Transforming EHS Management: Auckland Council’s Journey with HSI

HSI EHS Platform Simplifies Management for Oceania’s Largest Council

Organization: Auckland Council
Solution: 14 Capabilities
Industry: International Governance
Size: Over 10,000 Employees
Location: Auckland Region, New Zealand

Discover how Auckland Council, the largest in the Oceania region, revolutionized its Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) management with the HSI EHS Platform. Serving approximately 1.7 million people and managing a vast 2,200 miles including urban areas, beaches, rural landscapes, and forested regions. The Auckland Council faced significant challenges in ensuring cohesive and effective safety practices across its diverse operations after merging 9 local government entities.

The case study highlights the power of technology and a proactive approach in managing health, safety, and wellbeing. This transformation not only safeguards the workforce but also sets a benchmark for other organizations facing similar challenges.

Complexity to clarity:

• Needed a complex, configurable platform that is usable across 9 local government entities
  
• The initial struggles with fragmented and siloed EHS systems.
  
• The critical wake-up call from unfortunate staff incidents prompting an extensive internal review.
• Conducting over 45 workshops to engage stakeholders and identify areas for improvement.
• The strategic philosophy and innovative approach Auckland Council employed to evolve their EHS program.
• The decision to adopt the HSI EHS Platform to consolidate tools and provide real-time, holistic views of safety data.
• Significant improvements in incident reporting, data capture, and decision-making capabilities.
• Enhanced integration with contractors, ensuring a unified approach to health and safety.

Impact on workforce and processes:

• Streamlined reporting processes, reducing report compilation time from over a week to just one day.
• Doubling the number of safety incidents captured through real-time mobile data reporting.
• Utilizing comprehensive dashboards for strategic management and proactive risk mitigation.
• Continuous improvement and future vision for a safer and more connected community.
  

“If we can go home at night knowing that we’ve prevented a serious injury, a death, and our teams feel well supported, that’s the importance of doing this work. We’re not doing it to tick box something from a regulatory standpoint. We’re doing this for our people.”

— Claudia Wyss, Director Customer and community Services | Auckland Council

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