Error-Free Entry | Confined Spaces with CONFORMiT

Industry

Paper manufacturing and Packaging

Challenge

Before CONFORMiT, Cascades’ mills depended on paper‑based permits, resulting in inconsistent formats, a lack of audit trails, and no version control. This fragmented approach prevented remote review or edits, undermining standardization, collaboration and real‑time oversight.

Results

Cascades now saves over an hour on each confined‑space permit and consistent, corporate‑wide workflows that boost collaboration and safety culture. With full audit trails, role‑based access and real‑time remote reporting, administrators generate reports in hours instead of days and respond to change requests almost instantly.

Key Product

EHS Incident Management, Audits & Inspections, Action Plans, Lockout Tagout, Confined Space, Risk Analysis

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With CONFORMiT, every site now uses the same templates—no more guessing which version is current. We can see who did what, when, and why.

 Sandra Brousseau

Engineer, Senior EHS Administrator @ Cascades

About Cascades

Founded in 1964, Cascades offers sustainable, innovative and value-added solutions for packaging, hygiene and recovery needs. With their management philosophy, half a century of experience in recycling, and continuous efforts in research and development as driving forces, Cascades continues to deliver the innovative products that customers have come to rely on, while contributing to the well-being of people, communities and the entire planet.

The Challenge

Before implementing CONFORMiT, Cascades relied on inconsistent, paper‑based or disparate Word/Excel templates for critical safety processes. This led to:

FRAGMENTED PRACTICES | Each plant used its own formats and templates, hindering standardization and making cross‑site collaboration nearly impossible
LIMITED VERSION CONTROL & TRACEABILITY | Printed manuals offered no clear revision history; any employee could alter a Word document without audit trails
INEFFICIENT PERMIT CREATION | Workers creating/rebuilding confined‑space permits from scratch spent up to 1 hour per permit on paperwork rather than working on their tasks
NO REMOTE ACCESS | Supervisors had to be on‑site to review or modify lockout/tagout and space‑entry forms; off‑hours updates weren’t possible

The Solution

DIGITAL PERMIT & LOTO DEPLOYMENT

PRE-FILLED, CONTEXTUAL PERMITS |

Confined‑space entries come pre‑configured with known hazards and task lists, cutting form‑completion time by approximately 1 hour per permit

UNIFIED TEMPLATES |

A single corporate template ensures consistency across all plants, enabling rapid corporate‑wide updates and reducing training overhead

ROLE-BASED ACCESS & AUDIT TRAILS |

Granular permissions let administrators track every change—who edited, approved, and last used each form

ANYWHERE, ANYTIME ACCES |

Users can review or update permits from home or the field, supporting Cascades’ hybrid work model

CHANGE MANAGEMENT & CO-DEVELOPMENT

MINIMAL TRAINING NEEDED |

An intuitive interface led to natural adoption—“if our least‑tech‑savvy supervisor can onboard instantly, anyone can,” says Sandra

CONTINUOUS CUSTOMER FEEDBACK |

Cascades regularly participates in sandbox testing and feature‑prototype reviews, ensuring CONFORMiT evolves with real‑world needs

DEDICATED SUPER-USER SUPPORT |

Sandra and her team of on‑site champions manage templates and train backups, embedding deep operational knowledge within the organization

"With CONFORMiT, we easily save an hour creating a confined space permit. This allows our workers to work more efficiently and to embrace the process." - Sandra Brousseau, CASCADES

The Results

HUGE TIME SAVINGS | Automated pre‑filled permits free up field personnel to focus on tasks instead of paperwork
CONSISTENT, CORPORATE-WIDE PRACTICES | All plants now follow the same workflows and visuals, reinforcing a unified safety culture
ENHANCED ACCOUNTABILITY & TRACEABILITY | Role‑based edits and approvals ensure full traceability—no more “ghost” revisions in Word documents
IMPROVED CHANGE-REQUEST RESPONSIVENESS | Urgent bug fixes and feature updates are often resolved within 1 hour, minimizing operational disruptions