About
We help organizations build & Strengthen Safety
EHS is a company specializing in EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) consulting and training services. We work in Brazil and have already served clients in more than 19 Latin American countries, consistently supporting them as they improve their EHS management.
To give organizations the practical knowledge they need to improve their performance and better serve society.
To be a market leader, a trusted partner and a benchmark in promoting occupational health and safety and respect for the environment.
Trust
To be an extension of the clients we serve, working as part of their team.
Leadership
To develop new health, safety and environmental leaders within our clients, with a global outlook.
Valuing life
To act for the value of people's lives and of the planet, encouraging our clients to build and consolidate that culture.
Innovation
To use innovation as a basic tool for efficient health, safety and environmental management.
Our Methodologies
We have experience with a range of methodologies and recognize the value of each one: Hearts and Minds, What If?, Design Thinking, Lean Manufacturing & Safety, HAZOP, FMEA, HECA, CSRA, Bowtie, Causal Factor Analysis, Human Factors, ISO 45001, OSHA and the National Safety Council.
Design Thinking
Design thinking is a set of methods and tools that combines empathy, creativity and rational analysis to meet users' needs. Organizations can use it both to improve internal processes and to solve customer pain points in new ways.
Lean Manufacturing & Safety
Brings the Lean principles of eliminating waste and continuous improvement into safety management. Standardized work, visual management and structured problem solving also become tools for identifying and controlling risks in day-to-day operations.
National Safety Council
A U.S. nonprofit organization founded in 1913 and dedicated to preventing avoidable injuries and deaths at work, on the road and in communities. A reference for safety research, data and good practices adopted by companies around the world.
HAZOP
Hazard and Operability Study. A structured process hazard analysis technique that examines, node by node, deviations from design conditions (more, less, none, reverse) to identify causes, consequences and safeguards. Widely used in the chemical, petrochemical and continuous process industries.
FMEA
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis. A systematic method for identifying failure modes in equipment, processes or systems, assessing their effects and prioritizing actions based on severity, occurrence and detection.
HECA
Hazardous Energy Control Assessment. An assessment of exposure to hazardous energy and of whether direct controls are in place to prevent serious injuries and fatalities, based on the energy-based safety approach.
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The U.S. Department of Labor agency responsible for setting and enforcing occupational safety and health standards. Its references, such as the Process Safety Management program, guide practices in many countries.
CSRA
Critical Safety Risk Assessment. An assessment of an operation's critical risks, those with the potential to cause serious injuries and fatalities, that verifies how effective the critical controls are and who is responsible for maintaining them.
Bowtie
A visual representation of a risk scenario built around a central event. On one side it connects threats and preventive barriers; on the other, consequences and mitigation barriers. It makes risks easier to communicate and barriers easier to track.
Causal Factor Analysis
Investigation methods that look beyond the immediate cause to identify the organizational, human and technical factors that contributed to the event. They lead to corrective actions that address the system, not just individual behavior.
Human Factors
The study of how people, tasks, equipment and work organization interact. It recognizes human error as a consequence of system conditions, not their cause, and guides the design of processes, interfaces and controls that keep work safe even when people make mistakes.
ISO 45001
ISO 45001 is an international standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS), focused on improving an organization's performance in preventing work-related injuries and illnesses.
What If?
“What If” is a general, qualitative analysis technique used for a first pass at identifying risks. It can be applied in different areas of a company and is commonly used by planning teams to anticipate scenarios and alternatives for each of them.
Hearts and Minds
The Hearts and Minds toolkit was developed by Shell E&P, based on 20 years of university research, and is being applied successfully in Shell and non-Shell companies around the world. Hearts and Minds uses a series of tools and techniques to help an organization involve all employees in HSE management as an integral part of its business. Together, these tools and techniques are known as the Hearts and Minds Toolkit.
TESTIMONIALS
Voices that inspire. Testimonials from our partners
We serve corporate clients in consumer goods, beverages, food and retail, among other sectors.
“The pre-service support is very courteous, simple and objective, and having EHS as our consultancy certainly makes it easier to stand out, after all, EHS stands out. The quality of the materials also deserves mention.”
“The success of any behavioral culture program depends essentially on the participation and commitment of senior management and its leaders, who must not only provide the necessary resources but also make their actions consistent with the guidelines and principles of a company that holds safety as a non-negotiable value.”
“EHS offered us an easy-to-understand proposal and came to our site to understand our specific needs. Once we approved the project, EHS came back to our site and brought all the materials needed. I thought the work was excellent.”
“Since the keynote talk and training sessions, we have had no more records of first-aid cases or accidents. Our leaders (the ones who were trained) are also much more involved in day-to-day safety routines.”
“The culture audit carried out here at PepsiCo was highly valuable, because it gave us a reliable picture of our culture on Environment, Health and Safety. It confirmed the high quality of the information we received, at the right moment to help us continue on the path to excellence.”