to take part in the National Safety Council (NSC) Expo and Congress.

With mutual goals to protect both an organisation’s employees and its reputation, it makes good sense for HR and safety professionals to work closely. Matthew Elson, SHE Software's CEO, looks at the common ground between the two functions and how technology can help cement relationships.

Technology is completely transforming our common practices and reshaping how we work and play in the 21st century. Matthew Elson, CEO of SHE Software shares his thoughts on how businesses can adapt to this ever-changing landscape.

SHE Software is delighted to announce our upcoming road shows across the United States, which will take place in late September and early October.

Bridging the generation gap in safety engagement

The world of work is changing – rapidly evolving demographics and working practices are creating an increasingly diverse workforce. What steps can organisations take to engage their entire workforce in safety?

Scottish technology company SHE Software continues its ongoing expansion, doubling the size of its international team and moving into new custom-designed premises.

The real-life challenges of embedding an inclusive safety culture and giving employees a safety voice will be up for debate at SHE Software’s forthcoming panel discussion at the European HSE Management Forum in Amsterdam this week.

The recently published ISO 45001 standard aims to reduce the occurrence of occupational injuries and diseases - but is it the ‘silver bullet’ of employee safety?

According to the EHS Daily Advisor’s recent Annual Safety Report, employee engagement tops the list of safety challenges faced by manufacturing companies in the US.

It is widely recognised that some workplace incidents are at least partially, the result of employees' behaviour - but how can organisations encourage people to behave and think in a more safety-conscious way?

This month’s health and safety download comes from our New Zealand office, based in the stunning surroundings of Hawke’s Bay, and features our Asia Pacific business development executives Jean Ryan and Robyn McRae.

Good intentions are great, but just recording a safety observation isn't enough to keep employees safe – any resulting actions must be properly managed and the right person in place to approve them.

Innovative environment, health and safety technologies take the pain out of inspections and contribute to the development of an effective safety culture.

Hundreds of organizations across the US have been taking part in OSHA’s ‘Safe + Sound’ campaign this week to raise awareness of the value of safety and health programs.

This week sees OSHA's ‘Safe + Sound’ campaign roll out across the US, raising awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs that include management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards in workplaces.

Every year in the US, more than 5,000 workers are killed at work and more than 3.6 million suffer a serious job-related injury or illness, according to the Bureau of Labor (BLS). 

SHE Software will be taking to the stage at Health & Safety Scotland 2018.

Scottish technology firm SHE Software has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Chris Rydings as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Given the challenging nature of the work, it’s no surprise that waste management is one of the UK’s most dangerous industries.

SHE Software is delighted to announce a new partnership with Codeclan, Scotland’s digital skills academy.

The word ‘culture’ has many different definitions: an anthropologist will tell you that it’s about ways of living, passed from generation to generation. Microbiologists, meanwhile, will think of bacteria, while to others it’s knowing the difference between Bartók and Bordeaux.

SHE Software has been recognised as an approved supplier to the UK Government’s G-Cloud 10 IT procurement framework for the sixth year in a row.   

The extreme global weather events of recent weeks look set to continue, with high temperatures expected across the world.

The challenges of the modern workforce – such as large, dispersed teams and multiple contractors – mean that many organizations face an uphill struggle to remain compliant.

They say that life is a marathon, not a sprint – but for Dom Byrne, one of our customer relationship managers here at SHE Software, it’s been an ultramarathon!

SHE Software's CEO Matthew  Elson explains that empowering employees to take responsibility and to get on board with the safety journey is a proven method of increasing engagement levels.

The importance of the digital economy in Scotland, and the efforts of the companies driving its future, was the focus when Ivan McKee MSP paid a recent visit to SHE Software.

 SHE Software is delighted to announce a new partnership with CIPHR, a leading UK-based Software as a Service (SaaS) provider in the HR arena.

The recently published ISO 45001 standard aims to reduce the occurrence of occupational injuries and diseases - but is it the ‘silver bullet’ of employee safety?

Workers can reasonably expect that their employer is doing everything possible to prevent injury or death. Yet how many machines are not equipped with the right safety features? How many dangerous shortcuts do workers take to make a job easier? How many manufacturers have the right health and safety solutions in place to allow workers to alert management of areas that need attention?

SHE Software has appointed leading software entrepreneur Martin Fincham as chairman of its board.

SHE Software CEO Matthew Elson has been sharing his thoughts on how fast-growing tech businesses can move from start-up to success.

SHE Software’s CEO Matthew Elson has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the UK’s technology industry, being awarded 'Scale Up Entrepreneur Finalist' at the 2018 Enterprise Awards.

SHE Software has revealed record annual results for 2017-2018.

Our CEO Matthew Elson spoke to the Scotsman's business correspondent Emma Newlands about our plans to double our turnover, triple our headcount, and why it's the right time to target America. 

SHE Software presented a spirited display at last week’s American Society of Safety Professional (ASSP)'s Safety Conference in San Antonio, Texas. 

Come and find out how we can help you and your organisation, by visiting us at stand R250 at  Safety & Health Expo at ExCel London from 19-21 June 2018.

How can you be sure that your employees are actively engaged in making safety as a priority in the workplace, and that your reporting procedures are helping to capture crucial information

SHE Software is pleased to have been working with Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure, one of the UK’s leading providers of professional support services on the Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS).

SHE Software, a leading provider of health and safety software in the UK and New Zealand, has today announced the launch of its innovative health and safety software app, Assure, in North America.

Employment in the US manufacturing sector has grown steadily over the past eight years - some 222,000 jobs were added in the first quarter of 2018 alone - emphasizing the need to maintain safe working environments for an expanding contingent of engineers, operators, assemblers and compounders.

Are you wondering how you can give your employees a safety voice?

If so, then why not find out more at our special ‘breakfast briefing’ session during next week’s annual Health & Safety Event at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre.

We’re off to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina this week and the annual HSE Insights Summit at the magnificent Sonesta Resort Hilton.

International fresh produce company, G’s, lifted the coveted ‘agriculture, food and beverages’ gong at last night’s Verdantix HSE Innovation awards in London following the successful implementation of our Assure health and safety management software.

We are delighted to share that one of our SHE Software community members, G’s, has been short-listed in the Agriculture, Food and Beverages sector for a prestigious Verdantix HSE Innovation Award.

Are you confident that the health and safety systems and software you’ve invested time - and funding - in directly improve your organisation’s safety performance?

SHE Software is pleased to announce Bryson Recycling as a new customer of its health and safety software, Assure. 

Health and safety risks faced by the construction industry remain very real - as do the consequences.

SHE Software is pleased to announce Vital Energi Utilities Ltd as a new customer of its health and safety software, Assure. 

Are you confident that your organisation is recording, monitoring and reducing the number of potential hazards that your workforce is exposed to daily?

SHE Software is pleased to announce Briggs Marine & Environmental Services as a new customer of its health and safety software, Assure. 

Due to continued business growth, SHE Software’s Simon Cooke has recently taken on a newly developed role, Strategic Partner and Alliances Manager.