Sharing information, as an effective way of conductingrnbusiness, is not a new concept; however, the communicationrntools we use to deliver this information have significantlyrnevolved over the past 10 years. Today, sharing expertrnknowledge can be performed at the click of a mouse. Intranets,rnlocated within a corporation’s firewalls, provide the potentialrnfor an ongoing, free exchange of both confidential andrnnonconfidential information. Yet the simple posting ofrninformation to the intranet often leaves the intendedrnbeneficiaries inefficiently mining for information, which theyrnmay or may not eventually locate.rnThe EnviroHub is an intranet web site designed torndisseminate information to promote cultural change,rnintegration of the Environment (E) into the Quality, Health,rnSafety and Environment (QHSE) management system (MS),rnand beyond-compliance environmental performance.rnDeveloping The EnviroHub involved standard web-designrnactivities, as well as information-management maximizationrnstrategies, an organizational structure for information and datarncreation, identification of new resources and increasedrnuser functionality.rnThe EnviroHub affords easy access to information so thatrnit is readily available for uniform implementation throughout arnglobal organization. Information and data managed within ThernEnviroHub include Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)rnlaws and regulations in more than 100 countries worldwide,rnmultilingual/multinational resources, and tools for compliancernwith a corporation's environmental standards. This paperrnpresents the strategies used for maximizing informationrnmanagement, such as user requirements, web page design andrnmanagement system integration. Finally, it discusses increasedrnfunctionalities, such as secure workrooms, which providernconfidential work areas for designated users, and subscriptionrncapabilities, which allow users to receive automaticrne-mail alerts.
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