SAP Environment, Health and Safety (EHS)
Product safety departments in companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and even consumer goods industries (see below for information about discrete manufacturing) are currently facing extremely complex responsibilities due to current legislation such as REACH and GHS in terms of chemical safety and chemical trade, and the risk of breaching regulations and obligations is very high as a result.
This is often accompanied by penalties, and the negative effects on your public image aren't ideal for your corporate objectives, either.
The use of appropriate IT solutions such as SAP EH&S and SAP EHSM, combined with an appropriate content provider, can therefore offer a decisive advantage for your company and its employees who handle the relevant areas, by providing them with pertinent tools that are tailor-made and developed by experts.
Let’s talk about how SI PRO can help with making your processes safe and reliable.
SAP EHS SOLUTIONS FOR THE DISCRETE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
The discrete manufacturing industry is facing increasingly complex challenges as a result of current laws and regulations such as REACH, GHS, and RoHS.
These regulations impact almost all essential business processes such as purchasing, storage, production, sales/dispatch etc. Complex, multi-stage product structures have to be considered in the discrete industry, especially in the field of construction and production. The requirements of regulations in the field of occupational health and safety are also complex.
The use of appropriate IT solutions such as SAP EH&S and EHSM combined with SAP-integrated solutions can therefore offer a decisive advantage for your company and its employees who handle the relevant areas, by providing them with pertinent tools that are tailor-made and developed by experts.
Let’s talk about how SI PRO can help with making your processes safe and reliable.
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SI PRO CONSULTING SERVICES FOR SAP EHS
New and Changed EHS Requirements
In the EHS division, new requirements are arising all the time as a result of changes to legislation or business models and processes, which have to be implemented in companies with the use of IT solutions. Examples are chemicals legislation such as REACH, current requirements such as products being recorded in ECHA’s SCIP database as specified in Article 45 CLP, as well as future legislation such as the European Green Deal.
Digitization Options with SAP
We advise our customers on implementing existing requirements such as the automatic creation of safety data sheets, or new requirements with IT solutions. In doing so, we derive alternatives, determine criteria for assessing the alternatives together with our customers, and evaluate reports.
SI PRO can usually also bring in SAP EHS best practice know-how gained from a number of feasibility studies and implementations.
Feasibility Study for Project Planning
We use our SAP demo and development systems in feasibility studies, project preparations, or proofs of concept to demonstrate how the requirements can be implemented. We also create activity plans with scoping and expense planning for implementation projects.
As an SAP EHS specialist, we advise on and implement your SAP EHS solution. Below are some sample project phases and activities in this context.
Project Management and Procedures
SI PRO supports classic procedural models and even agile methods such as scrum and kanban, depending on customer preferences. Classic project management tools or even tools such as Confluence and Jira can be used to support the documentation and communication processes in the project.
Analysis and Blueprint
An analysis of the current situation and a precise definition of the target situation can be extremely advantageous for the success of an IT project. To ensure this, SI PRO analyzes the current and/or target processes in workshops with the customer, and optimizes these as necessary with a view to the functionalities to be implemented. This analysis results in an extensive blueprint with a functional and technical detailed design which will form the basis for the following implementation for the customer project.
Implementation
The technical implementation takes place as part of the implementation, that is, the Customizing of the SAP standard software. Additional developments through to add-ons are designed and realized here as required. Other examples can be customer-specific reporting (using Adobe technology, for example) or customer-specific user interfaces with Web Dynpro or Fiori. Interfaces to other SAP systems or connections to non-SAP systems can also be achieved in this phase. The solutions that are implemented are functionally tested and documented.
Integration Test/User Acceptance Test
Once the settings and developments have been implemented in the system according to the blueprint’s specifications, the new functions have to be tested thoroughly before they can be transported into the production system. SI PRO can provide support with creating appropriate test scenarios as well as their implementation.
SAP EHS Training
The new functions can best be used efficiently and safely once the relevant users and other relevant people have been trained extensively in using them. SI PRO offers corresponding training in the system. There is also the option of creating training documents and web-based training.
SAP EHS Migration
Si PRO provides support with preparing for and refining source data and data migration. SAP standard tools or tried and tested SI PRO migration tools are used for this. SI PRO has know-how of various systems gained from migration projects such as Atrion/Sphere, Celanese Tool, ChemGas, or Siemens Interspec.
Go Live Preparation
Once testing has been successful and employees have been trained, the production system should go live as soon as possible afterwards to ensure that the knowledge gained can be applied directly and isn’t quickly forgotten. SI PRO provides support during the go live by performing technical checks, setting up jobs, and performing a quality-based check on the completeness of relevant master data at various levels (material, substance specifications, business partners, etc.).
We provide our customers with technical and application support. We also offer service level agreements with response times depending on the priority and business impact of the issue. Below are some sample support offers.
- Telephone-based support/error analysis
- Ticket processing in the customer or SI PRO ticket system
- Support via VPN access
- On-site support
- Regular support meetings (on a weekly or monthly basis)
SI PRO works with the following roles to comply with the required service levels:
Dispatcher
The dispatcher monitors the support tickets and requests, and intervenes where necessary in distributing the tickets to the designated support staff. The dispatcher ensures that information is exchanged seamlessly with the customer’s organization, and operates as a single point of contact.
