Introduction

Only a few events in human history have been as transformative as the advent of automation. Automating tasks previously assigned to human labor brought exceptional efficiency in all industries globally. McKinsey even suggests automation has the potential to take over 50% of global work activities. 

Therefore, automation is quickly becoming essential for efficiency for all businesses, allowing companies to increase production while cutting expenses. The worldwide workflow automation market was worth $18.88 billion. Experts expect it to grow at 16.6% CAGR to reach $64.54 billion by 2030.

The growth in the automation industry is comparable to a geological disturbance that traversed various sectors, resulting in a series of improved outputs in its aftermath. This massive transformation changes the economy and reshapes corporate management even in the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) field. 

Now that robotics, AI, and advanced data analytics can perform dull and repetitive activities with increased accuracy and speed; organizations can free human resources for creative, important, and emotional jobs. With the increase in mechanization, EHS administration has the potential to undergo a significant metamorphosis. 

Organizations, aware of the need to prioritize workplace well-being and adherence to environmental regulations, are adopting automation technologies to enhance their EHS protocols. 

In the past, the management of EHS required extensive documentation, manual input of information and occasional evaluations. 

Zapier shows that 94% of employees report doing repetitive, time-consuming activities, such as data entry, maintaining documentation, and transferring data. 

Nevertheless, the emergence of mechanization has completely transformed these procedures. So, what does automation offer?

McKinsey & Company found that automation technologies have the potential to enhance yearly global productivity growth by 0.8% to 1.4%. However, these methods improve the effectiveness of EHS administration and greatly decrease the chances of mishaps and breaches of compliance by reducing human error and data accuracy.

This whitepaper delves into the topic of significant transformation in productivity that results from the use of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) automation. Throughout this paper, we will discuss how EHS automation decreases redundancy, decreases repetitive procedures, and increases accuracy to equip organizations with data-driven insights for more informed decision making.