EHS Software Guide
What is EHS Software? Define EHS
software. The purpose of this
EHS software guide is
to teach all the relevant terminology, processes and
pitfalls and what to expect when implementing environment, health
and safety software or any portion of EHS for that matter
which leads us to rule number one.
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A Modular Solution: Modular
systems let you pick and choose just the components you
need at the time, thus saving you money. And they
let you add on down the road as your business rules and
requirements change or grow. Look for a system
that has modules for every aspect of an EHS program that
your organization will grow into at some point.
Some systems do one thing very well and that may be fine
right now but remember, you will grow and your data
collection and compliance needs will expand. Eventually
you will either combine with another department which
can utilize another module or your data reporting needs
will require expansion.
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Flexibility Means Power: Can
the system you choose adapt to your ever changing
business rules or does your business have to change to
meet the requirements of the software? The answer
to this question is very important because a software
package that limits change will stifle your growth in
every way. You will want to change the way you do
things from time to time and you need a system that
allows you to make changes on the fly and also, add
custom triggers, processes and interfaces.
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Price - License and Maintenance Fees:
most systems have a license or subscription fee plus a
yearly maintenance fee. The industry average for
the maintenance fee is roughly 18-22% of the license
fee. DataPipe is currently at 15% and has been the
lowest maintenance fee in the industry for EHS software
for decades. This is because for the most part
DataPipe sits there and works and we don't get a lot of
calls to our support staff. When we do, customers
talk directly to the programmers that wrote the code and
get hands on and immediate, personal customer service.
Its one of our best features and the lowest price in the
industry to boot.
DataPipe is a complete EH&S information
management software solution. If you are interested
in taking a look at our modules or want to learn more
about
occupational health software and the various modules
within that suite or if you want to look at
industrial
hygiene software and the various modules that make up
that suite, please review our
modules page.
Knorr Associates Inc. (KAI) is the leading US and Global
provider of Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) and
Crisis Management software. The company, headquartered
in Butler, new jersey was founded in 1979 as the first
EHS Software developer on the scene, integrating EHS
instruments long before PCs were on the market. It
wasn't until 1989 when the very fist windows based EHS
software application - DataPipe - was released (and it
really was one of the first windows based software
applications - period). Since then KAI has grown to be
the premier EHS software provider with a global client
base representing companies of all sizes from many major
industry sectors.
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