Filing accuracy: no estimates, no worst-case figures
Is your report accurate?
Conservative and worst-case figures carry more risk than most EHS teams realize. Regulators and LEPCs review submissions over time. Patterns of overstatement signal poor inventory control and invite closer scrutiny.
If you checked fewer than 3: Your filing accuracy may be creating audit exposure, not reducing it.
What accurate filing looks like
When reported quantities are pulled directly from live inventory data rather than assembled from memory or purchase records, the gap between what you file and what physically exists closes. Regulatory reports generated from a single, reconciled data source, rather than compiled manually, don't just save time. They produce a filing that matches what an auditor would find on the ground. That consistency is what makes a report defensible, not the number itself.