Benefits of an Environmental Monitoring System
Far beyond mere surveillance, EMS systems excel in real-time monitoring, root cause identification, and documentation and compliance in tracking environmental conditions for your facility and equipment:
- Connectivity to All Critical Parameters
While Building Management Systems might seem like a convenient source of environmental data, they fall short when it comes to true compliance-grade environmental monitoring. Unlike the flexible and agnostic approach of an EMS, BMS systems are often limited in their sensor compatibility and data connectivity. They struggle to integrate with built-for-purpose sensors crucial for gathering real-time data on critical parameters like temperature, humidity, and pressure.
This lack of specialized sensor connectivity often leads to compliance challenges, as BMS data alone may not be sufficient for complete regulatory oversight. In contrast, an EMS provides a robust and flexible solution. Its software and sensor agnosticism allow you to easily add sensors and connect to other vital business systems like LIMS and Clean Rooms, creating a comprehensive and compliant environmental monitoring ecosystem.
Don't settle for the limitations of a BMS - choose an EMS that empowers you to connect to all critical parameters and achieve true environmental compliance.
- Real-time Monitoring and Alarm Notification:
By constantly watching critical parameters, an EMS instantly alerts you to any deviation from pre-set boundaries. Potential issues are identified promptly, allowing for immediate corrective action before they turn into product quality disasters. This early detection minimizes the impact of the deviation, preventing the production of non-compliant batches and ensuring your final product remains viable.
- Enabling GMP Compliance
An EMS facilitates GMP compliance through comprehensive data capture and auditable trails. Every alarm event and environmental parameter are meticulously logged with timestamps, providing an irrefutable record of compliant production and product storage conditions. User actions are also meticulously tracked, with usernames, descriptions of activities, and timestamps recorded at the time of action.
This data resides securely in a hardened SQL Server database and is accessible through reports for detailed analysis of audit trails, alarms, and user activity. This robust system provides irrefutable evidence of compliance throughout the production and storage lifecycle, safeguarding product quality, safety, and efficacy.
- Streamlined Deviation & CAPA Processes:
By capturing precise timestamps for every alarm event, from its occurrence to acknowledgement and return to normal, the EMS streamlines deviation and CAPA processes. This meticulous recordkeeping, crucial for both compliance and quality assurance, enables effective tracking and analysis of environmental conditions over time. Furthermore, the system allows associating corrective actions directly with specific alarms, creating a self-documented record of compliance.
- Simplifying Sensor Calibration and Documentation:
Our EMS platform streamlines the process of cumbersome calibration, letting you handle single or two-point calibrations directly through a secure HMI interface. No more diving into complex control systems like BMS or PLCs. The changes are self-documenting, eliminating mountains of paperwork and drastically reducing the effort needed for periodic calibration and associated change control.
