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EHS Audits That Run Like Clockwork

Standardize protocols, streamline execution, and simplify reporting—across teams and sites.

Audit Programs Should Be Repeatable, Not Reinvented

For EHS audit professionals, every audit is an opportunity to identify risk and reinforce accountability—but inconsistent protocols, disjointed tools, and reactive reporting make that harder than it should be. Dakota Software brings structure, clarity, and automation to your audit program so you can focus on what matters: preventing issues before they escalate.

Built to Strengthen EHS Audits from Planning to Closeout

Common Audit Challenges

  • Audit protocols differ by location or auditor
  • Checklists are outdated or misaligned with current regulations
  • Team-based audits are hard to coordinate and standardize
  • Findings aren’t consistently tracked or followed through
  • Reporting is time-consuming and often incomplete

How Dakota Software Helps You Overcome Them

  • Build and deploy standardized, regulation-aligned audit protocols
  • Leverage shared checklists and content curated by regulatory experts
  • Collaborate on audits with multi-user workflows and task delegation
  • Track findings and corrective actions in real time
  • Generate export-ready reports that satisfy OSHA, ISO, or internal standards

Features That Support High-Performing Audit Teams

Centralized Audit Planning

Create, schedule, and assign audits across teams and sites from one interface.

Regulation-Aligned Protocols

Use curated checklists updated monthly by Dakota’s in-house analysts to ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, and ISO frameworks.

Team-Based Execution Tools

Assign audit sections or facilities to specific team members and track progress collaboratively.

Integrated Findings & Tasks

Link audit findings directly to corrective actions, due dates, and responsible parties via Tracer.

Visual Dashboards & BI

Surface trends in findings, noncompliance, and repeat issues for proactive risk management.

Instant Reporting

Generate and export audit reports in formats ready for internal leadership, ISO certifiers, or regulatory inspectors.

What You Can Achieve with Dakota’s EHS Audit Tools

Ensure consistency and rigor in audit protocols across your organization

Reduce audit prep time with standardized content and workflows

Enable team collaboration for faster, more thorough audits

Track corrective actions through to completion and accountability

Generate clear, audit-ready documentation in just a few clicks

Here’s what our customers think about Dakota Software

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Environmental Compliance Supervisor

American Crystal Sugar

"Dakota Profiler has become my go-to tool for managing our compliance program and ensuring tasks are completed. If I were a carpenter, Profiler would be my hammer."
Environmental Compliance Supervisor
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Corporate EHS Manager

Flambeau

“Dakota's Inspections product has been embraced by all of our facilities and has significantly boosted the effectiveness of our safety programs.”
Corporate EHS Manager
VT
VP Environment & Transportation

Veolia North America

"Dakota's proactive solutions have helped us remain committed to our corporate sustainability policy of "People, Planet and Performance."
VP Environment & Transportation
EA
EHS Global Data Analyst

Idexx Laboratories

“We used to spend a lot of time preparing and assembling various EHS reports. With Dakota, we save about a week of man hours every month.”
EHS Global Data Analyst
GM
Global EHS Audit Manager

FMC Corporation

“In each of our internal EHS baseline audits using Dakota, we identified at least one specific regulation that neither the audit team nor the facility staff had previously recognized as applicable.”
Global EHS Audit Manager
SE
Senior Sustainability Engineer

Cornerstone Chemical Company

“Being able to visualize all of our tasks in one place is really important. The calendar also gives us a great overview of what compliance items have recently been completed and what is coming due.”
Senior Sustainability Engineer

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