Manufacturing organizations around the world must balance multiple competing priorities: managing ever-changing customer demands; rapidly transformative technologies; the need for increased operational efficiencies; and increasingly stringent regulatory requirements. At the same time, they must ensure a safe work environment.

U.S. businesses spend more than US$170 billion per year on costs related to occupational injury and illness that eat away at corporate earnings. In manufacturing, the risk of severe injury or illness is higher than most other industries, making it crucial for companies to have a proactive and holistic approach to health and safety management. According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), implementing a safety management system (SMS) in the workplace can reduce injury and illness costs by 20 to 40 percent. 

The National Safety Council points out that every dollar invested in an SMS returns anywhere between two and six dollars. These benefits are a result of management accountability, cultural safety impacts, and, ultimately, reduced workplace injuries and fatalities.

Whether a plant, factory or mill is looking to streamline quality processes, decrease incident rates, improve defect tracking, or achieve any other quality or EHS goal, Intelex’s software solutions will enable a manufacturing business to achieve its objectives.