Case Study: EHS Audit

1,900 Construction Sites Across the Southeast United States

A leading environmental consultant used the QNOPY platform to implement an EHS audit program. The consultant periodically monitored over 1,900 active construction sites across seven states to assess the sub contractor’s EHS compliance. Construction contractors were then rated for individual sites, as well as across the whole portfolio during a given week or month. Overall, the program served to coach the contractors on health and safety awareness, rather than to catch unsafe behavior.

QNOPY thus created a completely customized solution for the client's unique and proprietary EHS audit program. Different checklists concurrently captured the work safety culture, activities at the sites, and risky behavior scores. Furthermore, QNOPY introduced new features to capture issues found and coaching provided to the contractors.

Challenges

  • 1,900 construction sites across six states
  • 120+ construction contractors and subcontractors
  • Construction sites added on a daily basis
  • Tracking inspector's onsite time and travel, in addition to EHS checklists
  • QNOPY's EHS Audit Solution

    In summary, QNOPY streamlined the entire EHS audit program, from planning the site visits to generating weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports with score cards and charts. Site inspectors used the QNOPY Mobile App to record site notes, document travel and site times, take pictures, and make drawings. Simultaneously, project managers reviewed the site notes and relayed any corrective actions or additional data requirements to the inspectors before they left the site.

    Create weekly and monthly contractor scorecards
    Create weekly and monthly contractor scorecards
    Turn your EHS Audits into a dashboard that provides a summarized view of your projects and personnel
    Convert the data from your EHS Audits into customized dashboards

    Highlights

    Export EHS audit data as photo logs
    Export EHS audit data as photo logs
  • On-the-site coaching and identification of necessary corrective measures
  • Photo captions and notes for both observations/findings and actions taken
  • Weekly and monthly contractor scorecards
  • Adjustable checklists as well as audit protocols based on field observations
  • Graphical dashboard to view scores and other key performance indicators
  • QNOPY provided cellular tablets along with the software subscription
  • Mandatory fields to ensure inspectors recorded required information before submitting the form
  • The QNOPY Mobile App works offline, thus allowing technicians to record data with no internet connection and upload later
  • Inspectors attached photos and drawings to specific questions in the checklist
  • Project managers added new projects and contractors into the system
  • Checklist subtopics, e.g., Housekeeping, Electrical, Hazard Communication, and Sanitary Facilities
  • Inspectors added extra notes along with the score for each question
  • Project managers concurrently viewed photos on a map
  • Data available not only as photo logs, but also daily logs, contractor scorecards, or monthly reports
  • View EHS audit photos on a map
    View photos on a map

    Results

    Over 2,000 site EHS audits

    Safety score trends analyzed across sites and categories

    25,000+ pictures

    New data analytics methods

    Zero misplaced checklists or photos

    Increase in safe behavior thanks to on-site coaching