HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) in an EAM System
Why can it be useful to have HSE policies in an EAM system? We explain it in detail
The acronym HSE stands for Health, Safety & Environment (Health, Safety & Environment). HSE refers to a company’s practices and policies to ensure the safety and health of employees, in order to minimize the risk of workplace accidents and environmental damage.
Why Can it be Useful to Have HSE Policies in an EAM System?
Often, maintenance and safety go hand in hand. Integrating HSE management processes into an EAM asset management system allows you to integrate the best of both worlds into a single system and increase the perspective for making decisions more efficiently.
When discussing the management of HSE procedures in maintenance tasks, it refers to the planning and execution of maintenance tasks with a focus on health, safety, and the environment. This includes identifying and assessing occupational hazards before starting any maintenance task, implementing safety measures to minimize those risks, training and educating personnel on how to perform the task safely, and continuous monitoring to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and standards.
Having an HSE management system integrated with the asset management system allows:
- Work permits: Manage work permits, relating them to the maintenance work to be performed. The management and issuance of work permits are important elements for safety. However, they can be lengthy processes, for example, when there is poor communication between the parties involved.
- Lockout Tagout (LOTO): Ensure that a machine or equipment is disconnected before performing maintenance or repair work using the LOTO safety procedure.
Most workplace accidents in maintenance tasks occur due to the unexpected entry of current into equipment or facilities while maintenance work is being performed on the assets.
- HSE incident management: Record and manage HSE incidents to identify the causes and take preventive measures to prevent them from recurring. This module has the functionality to notify, process, and evaluate incidents that have to do with safety, quality, health, and environmental issues.
- Product specifications: Record and manage product specifications to ensure that HSE regulations are met and to minimize the environmental impact of products. It allows the justification of decisions regarding the acquisition of equipment.
HSE Module in EAM as a Guarantee of Employee Safety and Health
In conclusion, a complete EAM system should include an HSE module to ensure the safety and health of employees, comply with HSE regulations, and minimize the environmental impact of the company’s operations. In addition, it provides an improvement in decision-making, by having a record of safety procedures, incidents, regulations complied with and not complied with, work permits…. And a reduction in costs by minimizing the risk of workplace accidents and compliance with HSE regulations.
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