This document summarizes Dakota Software's integrated environmental, health, and safety (EHS) compliance solutions. Dakota Software offers a web-based software suite called ProActivity that utilizes applicability-based profiles to ensure compliance with local and global EHS regulations. The software provides comprehensive regulatory content that is constantly updated by Dakota's experts. ProActivity helps companies plan, execute, verify, and improve their EHS programs and sustainability performance through features like compliance calendars, audit management, and reporting. Dakota Software also offers consulting services to help organizations implement EHS compliance programs using ProActivity.

1. Integrated EHS Compliance Solutions

2. Integrated EHS & Sustainability
Management Solutions
Experienced
Compliance Services
Hands-on experts combine
practical EHS knowledge
with technical experience
to leverage the
power of ProActivity
Comprehensive
ProActivity™ Suite
Web based software utilizes
applicability based profiles
to ensure local compliance
while synchronizing
global EHS programs
Superior
Regulatory Content
Constantly enriched content
prompts ongoing EHS
compliance while clarifying
complex subject matter at
the points of control
“Dakota’s proactive compliance solutions have helped us
remain committed to our corporate sustainability policy of
People, Planet and Performance.”
Veolia Environmental Services
Over 25 Years of EHS
Compliance Solutions
An exceptional business
reputation doesn’t come from
being reactive. In 1988, Dakota
Software introduced the first-
ever Environmental, Health and
Safety (EHS) compliance software
tools. Originally designed to
automate the environmental
auditing process, we envisioned
the need for preventative solutions
and pioneered the proactive
EHS compliance movement. The
goal was simple - de-mystify the
complexity of regulations and
action tracking so you always know
what’s been done and what’s
coming around the next corner.

3. Applicability Driving Compliance
“A Dakota alert notified us that six of our Compliance
Profiles may be impacted by a new EPA requirement.
This prompted us to take proactive measures to
ensure compliance.”
East Kentucky Power Cooperative
At the heart of Dakota’s ProActivity SuiteTM
is a rule-based data
system fueled by a library of expertly translated regulatory content.
Using proprietary Decision-Tree-LogicSM
, ProActivity helps users
determine which of the tens of thousands of regulatory requirements
are applicable to their locations, facilities, or pieces of equipment.
Once created, these profiles prompt ongoing compliance by
automatically notifying users of forthcoming and recent regulatory
developments. This profile-based change tracking seamlessly
integrates with Dakota’s task management tools to provide visibility
into your organization’s global compliance status.
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4. Plan and maintain EHS compliance programs
using Decision-Tree-LogicSM
Execute and track enterprise-wide compliance
and sustainability activities
Verify ongoing compliance status by capturing
audit data and identifying gaps
Improve performance by capturing and analyzing
EHS event data, including incidents and accidents
Sustain success by monitoring and reporting on
energy, GHG, and other sustainability programs
"I am not sure I can go on living without ProActivity.
It answers questions I don't even know how to ask."
McWane
The Path to Proactive
EHS Compliance
The ProActivity™ Suite makes it
easier for companies to achieve
and maintain EHS excellence. It
puts your organizational EHS efforts
in-step, providing visibility, insight,
and guidance where and when
it’s needed. Individual profiles
allow varying levels of control and
automated alerts ensure there
are no loose ends. ProActivity is
designed to eliminate uncertainty,
so your company can move beyond
EHS compliance and become a
leader in corporate sustainability.

5. Environmental Management
ProActivity Applications
Dakota’s configurable tracking and analysis
tools help you gain the insight you need to
drive continuous improvement and protect
your most valuable asset - your employees.
• Incident Management
• Behavior-based Safety
• Risk Hazard Assessment
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Training Management
Built on a foundation of compliance, Dakota’s
sustainability tools help monitor environmental
impacts and simplify corporate social
responsibility reporting.
• Carbon & Energy Management
• Greenhouse Gas Management
• Energy Auditing
• Supply Chain Management
Whether it's global or local changes, Dakota’s
profile-driven solutions deliver the relevant
information you need to proactively establish
and verify ongoing EHS compliance.
• Site-Specific Applicability
• Compliance Calendars
• EHS Auditing
• Permit Compliance
• Management of Change
Dakota’s Environmental Management tools
allow individual sites to manage waste logistics
and permit requirements while normalizing
data for global analysis and reporting.
• Air Compliance
• Water Compliance
• Waste Management
• Refrigerant Management
Proactive EHS Compliance Workplace Safety
Corporate Sustainability

