Intelex Case Studies How Intelex EHS software helped Agnico Eagle cut its accident rate by 75%

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How Intelex EHS software helped Agnico Eagle cut its accident rate by 75%

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Mining
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Machine Condition Monitoring Predictive Maintenance
Services	System Integration Training
Challenge	In 2010, Agnico Eagle recognized a need to improve environmental health and safety (EHS). It was using paper-based spreadsheets to track incidents, inspections and other critical activities and had no real-time capabilities to act on data. EHS staff at Agnico also needed to quickly get data in the hands of executives to speed up EHS project approvals. And, with locations throughout the world, a tool that could accommodate multiple languages – particularly Finnish – was a must. Read More
About Customer	Gold mining company Agnico Eagle Mines has been recovering precious metals since 1957. Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, the firm today operates eight mines across Canada, Finland and Mexico. It also carries out mining exploration and development activities in these countries, along with the United States and Sweden. With 2016 annual revenues of $2.1 billion (CDN), Agnico Eagle is one of the largest goldminers in the world, employing approximately 8,400 fulltime and contract workers. Read More
Solution	Agnico Eagle turned to the Intelex Health & Safety Management Suite. Early in its implementation, Agnico used Intelex to carry out a risk assessment of all its mines. This helped identify the highest safety risks and put action plans in place to mitigate them. Agnico Eagle has also taken advantage of Intelex’s customized configurability to design and implement their own forms, questionnaires, reports and more. Their internally developed risk assessment tool was also self-implemented and has become the backbone of their system. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Mining

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Machine Condition Monitoring

Predictive Maintenance

Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

In 2010, Agnico Eagle recognized a need to improve environmental health and safety (EHS). It was using paper-based spreadsheets to track incidents, inspections and other critical activities and had no real-time capabilities to act on data. EHS staff at Agnico also needed to quickly get data in the hands of executives to speed up EHS project approvals. And, with locations throughout the world, a tool that could accommodate multiple languages – particularly Finnish – was a must.

About Customer

Gold mining company Agnico Eagle Mines has been recovering precious metals since 1957. Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, the firm today operates eight mines across Canada, Finland and Mexico. It also carries out mining exploration and development activities in these countries, along with the United States and Sweden. With 2016 annual revenues of $2.1 billion (CDN), Agnico Eagle is one of the largest goldminers in the world, employing approximately 8,400 fulltime and contract workers.

Solution

Agnico Eagle turned to the Intelex Health & Safety Management Suite. Early in its implementation, Agnico used Intelex to carry out a risk assessment of all its mines. This helped identify the highest safety risks and put action plans in place to mitigate them. Agnico Eagle has also taken advantage of Intelex’s customized configurability to design and implement their own forms, questionnaires, reports and more. Their internally developed risk assessment tool was also self-implemented and has become the backbone of their system.

Impact #1	Agnico Eagle now has access to comprehensive reports, with the option to include images, on all incidents.
Impact #2	The Intelex solution has made it easier for employees to communicate across multiple divisions that operate in different languages.
Impact #3	Intelex data helps Agnico health and safety leaders gain executive approval for safety initiatives.

Impact #1

Agnico Eagle now has access to comprehensive reports, with the option to include images, on all incidents.

Impact #2

The Intelex solution has made it easier for employees to communicate across multiple divisions that operate in different languages.

Impact #3

Intelex data helps Agnico health and safety leaders gain executive approval for safety initiatives.

Benefit #1	In 2013 – two years after implementing Intelex – there were 1,800 logins to the system. In 2016, that number had skyrocketed to 28,000, with 45,000 expected by the end of 2017.

Benefit #1

In 2013 – two years after implementing Intelex – there were 1,800 logins to the system. In 2016, that number had skyrocketed to 28,000, with 45,000 expected by the end of 2017.

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How Intelex EHS software helped Agnico Eagle cut its accident rate by 75%

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