If you’re still doing maintenance safety audits with a clipboard and a pen, you’re stuck in a mess. Pages get lost, and boxes get ticked without follow-up. And when the auditor walks in? Everyone rushes around trying to get things in order.

In the pharmaceutical industry, even a minor maintenance error can lead to contamination, product recalls, or regulatory violations.

Well, that’s not okay anymore!

That’s where digital EHS tools come in.

Help your team stay a step ahead. If you’ve been thinking, “There has to be a better way,” good news: there is.

Old-style audits are slow, cumbersome, and prone to manipulation. People miss checks, delay fixing problems, and the paper records usually don’t hold up when regulators come to review.

Here’s the deal: In 2023, the FDA gave out over 1,100 Form 483s. Many of them were due to missing paperwork and inadequate maintenance follow-up. (Source: FDA Data Dashboard, 2023)

And it gets worse—about 65% of downtime in pharma plants is unplanned. Many times, it’s because minor issues weren’t caught during regular checks. (Source: Deloitte Global Manufacturing Study, 2022)

Switching to a digital platform cleans up your audit forms. Moreover, it transforms the entire safety process from a reactive to a proactive approach.

Real-time collection and analysis of audit data make it an effective tool for predictive maintenance. EHS software helps safety and maintenance workers identify trends, such as missing inspections linked to specific shifts. It also highlights recurring equipment malfunctions in particular areas of the facility.

Pharma facilities can recognize these tendencies early and minimize expensive unplanned downtime. Moreover, they can prevent equipment failure and proactively modify maintenance schedules. In addition to ensuring safety compliance, this move from reactive to predictive action boosts production and uptime across production lines.

Teams desire clarity and regularity. Additionally, downtime costs money. EHS platforms eliminate uncertainty in safety audits. You will receive:

Making your job challenging is not the goal here. The goal is to ensure that you never hear the question, “Why wasn’t this caught earlier?”

Do you still use clipboards and spreadsheets? That’s like using a pager in a smartphone world.

Audit Management Software is purpose-built for pharma teams that want more control, fewer errors, and real-time visibility into what matters.

Our web-based and mobile-ready HSE software solutions are a comprehensive platform for small, mid-size, and large enterprises to streamline EHS processes and standardize information management.

Solve your EHS challenges and streamline safety operations with our help.