The pages describe EHS Hero as a set of connected tools for incident and near-miss reporting, audits and inspections, hazard communication and safety data sheets, job hazard analysis, regulatory permit records and corrective and preventive actions. They also describe regulatory updates, a plan builder and instructor-led training materials from BLR's in-house EHS experts. An Advanced Analytics layer adds dashboards and AI-assisted questions across incident, audit, action and training data.
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US-focused organisations with several sites that want incident, audit, chemical, job hazard and action records tied to OSHA and EPA guidance from one vendor. The pages describe US regulatory content (OSHA, EPA, DOT); coverage for other countries is not described. The permit tool is described as a record keeper for regulatory permits and renewals; other approval processes are not described. Offline use, integrations with other business systems, single sign-on and security attestations are not described.
Watch for: No price, plan or unit is published. Offline use, integrations and security attestations are not described. Regulatory content is described only for US agencies.
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EHS Hero is the EHS software and regulatory-content platform of BLR, which its pages describe as a division of Simplify Compliance LLC in Brentwood, Tennessee. A release dated 25 February 2021 (Training Industry copy) states that Simplify Compliance, then a Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company, acquired BasicSafe, a web-based EHS workflow system, and describes EHS Hero as an existing platform. That is the 2021 statement; current ownership was not checked. BasicSafe is not an alias, although the vendor's EHS pages link the EHS Hero management tool to a basicsafe.blr.com address. This profile covers the EHS Hero management tools and their regulatory content, not HR Hero or the separately sold TrainingToday courses. The vendor states that EHS Hero received a Top Product of the Year recognition from the Environment+Energy Leader awards, in a release dated 10 April 2025.
| Capability | Evidence | Scope and source |
|---|---|---|
| Incident and near-miss reporting and investigation | Documented by vendor | The page describes logging several event types (injury, illness, near miss, hazard, property damage), a causal analysis questionnaire, pre-built investigation methods and automatic OSHA 300 and 301 forms. It says the team still decides recordability. EHS Hero incident reporting and investigation page, checked 2 October 2026 |
| Audits and inspections | Documented by vendor | The page describes recurring audits, customisable checklists and data fields, photos, notes and attachments, email notifications and approval through the CAPA tool. EHS Hero audits and inspections page, checked 2 October 2026 |
| HazCom and SDS management | Documented by vendor | The page describes a searchable SDS library with filters including product name, manufacturer and CAS number, chemical inventory across facilities, label and SDS generation, manufacturer update notices and links to job hazard analyses and training. EHS Hero HazCom and SDS management page, checked 2 October 2026 |
| Job hazard analysis | Documented by vendor | The page describes job steps with hazards, PPE, SDSs, policies and procedures, hazard control tracking, employee certification and sign-off, sharing across locations and revision of earlier analyses. EHS Hero job hazard analysis page, checked 2 October 2026 |
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Not published; trial available on request
Pricing is not publicly available on the reviewed pages, and no subscription amount, unit or billing period is shown. The trial page offers a free trial through a contact form, with no duration or terms stated. Ask for a written quote covering modules, sites, users and renewal terms.
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EHS Hero management tools: incidents, audits and inspections, HazCom and SDS, job hazard analysis, regulatory permit records, CAPA, regulatory content and Advanced Analytics.
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Mobile-responsive access is described for audits and inspections. Offline use is not described on the reviewed pages; test it where signal is weak.
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