Strengthening EHS Compliance for Educational Institutions Through Expert Legal Register Management

Educational institutions face growing expectations to maintain strong Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) standards. Managing Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) requirements across multiple buildings and facility types can be complex and time-consuming. One Singapore institution operating a large, multi-facility campus faced this challenge with its custom legal register. While the internal team maintained the document, they struggled to update it consistently due to limited bandwidth and the pace of regulatory changes. 

This case study shows how SimplyEHS strengthened the institution’s compliance process by delivering a structured, reliable approach to legal register management. 

The Challenge: Maintaining an Accurate Legal Register for a Large Campus  

The institution managed a broad mix of facilities including workshops, laboratories, classrooms, shared common areas, and administrative buildings. Each area had different compliance requirements under regulations such as: 

• Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) Act 

• Fire Safety Act 

• Environmental Public Health (EPH) regulations 

Their custom legal register needed regular updates to reflect these obligations, but the team faced challenges: 

• Limited time to track regulatory changes 

• Manual, resource-heavy update processes 

• Multiple facility types requiring different compliance considerations 

Without structured updates, the register risked losing accuracy, potentially affecting operational decisions and audit preparedness. The institution needed dependable support that could strengthen the legal register without changing their existing format. 

The Solution: Applying SimplyEHS to Strengthen Campus Compliance 

ESC’s SimplyEHS solution took the lead in enhancing the institution’s legal register management while fully retaining their preferred format. The focus was on delivering clarity, accuracy, and regulatory alignment through a product-driven compliance approach. 

Aligned With Existing Systems 

SimplyEHS integrated into the institution’s current legal register structure, ensuring continuity while improving update quality and consistency. 

Clear Mapping of Regulatory Requirements 

The platform's structured methodology enabled us to validate key requirements across the campus, covering WSH obligations for labs and workshops, Fire Safety Act requirements for buildings, and EPH standards for hygiene and waste management. 

Regular, Expert-Validated Updates 

SimplyEHS handled ongoing monitoring and updates, ensuring the register reflected current regulations without requiring the institution’s team to track every change. 

Audit-Ready Documentation 

Updates were delivered with audit readiness in mind. SimplyEHS maintained the legal register as a dependable compliance record that could support internal reviews or external checks at any time. 

The Impact: A More Reliable and Efficient Compliance Process 

With SimplyEHS managing their legal register, the institution achieved: 

• Consistently accurate regulatory information across all facility types 

• Significant time savings, reducing the burden on internal teams 

• Improved compliance visibility, enabling better campus-wide decision-making 

• Lower risk of missing regulatory requirements 

• Confidence during audits, supported by clear, updated documentation 

  
  

For education institutions with complex campuses, SimplyEHS ensures compliance work stays structured, accurate, and manageable. 

Conclusion: SimplyEHS as a Trusted Compliance Partner for Educational Institutions 

EHS compliance for educational institutions demands a systematic and reliable approach. SimplyEHS gives institutions a simple way to keep their legal register updated and aligned with local regulatory landscape without requiring additional internal resources. 

If your institution wants a more dependable path to EHS compliance, explore SimplyEHS or speak with our team to find the subscription or service model that fits your needs.