No restart before the Health, Safety System is updated
After nearly two months of lockdown, where companies had to activate short-time work schemes, returning to the workplace requires an effective framework of safety and prevention rules. Businesses can then rely on their HSE service to comply with INRS recommendations.
The company's first mission is To update your DUER (Single Occupational Risk Assessment Document) by integrating the risk of COVID-19. The aim of this action is to identify the activities and workstations most impacted by the virus. It is from this evaluation that preventive measures and the associated action plan may result.
It is also important to think about the external companies that will be involved in the structure (respect for the barrier measures, premises, equipment and consumables made available to them). As such, the Updating the Prevention Plans must be updated and signed by all the service providers concerned.
After having communicated and disseminated the safety instructions, each company must put in place field visits or rounds (mini-security audit) which ensures compliance with security rules in the organization.
The best answer: digital transformation
All these measures generate, in non-digitized systems, significant inconsistencies in the respect of barrier gestures and the elimination of contacts (transmission of papers, pencil exchanges for signing documents, group awareness training, etc.)
Digitalization seems to be a major ally in responding to this problem and offers you the possibility of federating teams around a concrete case. Digitizing your security system today means:
- Facilitate the update the Single Document, the Prevention Plans, the security procedures
- Allow to avoid contacts and to respect barrier gestures. For example, the electronic signature of documents avoids manual transmission and signature, digitized field audits eliminate paper reloading and retyping, or even E-Learning training and awareness-raising for staff sent before returning to the workplace avoid gatherings at workstations.
- Real-time monitoring of compliance with safety regulations making it possible to react quickly to rectify any excesses.
The most digitalized companies have resumed their activities more quickly
The digital transformation, already begun a few years ago for some, has allowed the most advanced companies to adapt much more quickly to this complex context. As announced by Aurélien Castel, President of Symalean Group “The companies that are most advanced in their HSE digitalization have restarted their business more quickly. Indeed, QHSE managers were able to prepare for recovery during lockdown thanks to QHSE solutions accessible from all connected points. In addition, the tools put in place beforehand have made it possible to relaunch the activity while implementing barrier measures.”.
To date, Aurélien Castel announces that most businesses have become aware of the benefits of accelerating their digitalization. “The exceptional COVID-19 crisis has been an electric shock for businesses. Managers will remain scarred by the cessation of their activity. This unprecedented period is significantly accelerating companies' digitalization strategies. Moreover, since the end of May, we have observed a significant increase in requests to deploy our HSE solutions.”
There is no doubt that this episode should change the daily lives of businesses.
