Introduction

The pharmaceutical industry has experienced significant financial repercussions due to compliance-related violations, with total penalties surpassing an astounding US $113 billion since the year 2000. 

Similar trends may be seen in other highly regulated sectors with notable brands facing penalties across a range of infractions. As the importance of EHS regulations continues to grow, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has responded by increasing the severity of penalties for noncompliance as of January 15, 2023, capping them at:

• $156, 259 for "willful" and "repeat" breaches, and
• $15,625 for "serious" and "other-than-serious" infractions. 

Keeping to the standards of compliance regulations is critical for any company's long-term viability and good reputation, not to mention for legal, financial, and ethical reasons. But let’s face it:

Compliance is seldom as simple as adhering to a single guideline. 

It is confusing when authorities and constraints of several regulatory bodies overlap. In the United States, there are solid interactions between OSHA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

So keeping an error-free record and ensuring timely actions become a formidable challenge, especially for businesses that still rely on spreadsheets and legacy systems for compliance management.

Solution? The modern EHS software solution. 

Effective compliance management may be facilitated by cutting-edge EHS software that transcends the limitations of traditional compliance management methods. We explore how a centralized approach to EHS compliance can help in preventing non-compliance-related harm to your business in terms of:

• Legal repercussions, 
• Financial repercussions, and 
• Reputational repercussions. 

Overcome the limitations of spreadsheets and other legacy technologies by understanding how a comprehensive EHS platform can open businesses to multitudes of benefits towards increased:

• Efficiency,
• Safety,
• Regulatory excellence, and
• Much more.