Intelex Partners with Safety Function and Launches Industry’s First High Energy Control Assessment (HECA™) Application

This section is Partnership Content suppliedThe content in this section is supplied by Business Wire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by Business Wire Article contentStrategic partnership with the creators of the HECA™ methodology enables Intelex to deliver the first purpose-built digital solution for operationalizing serious injury and fatality (SIF) preventionSign In or Create an AccountEmail AddressContinueor View more offersArticle contentTORONTO — Intelex Technologies ULC, a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety and quality (EHSQ) management software, today announced a strategic partnership with Safety Function — the organization behind the HECA™ methodology — and the simultaneous launch of the Intelex HECA application. The partnership advances a shared mission to drive global adoption of the HECA™ methodology and eliminate Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIFs) worldwide.Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Article contentArticle contentA New Standard for SIF PreventionArticle contentTop StoriesGet the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.There was an error, please provide a valid email address.Sign UpBy signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.Thanks for signing up!A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againInterested in more newsletters? Browse here.Article contentPeer-reviewed research led by Dr. Matthew Hallowell, Safety Function CEO, challenges a foundational assumption in safety: that reducing minor injuries will prevent SIFs. The evidence shows the opposite. The hazards that drive low-severity injuries are fundamentally different from those that cause SIFs and improving one does not necessarily improve the other. What has been missing is a consistent, standardized way to assess whether effective controls are in place for life-threatening hazards such as work at height, energized electrical systems, suspended loads, and mobile equipment.Article content“What we have learned is both simple and consequential,” Dr. Hallowell said. “SIFs are driven by high-energy hazards, and they are prevented with controls that are targeted, sufficient to mitigate the energy, and not dependent on perfect human performance. High-Energy Control Assessments, or HECA, quantify safety as the proportion of high-energy hazards with an effective Direct Control and translate this into a practical method for assessing performance during normal work. By evaluating controls during routine safety walks, HECA shifts safety from counting outcomes to assessing the conditions that indicate SIF risk, and Intelex’s platform enables this to be applied consistently at scale, with greater standardization, visibility, and actionable insight across the organization.”Article contentOperationalizing SIF PreventionArticle contentAligned to Safety Function’s HECA™ methodology, the Intelex HECA application enables EHS leaders to:Article contentIdentify and systematically monitor high-energy hazards with SIF potentialAssess the effectiveness of critical controls in real timeQuantify and trend SIF risk by location, task, critical hazard, and energy sourceBring quantifiable, forward-looking data to leadership to prioritize safety investment where it matters mostArticle contentIntelex’s HECA application is available to customers today. 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