Practical Steps Toward Your EHS Vision
Once you have defined the vision of where you want your EHS performance to be and have identified the right areas to work on first, it’s time to design specific steps for action. EHS Strategies, Inc. will work with you to identify steps that can be done in a reasonable time in cost-effective ways and that will continue to move you toward your ultimate vision.
There are many possible steps to consider, such as:
Process Maps of current EHS programs 
PROCESS MAPS OF CURRENT EHS PROGRAMS - Exploring how things occur and who is involved can identify opportunities for streamlining and/or needs to reorder steps to ensure accuracy and communication.
Documenting Policies
DOCUMENTING POLICIES - Clearly stating goals and expectations, along with measures of success.
Audits
AUDITS - Compliance audits, ISO 14000, or other sampling to see if implementation matches policies and procedures.
Designing New Processes
DESIGNING NEW PROCESSES - Integrating production and sales records with compliance records for EHS
Training Programs
TRAINING PROGRAMS - Appropriate topics for different audiences to raise awareness on when to ask for advice or when to trigger compliance processes.
Outsourcing
OUTSOURCING - When routine or non-routine activities can be better managed by expert external resources, freeing your resources for business core competencies work.
Communications
COMMUNICATIONS - Communicating the organization's vision and accomplishments both internally and externally. Enhanced reputation, pride and loyalty can come from messages tailored to each audience - investors, employees, the public.
Reallocating Resources
REALLOCATING RESOURCES - Clearly defining needed resources and responsibilities to follow EHS procedures.
In many cases, EHS Strategies, Inc. can help you develop new programs needed to move you on your way to your vision. In other cases (e.g., if you need an engineering project done), you will be referred to other specialists or encouraged to take action on your own (e.g., executing a communication strategy). Examples of EHS Strategies, Inc. areas of expertise and projects.