6. Dakota’s constantly enriched content prompts ongoing EHS
compliance while clarifying complex subject matter. Our approach
to applicability-based compliance means regulatory content that is:
Superior Content Integration
Meaningful No punctuation alerts here. Our experts interpret
the updates and only publish action-forcing changes.
Relevant Applicability profiles ensure users are notified only of
the changes that matter to them.
Current Dakota's Regulatory Analysts continually research
and analyze EHS-related legislation and regulations.
Accessible Dakota's Reference Library provides information
where and when it's needed: In the field. Further reach is
achieved via a dedicated mobile platform.
Regulatory Expertise
Dakota’s plain-language library of
action-forcing citations helps users
understand the spirit and the letter
of current and pending regulatory
changes. Our Regulatory Analysts
continually research and analyze
EPA, OSHA, DOT, and other
agency regulations, identify
the critical elements, and distill
the information into easy to
understand overviews, audit
questions, and compliance tasks.
“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.”
FMC

7. Dakota’s comprehensive regulatory coverage provides the level of detail
you need to ensure EHS compliance with the regulations that affect
you. Our coverage is both global and local, with a special focus on the
requirements that impact the industrial sector.
100,000+
Action Forcing Citations
5,000+
Annual Revisions
Dakota Regulatory
Alert Service
With Dakota’s Regulatory Alert
Service, users can receive
daily email alerts whenever
relevant regulatory changes are
published in the Federal Register.
These profile-based e-mail alerts
help users take action exactly
where and when it is needed.
Available for
iOS and Android.
Dakota EHS Pocket Guide
For on-the-go EHS professionals, the
Dakota EHS Pocket Guide provides a
searchable, plain-language digest of
U.S. federal EHS regulations right on
your mobile device.
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www.dakotasoft.com/freeapp
U.S. Federal
Continually researched and constantly enriched
by Dakota’s regulatory experts, our plain-language
library of action-forcing citations provides guidance
and clarification to EHS and non-EHS staff alike.
State & Regions
State exceptions highlight and explain the key
differences between federal and state requirements
with citations to the pertinent state regulations.
International
With coverage of more than 200 jurisdictions, our
International content is available in English and
the local language and is built with the same
applicability screening and topical structure as
our U.S. coverage.
Management Systems
Dakota allows users to verify implementation of
EHS management systems with full coverage of
widely accepted standards.
Local & Corporate Requirements
Seamlessly integrate your requirements into
ProActivity’s auditing, task management, analysis,
and reporting capabilities.
For a detailed list of Dakota’s regulatory coverage:
www.dakotasoft.com/regulations

8. "Dakota’s responsiveness, skilled technical support and
flexibility enabled over 40 users to get up to speed from
start to finish efficiently and effectively."
AmeriGas
Compliance Services
Dakota’s Compliance Services team excels at making the complex simple.
We can provide the extra set of hands you need to assist with specific
projects or help develop detailed compliance programs. Additionally, by
analyzing local and organizational requirements and building them into
Dakota’s task database, we can help you consolidate EHS information and
establish accountability for all your compliance obligations and activities.
EHS Experience
Dakota Software offers
comprehensive, in-house
services to help organizations
design and deploy first-class
proactive compliance programs.
With a mix of formal regulatory
education and hands-on
EHS field and management
experience, our Compliance
Services experts combine ‘book
smarts’ and ‘street smarts’ with
a thorough understanding
of Dakota’s EHS compliance
tools to speed implementation,
leverage the capabilities of
ProActivity, and elevate your
compliance certainty.
Less time to fully implement
Cost savings
Leverages all capabilities
Elevates compliance certainty

