New Portal Streamlines Laboratory Compliance Information, Saves Time and Resources
Peptimmune, a clinical stage biotechnology company, has implemented EH&E Inc.’s eH&E–LabSupport web portal to better manage its environmental health and safety compliance efforts.
By implementing the eH&E-LabSupport solution, Masha Ushomirsky, Safety Officer at Cambridge, Mass.- based Peptimmune, Inc., said she and her team are now more efficiently able to account for and identify their compliance resources and materials easily and accurately.
Larger companies employ a full-time professional staff to manage the complex federal, state, and local regulatory compliance requirements that all laboratories are required to meet. Smaller firms cannot afford such resources. EH&E, a leading provider of health and safety and engineering consulting services, introduced “eH&E–LabSupport” as the answer. A free whitepaper about the solution is available from: http://www.eheinc.com/labaudit.htm
At first for Ushomirsky, finding the right system to track and organize our compliance materials was difficult. “I purchased compliance software that I had seen at a seminar, but the software was too generic and didn’t help us track our compliance materials at all.”
“I even tried to create my own system. I could not believe that no one had created software specific to the regulations of the biotech industry. When I found eH&E-LabSupport and examined it closely, I found that it fits our needs perfectly,” she said.
“The EH&E system offers additional benefits beyond managing all of our possible compliance needs. For instance, with the customization of the EH&E site template, Peptimmune is able to track chemicals that would normally slip between the cracks because they don’t fall into standard categories,” said Ushomirsky.
“The beauty of the eH&E-LabSupport system is that it is web based, so our employees can log in and stay aware of dangerous chemicals and possible situations,” stated Ushomirsky. “In the event of an audit, OSHA can see that all our compliance materials are organized in one location and that we are putting forth a good effort to remain compliant.”
“And,” she added, “beyond the value of the ‘compliance portal’ is the ability to discuss industry issues with EH&E’s own professional engineers. They (EH&E) are people who understand and have the expertise to assist me with any issue that may come up. Between the software and engineering resources, eH&E-LabSupport has paid for itself in full. I recommend eH&E-LabSupport compliance portal to any biotech company.”
The eH&E-LabSupport portal provides a comprehensive compliance management program, including tools, databases and document templates to facilitate easy program development and maintenance. A self-audit tool provides a launching pad for assessing the current program status and customizing the site contents to the organization. The solution is built upon Microsoft Windows® SharePoint®, thus allowing users to easily customize and integrate the eH&E–LabSupport application with all their Microsoft Office products, including Outlook®.
Lab-focused web training programs are available to minimize classroom training requirements. And eH&E–LabSupport provides direct access to EH&E’s experienced team of EH&S professionals and engineers
A free whitepaper, Environmental Health and Safety Compliance in Laboratory Operations: Common Deficiencies Encountered During Audits, is available for download from: http://www.eheinc.com/labaudit.htm
About EH&E
EH&E ( www.eheinc.com ) has provided an extensive range of environmental and engineering consulting services for over 18 years. Our team consists of more than 60 experts with an outstanding record of providing business-focused solutions for issues that affect the built environment. EH&E has a depth of knowledge and credibility unmatched in the industry and our wealth of readily-accessible information has become a powerful resource for our clients. Our new series of eH&E web compliance solutions is just the latest example of our continuing effort to provide this knowledge and information to a wider range of companies.
