MMC Materials Achieves Results with Data-Driven EHS

Solution

Site dashboards for individual concrete plants

MMC Materials values honesty, excellence, and continuous improvement. With over 90 years of  building their reputation on quality service, partnering with Mapistry solidified their commitment to putting safety at the forefront of operations.

Operating 80 concrete plants across the region requires MMC Materials to stay abreast of compliance for various states and local regulations. By partnering with Mapistry, the MMC Materials was able to quickly rollout site-level environmental and safety dashboards to empower plant managers to centrally monitor all of their unique compliance obligations in one location — including stormwater, air, SPCC, safety, and other required maintenance checks.

Visual indicators on the plant dashboard keep teams aware of any upcoming inspections and tasks as well as any overdue action items. Managers can also assign tasks and track on-site progress and performance all in one central location. Built-in automated notifications and reminders are another way to ensure that critical compliance checks are never missed.

“The quality of the inspections has resulted in less down time because things are being repaired before they are a problem. The plants are cleaner because tasks are done when they are supposed to be done.” Sonya Price – Area Safety Manager, GTR/Delta Areas

Centralized reporting ensures accuracy and accountability

The cumbersome and menial process of checking redundant paper forms cut into plant managers’ daily tasks so they were frequently set on the backburner. This left some plants untidy and rushed to meet compliance requirements when inspectors made their rounds.

Since moving safety and environmental inspections operations to Mapistry’s software and mobile app, MMC Materials stakeholders have seen consistent improvement in the accuracy and timeliness of plant inspection completion. Not only are facility managers saving time by addressing inspections issues before there is a reason for serious corrections, but plants are cleaner and safer than ever before.

Areas of operation outside of MMC Materials facilities management are seeing benefits from Mapistry’s customized forms functions as well, such as accounting and inventory.

“I oversee all the inventory. Previously, they had a sheet of paper they faxed or emailed in. Some would come in on the 1st, some on the 3rd. I’d have to call some on the 4th and say, hey I needed that yesterday. With Mapistry, I can just pull off the information I need. It saves time and improves accuracy by verifying the validity of their inventory.” Gary Scott – Assistant Area Manager

Instant access to reliable, company-wide compliance analytics

The lack of timely access to inspection reports and the inability to compare performance from site to site created a huge gap in which some plant operators could avoid completing inspections forms entirely. Mapistry’s intuitive mobile and cloud-based app changed that by giving everyone a big picture view of company-wide, site, and individual EHS performance.

“Those guys, I mean, you kind of get content with those paper forms. They didn’t even read the questions. They just knew yes, yes, yes, yes, no; yes, yes, no, no. They’ve done it so many times. Working with Mapistry gives them more accountability. I think if they know what to expect, you can expect more out of them,” said Gary Scott, MMC Materials’ Assistant Area Manager.

Through Mapistry’s pre-built analytics dashboards, key stakeholders can now keep a pulse on the compliance performance across all of their facilities and individual team members. They have been able to use this data to benchmark performance, spot areas for improvement as well as to recognize facilities and individuals who are going above and beyond to ensure plants are safe and compliant.

Additionally, quick and easy access to data analytics and the automation of inspection reports and task management ensures facilities have more time to improve operations rather than checking boxes. This system encourages accountability and pride in plant performance and as a result, MMC Materials’ plant safety record has improved.

Complete digital validation of workflow

Relying on basic yes/no inspections forms prior to moving to digital EHS compliance management with Mapistry, meant MMC Materials had zero validation of completion for daily inspections. Plant operators could check yes when an issue was found and yes when a correction was made, but there was no way for key stakeholders to track whether corrections were done timely or accurately.

Through the Mapistry dashboard, plant employees can fully document their workflow through the quick and easy upload of images and documents. This helps facility managers trace actions taken to correct inspections issues and senior management has access to full reports from anywhere at any time.

“I can now assign a task with the photos, they have access to everything. They can put their notes in there. We can take that whole process and scan in documents, add photos, track the completion. When it’s done we can see the whole process. They don’t forget what needs to be done. It’s there in their weekly email. They get an email when a task is assigned to them and they can document their process.” Sonya Price – Area Safety Manager, GTR/Delta Areas

Mapistry’s convenient off-line access feature through the mobile app allows inspections forms and supporting documentation to be completed and uploaded when internet access is unreliable or unavailable. This feature has made it possible for MMC Material’s remote plants to stay on top of their inspections while in the field. Once connected to the internet network, daily tasks are seamlessly updated in the Mapistry dashboard.

“The offline access helps too because some of our plants are remote. They can still take their pictures and make their notes. And when they connect to Wi-Fi or the internet, it uploads everything. So you haven’t missed anything, and you don’t have to remember to go back and do your inspection later because you’ve done it and it just uploads. It’s really nice!” Sonya Price – Area Safety Manager, GTR/Delta Areas

After implementing Mapistry

The MMC Materials team can now trust their inspections are completed timely and accurately, holding all key players accountable to uphold their values to continue to improve their performance, safety, and environmental impacts.

Mapisty has helped motivate and give accountability for compliance across our facilities. Managers can now take ownership in their sites so we’ve seen a big improvement in their performance.