Leading Safety Through Leading Indicators

Leading Indicator Web App: Safety Begins With Every Employee

Through Veolia’s targeted strategy to shift its focus from lagging indicators to leading indicators, our safety metrics and culture have significantly improved. As part of this transition, Veolia recently launched an innovative website application to manage and track all safety incidents and leading indicators using Intelex’s software - encouraging employees to prioritize safety on a daily basis.

The software is accessible via a customized web application, available for use on employee cell phones, workstations, tablets or chromebook kiosk. The self-reporting application allows employees to be more engaged and focused on safety on a daily basis and streamlines reporting so that only one system is used to manage and track all incidents.

“Previously, Veolia’s sites were leveraging various tools and systems to capture safety data,” said Derek Artz, manager of IT process for the NJ Branch of Veolia’s Environmental Solutions & Services (ESS) business. "By rolling out a web app that every Veolia employee can use anywhere, anytime and on any device, we capture the information directly from the employee into one database to track and report on safety metrics - strengthening our teams' focus and commitment to safety."

Improvements in Safety over the past 5 years

• Number of recordable injuries has reduced by 32%
• Recordable rate has reduced by 33%
• Number of restricted duty days has reduced by 58%
• Number of Lost Time days has reduced by 47%

Certifications of Safety Programs

• OSHA VPP star sites 11 (2 added in 2018)
• ISO 14001 sites 9
• ISO 9001 sites 1
• ISO 18001 sites 2