Benchmark Gensuite Partners with COVE to Enhance Safety Program Effectiveness Through Visual Literacy
Cincinnati, OH, January 16, 2025 – Benchmark Gensuite, a leading provider of software solutions for Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) management, has announced a partnership with COVE (Center of Visual Expertise), a pioneering organization focused on empowering industrial and service organizations to apply visual literacy principles to safety processes.
This strategic alliance aims to help organizations develop visual literacy skills across their teams and improve safety performance through enhanced hazard recognition, continuous learning, and sustainable management systems — all facilitated and powered through Benchmark Gensuite’s award-winning EHS platform.
Through experiential learning conducted in virtual on-demand and live workshops, COVE teaches the principles of visual literacy, why it matters, and how it improves the effective execution of safety procedures.
Studies have shown that “failure to see” a hazard is a contributing factor in 24 to 32% of workplace safety incidents. Common EHS programs and processes, such as safety observations, inspections, pre-job safety checks, and concern (“good catch”) reporting, heavily rely on sound employee inputs and engagement and can benefit significantly from improved visual literacy.
“Innovative visual literacy training helps workers better understand what is behind the data they are capturing, and therefore is central to safety performance,” said Benchmark Gensuite Founder & CEO, R. Mukund. “By operationalizing visual literacy through Benchmark Gensuite EHS management solutions, organizations can better prevent incidents, uncover unseen hazards, improve critical thinking skills and problem-solving, and enhance how employees ‘see,’ capture, and respond to safety-related risks.”
Implementing EHS solutions that incorporate visual literacy training and are accessible directly on a mobile phone or tablet enhances workers’ ability to evaluate hazards and report them appropriately in real-time for thorough investigation and resolution.
“Benchmark Gensuite’s comprehensive EHS software platform and its powerful business intelligence provide the perfect complement to our visual literacy training,” said Douglas Pontsler, COVE Chairman and Managing Director. “Together, our customers gain a better understanding of the risk profiles of their work areas, obtain instant visibility into gaps in what teams see during routine safety activities, and can proactively resolve safety concerns before incidents occur.”
For more information, visit https://www.covectr.com/ and www.benchmarkgensuite.com.
About Benchmark Gensuite
Benchmark Gensuite enables companies to implement robust Safety, Health and Environmental programs – locally, globally and across diverse operating profiles – further extended by Benchmark Gensuite Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) solutions. Our comprehensive cloud-based software suite features intuitive, best-practice process functionality, flexible configurations, and powerful extensions. Join over 3 million users that rely upon Benchmark Gensuite to fulfill their software system needs for EHS, operational risk and compliance, sustainability, product stewardship, supplier risk, and ESG data management / disclosure reporting.
About COVE
COVE: Center of Visual Expertise was created by the Toledo Museum of Art with the purpose of applying lessons from art education to industrial and service organizations, with a focus on improving safety. This methodology comes from years of study and teaching in the world of art education where “seeing” and appreciating the details of paintings and other objects leads to the interpretation of the “meaning” of the work of art. Visual literacy is about improving our ability to see, draw meaning from what we see, and act as a result.
Headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, COVE’s innovative approach leverages the principles of visual literacy to help organizations develop a more acute awareness of their surroundings, identify potential safety risks, and foster a culture of proactive safety. By empowering employees to “see” and interpret their environment more effectively, COVE helps clients prevent accidents, reduce injuries, and cultivate a safer workplace.
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