As part of what the company calls an “ongoing digital transformation”, Biffa is making a “significant investment” to introduce EcoOnline – “a class-leading online platform for managing risk and health and safety” – across its whole delivery portfolio. Biffa will begin building the EcoOnline platform in November, with a launch date in early 2024.
And, in a statement, the company explained: “Modules such as event tracking, incident reporting, risk assessment and audit management will help Biffa to achieve it mission: to continually reduce the likelihood and severity of workplace harm.”
Important
Gary Carvell, Biffa’s group health and safety director, said: “Nothing is more important than the health and safety of our key workers, whether they’re frontline operatives delivering essential waste and recycling services right across the UK, or office staff working hard behind the scenes. It is also vital we help keep our customers, contractors and members of the public safe too.”
The system will be available on people’s hand-held devices and mobile phones
Gary Carvell
group health and safety director, Biffa
Mr Carvell continued: “EcoOnline is a real game-changer. It will revolutionise the way we manage risk across the business and follows the launch of our Safer Together programme in 2020 that centres on an interdependent approach, working collectively to ensure the safety of our people and those we work with.
“The system will be available on people’s hand-held devices and mobile phones and can be used by everyone, from front-line operatives right through to the Executive team. The platform makes it even easier to report hazards, near misses and incidents, and will present the information, accurately and quickly. It gives us an immediacy we didn’t have before, and a much greater insight into what’s going on in the business, turning that information into predictive data that will help us make informed decisions.”
Biffa notes that its lost-time injury rate has fallen by 300% over a ten-year period, making it “one of the best performing organisations in its sector”. Biffa has set itself a target of reducing LTIs by a further 50% by 2030. The company employs around 10,000 people.
Digital
Göran Lindö, CEO of EcoOnline, said: “This is a crucial first step in Biffa’s transformation towards a more efficient, compliant, sustainable and streamlined risk management system. EcoOnline’s digital software allows data to be centralised, tracked and monitored, making it easier for users to locate and understand safety guidelines.
“Consistent and regular reporting is at the heart of Biffa’s ongoing commitment to full transparency, and the latest software can simplify incident management to help ensure that the company can continue to protect its employees.”
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