Danone Enhances Permit Processes with VelocityEHS’s Control of Work Solution

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Executive Summary

In recent years, digitization has become a powerful tool to enhance and transform a firm’s EHS capabilities. Safety management, for example, is a key component of EHS, with the digitization of safety processes allowing for the use of less paper, leveraging occupational risk identification and serving to improve working conditions. This report focuses on how Danone, a global food and beverage firm, adopted software provider VelocityEHS’s control of work solution to improve its safety management and permitting processes. The digital platform, with its permit to work processes, and contractor and visitor management capabilities, helped Danone to screen, train and approve third parties working on Danone sites. EHS executives should use this report to understand how technology can streamline safety management, thus reducing the risk of workplace accidents.
Danone Leveraged VelocityEHS’s Control Of Work Solution To Digitize Its Essential Permit To Work Process
Time-Consuming Compliance Management Drove Danone To Find A Digital Solution For Its Permit To Work Process 
Comprehensive Pre-Planning And Implementation Preparation Ensured A Smooth Transition To A Digital Process 
Digital Permitting Has Led To Increased Visibility Into Danone’s Overall Risk Profile

About the Authors

Zain Idris

Zain Idris

Industry Analyst

Zain is an Industry Analyst specializing in EHS digital strategy and corporate spending trends. His research examines how firms are positioning their EHS budgets, considering ...

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Bill Pennington

Bill Pennington

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Bill is VP Research at Verdantix, where he leads analysis on the evolving and interconnected landscapes of EHS, quality, AI and enterprise risk management. His research helps ...

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