Supporters
The supporters analyze the tickets that are assigned to them according to the requested response times, and respond to the ticket that was created in accordance with the SLAs. The response can consist of a proposed solution (such as eliminating master data errors) or even a proposal for additional solution processing (such as ABAP coding or correcting Customizing).
Customer references
Schaltbau
A leading specialist in rail and DC technology
SAP PRC Enables Automated REACH & RoHS Compliance
Ensuring Product Compliance with REACH and RoHS required an automated solution that provides regulatory certainty while efficiently supporting data exchange with suppliers, customers, and authorities.
Our solution approach:
- Implementation and customizing of SAP Product and REACH Compliance
- Optimization of the Bill of Materials (BOM) transfer for consistent compliance data
- Automated creation of compliance documents for REACH SVHC and EU RoHS
- Development of a solution for seamless communication with customers and suppliers from SAP PRC
- Integration of the ECHA SCIP database via Compliance Data Exchange (CDX)
- Enhancement of the IMDS interface for automated data exchange
Result: A fully integrated, automated compliance solution that reliably meets regulatory requirements, ensures transparency across the supply chain, and sustainably safeguards product conformity.
FACC AG
a leading global aerospace supplier
SAP EHSM manages product compliance beyond REACH & RoHS
The introduction of SAP Product Compliance was aimed at enabling seamless integration with the existing SAP EHS substance management while ensuring that regulatory requirements are continuously updated and expanded.
Our solution approach:
- Implementation of SAP Product Compliance to comply with REACH SVHC and RoHS
- Integration into the existing SAP EHS substance database
- Extension of bill of material (BOM) transfer to reuse existing substance data
- Implementation of an automated update mechanism for regulatory lists
- Setup of additional regulatory lists for the aerospace industry
- Creation of compliance documentation
- Conducting end-user training
Result: An integrated compliance solution that efficiently leverages existing EHS data, keeps regulatory requirements up to date, and enables reliable product assessments across multiple regulations.
LANXESS
a leading global specialty chemicals company
SAP GLM+ Etikettenlösung stabil betrieben in R/3 & S/4HANA
To ensure the smooth operation of the SAP EH&S GLM+ solution, LANXESS required reliable functional and technical support that extended beyond the existing R/3 system landscape into the new S/4HANA environment.
Our solution approach:
- Ensuring stable operation of SAP EH&S GLM+ in both R/3 and S/4HANA
- Comprehensive 2nd‑ and 3rd‑level support for all relevant processes and applications
- Operation, installation, and monitoring of WWI print servers handling approx. 7 million labels per year
- Continuous enhancement through change requests, new features, and maintenance of customer‑specific extensions
- Creation, maintenance, and validation of label templates as well as support for all relevant master data
- Ensuring seamless integration into logistical processes and connected systems
The result: A future‑proof EH&S labeling solution with stable processes, an integrated system landscape, and reliable label printing across system boundaries.
Alunorf
one of Europe’s leading aluminum hot rolling mills
SAP EHSM Establishes Integrated Risk Management
With the introduction of SAP EHSM Risk Management, the customer aimed to establish an integrated occupational health and safety system covering chemical management and risk assessments, while fully replacing an existing non-SAP hazardous substance database.
Our solution approach:
- Design and implementation of chemical approval, chemical management, and a hazardous substance register
- Introduction of risk assessments based on the Simple Measures Concept for Hazardous Substances (EMKG)
- Replacement of the legacy hazardous substance database including data cleansing and migration
- Provision of migration tools and execution of the data migration
- Delivery of training, user acceptance testing (UAT), and go-live support
Result: An integrated, SAP-based occupational health and safety solution that ensures transparent risk management, reliable regulatory compliance, and sustainable integration of workplace safety into business processes.
DuPont
international provider of advanced materials
Continuous Improvement with SAP Recycling Administration (REA)
By continuously enhancing SAP Recycling Administration (REA), the customer aimed to ensure ongoing compliance with European recycling regulations and to reliably implement new requirements such as the Plastic Tax in the UK and Spain.
Our solution approach:
- Functional and technical maintenance of the existing SAP REA solution
- Redesign and extension of the fraction concept in line with European regulatory requirements
- Implementation of the SAP REA Plastic Tax framework for the UK and Spain, including recycled content rules
- Concept and execution of data migration for new recycling fractions
- Operational support including 2nd- and 3rd-level support and implementation of change requests
- Preparation of REA data for extraction and reporting in SAP BW
Result: A future-proof SAP REA solution that flexibly supports regulatory changes, reliably handles Plastic Tax requirements, and provides transparent recycling data for reporting and analysis.
LANXESS
a leading global specialty chemicals company
SAP GLM+ centralizes label management in S/4HANA
With the objective of making labeling processes future-proof and efficient, a centralized label management solution based on SAP GLM+ was to be established in the SAP S/4HANA environment, harmonized, and implemented as a pilot for future global rollouts.
