Intelex to Attend NAEM Conference April 2nd to 3rd

NAEMIntelex Technologies is excited to announce that we are terabyte sponsors at the upcoming Driving Cost Savings and Performance Improvements Through EHS Management Information Systems conference hosted by NAEM. The conference runs from April 2nd to the 3rd at the Doubletree Hotel in Tampa, Florida.

NRG Energy Inc., a US energy powerhouse with one of the industry’s most diverse portfolios, uses Intelex’s Environmental Management System to administer their environment-related business endeavors across 37 facilities including environmental compliance, permit management and tracking of environmental key performance indicators. Laura Scott, the Environmental Systems Manager for NRG Energy, will present various topics on how NRG uses the Intelex platform including task management, document control, reporting, KPIs, audits, corrective actions and dashboards.

Common EHS Performance Indicators

Several different metrics are employed by organizations to keep track of their progress towards achieving sustainability goals. These performance indicators typically show up in annual sustainability reports or on the sustainability sections of corporate websites. Executives and environmental managers usually have access to these KPIs on the dashboards of Environmental Mangement Systems and/or Safety Management Systems. Here is a brief survey of some of the most popular indicators.  

SAFETY

Cost of solved safety non-conformances
Health and safety prevention costs
Lost time (in hours) due to accidents (including fatalities)
Lost time (in h ours) due to non-fatal accidents
Number of fatalities
Number of non-conformance with legal or internal standards in safety inspections
Number of solved safety non-conformances
Number of reportable accidents(including fatalities)
Number of reportable non-fatal accidents
Percentage of corrective actions closed out within specified time-frame
Total of hours in safety and health training

ENERGY USE

Total Energy Use (Joules or Million kWh)

WATER USE

Water Use (million L)

AIR EMISSIONS

Carbon Dioxide (million kg)
Ozone Depleting Substance Releases (Kg)
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) (Kg)
Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) (Kg)
Permitted Air Emissions (million kg)

WASTE

Hazardous Waste Generation (million kg)
Hazardous Waste Disposal (million kg)
Hazardous Waste Recycled (million kg)

SOLID WASTE

Solid Waste Generation (million kg)
Solid Waste Disposal (million kg)
Solid Waste Recycled (million kg)

WATER DISCHARGES

Wastewater Discharge (million L)
Wastewater Discharge (million L/billion $)