Enhancing safety performance and culture through a global digital platform
Recognizing ERM’s expertise with systems integration, EHSQ domain experience and a team that could support them globally, we worked with Evonik to implement a new digital platform founded on Intelex’s cloud-based solution.
Simplifying and standardizing ESHQ across the globe
To fully understand Evonik’s requirements for the new platform, ERM ran a series of design workshops to define the processes and workflows that would underpin the first phase of the project, which included introducing new modules for incident management, change management, hazard assessment and legal compliance.
ERM then configured the Intelex solution to meet the defined requirements and supported Evonik in performing quality assurance. We embarked on a program of training and knowledge transfer, working closely with the core Evonik team to support roll out – first to a series of early adopter sites and then globally using lessons learned from the early adopters.
The digital platform, called ESTER (short for Evonik Standard Tool for EHSQ & Reporting) has been deployed globally and translated into 17 languages. It has enabled the retirement of multiple localized legacy systems, which will help to reduce the cost and complexity associated with managing ESHQ across a global organization and workforce and support the development of a common ESHQ culture across Evonik.
In March 2020, Evonik was recognized with an Operational Excellence Innovation Award from Verdantix. The award highlighted their approach in which they efficiently and effectively executed the global deployment of Intelex’s EHS software to manage EHS and operational risk at a global level.
ESTER isn’t just an ESHQ software project; it was a culture change. It’s been great to see the number of culture change agents grow across our company. Together, we can influence a change for the better.