Our solution approach:
- Establishment of a centralized label management system with SAP GLM+ in S/4HANA
- Harmonization and standardization of label layouts, sizes, and printing processes
- Ensuring regulatory compliance according to GHS/CLP and EHS requirements
- Implementation of a fit‑to‑standard approach as a template and pilot for NORAM
- Enhancement of printing scenarios as well as data and print logics for QM and hazardous substance labels
- Dynamic layout control with automated hide/show functionalities
- Integration into production, warehouse, shipping, and transportation processes
Result: A standardized, regulatory‑compliant labeling management solution based on S/4HANA that reduces manual effort, integrates core processes, and provides a scalable foundation for global rollouts.
Deutz
publicly listed engine manufacturer
SAP Manages Emission Compliance for Combustion Engines
To reliably meet emission regulations for combustion engines, the customer required an SAP-based solution capable of handling complex engine variants, type approvals, and labeling, while seamlessly integrating all relevant business processes.
Our solution approach:
- Mapping of all relevant emission compliance regulations within SAP
- Management of type approvals as well as complex product and variant structures
- Integration of engineering, production, sales, and logistics processes
- Implementation of online compliance checks within sales and production planning
- Development of a migration concept for existing engine variants
- Design and printing of engine nameplates directly from SAP
Result: An end-to-end emission compliance solution that ensures regulatory certainty, manages high product complexity, and efficiently embeds emission requirements into operational processes.
Düllberg Konzentra
manufacturer of high-quality fragrance and flavor ingredients
SAP Product Compliance: From SDS Authoring to S/4HANA
By replacing the existing SDS authoring solution with SAP Product Compliance, Düllberg Konzentra aimed to improve regulatory compliance for globally created safety data sheets, reliably assess highly complex product compositions, and prepare its system landscape for the future S/4HANA transformation.
Our solution approach:
- End‑to‑end project execution from process analysis and requirements gathering to go‑live and support
- Functional support for the responsible departments throughout all project phases
- Introduction of SAP Product Compliance as the central platform for SDS management
- Integration of customer‑specific functionalities via interfaces supplied with data from SAP Product Compliance
- Coordination and support of integration testing
Result: A future‑proof, integrated compliance solution that reliably maps complex product compositions, strengthens global SDS processes, and provides a robust foundation for a successful S/4HANA transformation.
Quarzwerke Gruppe
Supplier of high-quality industrial minerals and quartz
SAP EHS at Quarzwerke: Automated SDS & Compliance
By replacing the existing SDS authoring solution with SAP EHS, Quarzwerke aimed to improve compliance for safety data sheets and other safety-related documents, automate document distribution, and ensure transparent tracking of document receipt.
Our solution approach:
- Implementation of SAP EHS as a central platform for SDS and safety-related documentation
- Design and enhancement of the automated SDS distribution process including receipt tracking
- Rollout of a harmonized, company-wide solution
- End-to-end project delivery from requirements definition through ongoing support
- Continuous support of the business departments throughout all project phases
- Training of employees across the Quarzwerke Group
Result: A centralized, automated EHS solution that standardizes compliance processes, increases transparency in document distribution, and ensures the reliable provision of SDS across the entire organization.
HF Sinclair
International provider for fuels and specialty products
CLP Notifications with 3E Notify: Automated & SAP‑Integrated
To efficiently meet notification obligations in accordance with Article 45 and Annex VIII of the CLP Regulation, the reporting process needed to be automated, made audit-proof, and significantly reduced in manual effort. At the same time, notifications had to be focused on fee-based countries to lower overall costs.
Our solution approach:
- Implementation and SAP integration of 3E Notify for automated CLP notifications
- Identification of required notification combinations through analysis of relevant SAP master data
- Provision of reports to determine relevant target countries and legal entities
- Ensuring full traceability and auditability of notification history
- Training of users to effectively operate the implemented solution
Result: An SAP-integrated, automated CLP notification process that reliably meets regulatory requirements, significantly reduces manual effort, and ensures transparency and cost efficiency in regulatory reporting
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
What is SAP EHS?
SAP EHS Environment, Health, and Safety helps your organization optimize business processes in the areas of environmental, occupational, and health safety. Key areas of the SAP EHS solution include: Product Safety, Hazardous Materials, Environmental Management, Occupational Health, and more. The solution is integrated into SAP S/4HANA.
HOW LONG DOES AN SAP EHS PROJECT TAKE?
Most SAP EHS projects take about one year. Sub-processes such as Safety Data Sheet generation (SDS) or Global Label Management (GLM) can be implemented in a few months.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SAP EHS?
The benefits of SAP EHS include: usability in all languages for all countries worldwide, compliance with globally and regionally valid laws, and integration into SAP ERP business processes.
Why you should choose
SI PRO
SI PRO has been advising on SAP EHS solutions since the earliest versions were released, and offers the most comprehensive level of best practice know-how.
Our consultants are familiar with specific issues, business processes, the latest SAP solutions, technologies, and appropriate procedures.
We can support you throughout your project’s entire life cycle, from analyzing your requirements to project planning, implementation, and maintenance.
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