With increasing pressure on auto manufacturing companies to reduce operational costs while also meeting more stringent regulatory and corporate sustainability goals, EHS departments in the automotive industry are heavily challenged. In Now more than ever, it is imperative to have cost-effective systems in place that can help demonstrate clear compliance visibility and offer increased control over environmental data.
opsEnvironmental™ provides a cost-effective solution for managing the regulatory compliance challenges faced by companies in the auto manufacturing industry, as well as for managing internal compliance and corporate sustainability reporting. The software helps companies in the automotive industry address such challenges as US MACT and NESHAP copliance, Title V permit management, SARA 312 and 313 reporting, Emission Inventory preparation, and other national, regional and local requirements. In addition, opsEnvironmental is designed to be able to accommodate the global operations and diverse regulatory requirements of companies in the automotive industry. Itfeatures web-based task management, data collection and reporting, as well ll as an eight-language user interface to facilitate user adoption.
Having opsEnvironmental™ at the heart of their environmental management programs helps companies in the auto manufacturing industry feel confident that their compliance obligations and sustainability goals are being met in the most efficient and cost-effective manner, leaving environmental staff free to concentrate on higher-level activities.
Typical environmental challenges in the automotive industry
| Challenge |
ESP Solution |
| ISO 14001 and other EMS conformance |
The software’s task management and metrics collection capabilities help you meet requirements of or ISO 14001 or other EMS system. |
| U.S. Title V Permit Certification |
Task management helps ensure that all permit conditions are tracked and the data is available for easy certification of permit compliance. Optional “Evergreening” ensures that your system receives automatic, regular updates whenever regulations change. |
| Plating and coating operations management |
opsEnvironmental™ tracks coating usage for individual booth operations, including material usage, speciation and control devices. |
| Chemical inventory management |
The software tracks materials and kits from receiving dock to manufacturing to waste disposal area. |
| Multiple facilities |
Eight-language user interface allows staff at locations all over the world to access the system in their native languages. Scaleable solution can be extended from a single facility to hundreds or thousands of facilities worldwide. |
| Diverse processes |
The software is highly configurable, letting you manage the diversity of processes associated with your manufacturing. |
| Numerous employees responsible for compliance |
A simple web-based user interface lets staff access and use the software with minimal training. Web-based reporting makes it for facility environmental manager f to track compliance task completion. |