9. Scoping
The Compliance Assurance Process review
features a multi-component report that
documents the business and operational
approach to EHS compliance at all levels
within the organization.
Training
Dakota’s expert training staff provides
everything from initial training to advanced
administrator training. Our carefully constructed
courses are designed to systematically increase
user knowledge and skills.
Implementation
Successful implementations require a
thorough review of your organizational
structure and processes, accurate
migration of legacy data, and a well-
organized deployment plan.
Projects
Dakota’s Compliance Services
professionals can assist with
projects ranging from federal
regulatory interpretation to
determining the applicability of
local requirements and permits.
• Regulatory Assistance
• Audit Services
• Custom Protocol Development
• Compliance Calendar Creation
• Risk-Based Auditing
• Product Usage Assessment/
Optimization
• Data Analysis
• Lean Six Sigma Projects
Support
Dakota’s structured, yet simple approach
to support and project management
emphasizes careful planning, thoughtful
design, and effective team communication
to derive repeatable results.
Dakota’s Blog - The EHS Voice
The mission of The EHS Voice is to give EHS professionals a
unique perspective on the trends and changes that shape
our world. The blog features daily posts from Dakota's team
of Regulatory and EHS experts on the topics of environment,
safety, sustainability, regulation, and EHS management.
www.dakotasoft.com/blog

10. Manual Systems
Limited access and
insufficient collaboration
Inability to provide users with
varying security levels
Ongoing research of
regulatory changes
Difficult to understand
regulatory requirements
Nonexistent audit trails and
compliance plans
Limited accountability and
visibility into corrective actions
Staff turnover leads to loss of
institutional knowledge
Lack of real time data views
across the enterprise
Difficulty in generating
custom reports
ProActivity
Login from standard desktop
and mobile web browsers
Permission-based access by
location, role, or personality
Site-specific EHS compliance
profiles and updates
Integrated content for
regulatory clarification
Streamlined EHS auditing
process and related tasks
Automated alerts and
notifications to close the loop
Event Log documents changes
and tracks users actions
Roll-up dashboards allow
multiple levels of insight
Simplified documentation
and one-click reporting
“We replaced
our paper-based
compliance calendar
with Dakota’s
automated EHS
compliance tools.”
Bay Valley Foods
The Benefits of an Enterprise-Level System
Spreadsheets
Don’t Work!
An EHS management information
system is a central database of
permanently documented actions -
a virtual history book that always
exists, even as personnel and
procedures change. It keeps track
of every step of your compliance
process so you always know what’s
been done and what needs to
be done. In a world of constantly
changing requirements, Dakota’s
solutions just make sense.

11. Regulatory Content
• Constantly enriched by Dakota’s
regulatory experts
• Plain-language translations provide
guidance at the points of control
Online Collaboration
• Permission-Based Access by Location,
Role, Group, or Personality
• Journal Entries document user activity
• Alerts and notifications prompt action
and establish accountability
Why Dakota is Different
Our regulatory database ensures that users understand the meaning of EHS
regulations. Our site-specific profiles help to eliminate the noise so users can focus
resources on the requirements that matter to them. Our systems automatically
notify users of regulatory changes while our personalized dashboards provide
insight to decision makers. The result? Compliance just happens.
MobileWorkflows
• No click data sync
• Location-aware applications
• Optimized mobile interface
• Onboard regulatory content
• Real-time collaboration
SmartForms
• Configurable event data capture
• Codified responses for normalized data
• Improved control with workflows, group-
level access, and field-level permissions
Compliance Calendars
• Profile-driven, user-specific action items
• New and recurring tasks linked to
regulatory citations and audit findings
• Roll-up visibility into global compliance
status
Business Intelligence
• Parametric FilteringTM
for
interactive trend analysis
• Consolidated data for simplified
environmental and CSR reporting
Site-Specific Applicability
• Decision-Tree-LogicSM
guides in creation
of perennial compliance profiles
• Automatic regulatory updates prompt
applicability review

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