EcoOnline and J.S. Held partner to strengthen business resilience amid broadening workplace risk
Toronto, Ontario | 16 June 2026 – EcoOnline, a leading provider of safety and sustainability software, today announced a global strategic alliance with J.S. Held, a consulting firm specializing in risk advisory and mitigation. The partnership helps organizations strengthen operational visibility and readiness in the face of broadening workplace risk by pairing EHS (environmental, health, and safety), crisis management, and lone worker software with J.S. Held’s field advisory expertise.
From risk awareness to operational readiness
EcoOnline’s 2026 Global Workplace Safety Report highlights a risk environment increasingly strained by disconnected systems and processes, with 49% of workers having experienced a workplace accident or illness, and 74% saying more digital tools would make them feel safer at work.
EcoOnline and J.S. Held’s partnership will strengthen customers’ digital readiness and response across three critical, connected areas of operational risk:
- EHS management: 77% say an unsafe workplace could lead them to change employers. By bringing together EHS software and human program support, the alliance enables organizations to build a proactive, data-driven safety culture, using mobile-first insights, training, and hazard reporting to stop risks before they escalate.
- Crisis readiness: Only 31% of workers globally say their company has a crisis management plan and that they fully understand it. J.S. Held’s emergency response expertise, combined with EcoOnline’s crisis management solutions, helps customers strengthen preparedness, improve access to plans, and support faster, more coordinated action when disruption occurs.
- Lone worker protection: Globally, 32% of workers identify as lone workers, yet only 56% feel their employer takes responsibility for their safety, and one in three experienced an accident while working alone in the past year. EcoOnline’s lone worker software, paired with J.S. Held’s field experience across high-risk sectors, gives organizations stronger oversight of employees working alone, supporting better communication, faster escalation, and real-time alerts when an emergency occurs.
“Workers are already aware of how broad operational risk has become. What they’re less confident in is whether their employer has the plans, processes, and visibility to deal with it,” said Kris McKenzie, Chief Revenue Officer at EcoOnline. “J.S. Held’s hands-on advisory expertise amplifies the impact of our intelligent automation, giving organizations a clearer path to future-proof their readiness and protect their people.”
A connected vision for safer, more resilient operations
The partnership reflects a shared belief that operational risk cannot be managed effectively in silos. J.S. Held’s cross-functional approach to its risk management and resilience advisory framework supports the alliance’s connected vision: moving customers from compliance, to visibility, to more predictable risk management.
“We work with businesses facing more complex, connected risks across safety and operations,” said Andrea Korney, VP of Sustainability and Supply Chain at J.S. Held. “Our role is to help them understand that complexity in context and act with confidence. EcoOnline’s comprehensive suite of out-of-the-box safety and sustainability software gives customers a practical foundation to implement faster, strengthen oversight, and build a more unified operational picture.”
The two organizations are already working together to advance industry discussion on safety. J.S. Held joined EcoOnline for a live debate in The Situation Room earlier this year, examining whether a silent wellbeing crisis is holding construction safety back.
Launching globally, the partnership will focus first on EHS, crisis management, and lone worker protection, expanding across the full EcoOnline suite over time.
Learn more about EcoOnline safety and sustainability solutions.
About EcoOnline
EcoOnline delivers uncomplicated environment, health and safety (EHS), chemical management and ESG/sustainability technology solutions to forward-thinking leaders. Safeguarding your entire workforce, from frontline employees to lone workers and contractors, EcoOnline’s always-on solutions support your organization through everyday operations and moments of emergency and crisis alike. Our connected suite of SaaS software enables over 11,000 businesses to protect their people and the planet by ensuring compliance, risk visibility and mitigation, operational predictability, and long-term resilience. Backed by an unwavering commitment to customer success, EcoOnline’s software is powerful yet simple to use – built on decades of real-world expertise, data and insights.
About J.S. Held
J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.
FAQ
The EcoOnline and J.S. Held partnership brings together EcoOnline’s safety and sustainability software with J.S. Held’s advisory expertise. The alliance will focus first on EHS management, lone worker protection and crisis management, helping organizations strengthen visibility, readiness, and resilience across connected areas of workplace and operational risk. Over time, the partnership is expected to expand across the full EcoOnline suite.
EcoOnline and J.S. Held are partnering because organizations are facing more complex risks across safety, operations, and crisis response. Many businesses have plans, processes and data in place, but those systems are often disconnected. By pairing software with advisory expertise, the partnership gives customers both the digital tools and practical support needed to improve oversight, reduce complexity, and act with confidence.
Software gives organizations the structure, workflows, reporting, and data visibility needed to manage safety and operational risk more consistently. A consulting partner brings practical expertise, sector context, and implementation support. Together, this can help organizations move faster, build stronger programs, and turn plans into action, rather than relying on disconnected systems, manual processes, or one-off improvement projects.
EcoOnline’s 2026 Global Workplace Safety Report highlights how workplace risk is becoming broader and more connected. Businesses are managing challenges across employee safety, lone working, crisis readiness, emergency response, chemical exposure, extreme weather, business continuity and operational disruption. These risks do not always sit neatly in one function, which is why organizations need better visibility, clearer processes, and stronger readiness across teams.
The partnership will focus first on EcoOnline EHS software, lone worker software and crisis management software. Over time, the alliance is expected to expand across the wider EcoOnline safety and sustainability suite, including areas such as chemical management software, where customers may need stronger visibility across compliance, workplace exposure, and operational processes.
Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) software helps organizations manage worker safety programs in a more consistent, data-driven way. It can support incident reporting, hazard reporting, audits, inspections, risk assessments, corrective actions, training, and mobile-first worker engagement. For safety leaders, EHS software can make it easier to move from reactive reporting to proactive prevention by improving visibility across sites, teams, and day-to-day safety activities.
Lone worker software helps organizations protect employees who work alone, remotely or away from direct supervision. It can support check-ins, communication, escalation, real-time alerts, and stronger oversight when an emergency occurs. For employers, lone worker software is especially important where workers may be travelling, working off-site, operating in isolated areas, or carrying out tasks where immediate support is not always visible.
Crisis management software helps organizations prepare for, respond to and recover from disruption. It supports crisis planning, emergency alerts, response workflows, situational awareness, communication, and access to critical information when teams need to act quickly. For organizations managing complex operations, crisis management software can help ensure plans are easier to access, teams are better coordinated, and actions are documented during critical events.
Business resilience depends on more than having policies or plans in place. Organizations need to understand where exposure exists, how teams will respond and whether the right information can reach the right people at the right time. The EcoOnline and J.S. Held partnership supports this by bringing together software-led visibility with advisory expertise, helping customers strengthen readiness across everyday safety management, lone worker protection, and crisis response.
The partnership is relevant for organizations managing complex workplace safety, operational readiness, or resilience challenges. This includes businesses in sectors such as construction, manufacturing, infrastructure, utilities, logistics, and other high-risk or multi-site environments. It may be especially valuable for organizations looking to reduce manual processes, improve frontline engagement, strengthen lone worker protection, or make crisis and emergency plans easier to activate.
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Alyssa Fishwick
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EcoOnline
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