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OneSafety at UPM: From Identification of Risks to Practical Measures
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Manufacturing System Automation
- Predictive Maintenance
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
UPM, a global company with operations in 12 countries, faced challenges in maintaining safety standards due to its diverse locations and growth in new business areas. The company had clear priorities and goals for social responsibility at work, including creating a safe and healthy working environment for all stakeholders. However, the various international, national, and local safety laws, regulations, and rules necessitated a global OHS&E solution for all sites and countries. The solution needed to ensure overall compliance with the UPM Safety Standards and assess and mitigate health and safety risks. The company faced challenges as different sites used different solutions for safety and environmental data, there was no common tool and processes for UPM in place, and there was a lack of global reporting for UPM Safety & Environmental KPIs.
About The Customer
UPM is a global company that manufactures renewable, sustainable materials and products. The company has a presence in 12 countries and generates a revenue of 8.6 billion euros. UPM employs over 18,000 people worldwide. The company's safety principles are part of its vision and values. UPM has set clear priorities and goals for social responsibility at work, such as creating a safe and healthy working environment for employees, contractors, partners, and suppliers. The company needed a global OHS&E solution for all its sites and countries to ensure overall compliance with the UPM Safety Standards and to assess and mitigate health and safety risks.
The Solution
UPM introduced the SpheraCloud Health and Safety Management solution to harmonize their global safety and environmental processes and to provide with 'OneSafety', a common tool for all UPM employees, business units, and countries. The initial implementation included risk assessment, data collection, and incident management, as well as compliance-related software modules. The seamless integration of the various software modules available on a single platform is key to ensuring a consistent process across UPM’s organization. UPM has been adding new functionalities to OneSafety, such as Management of Change and Audit modules as well as an Analytics platform, which visualizes and monitors the company’s safety KPIs. These tools are available for all UPM employees to ensure broad acceptance and use.
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