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ABBVIE · ENTERPRISE AI

EHS AI Audit

AI-assisted audit preparation for Global EHS compliance.

role
End-to-End Product Design
timeframe
~3 months
stack
AI & Machine Learning · Enterprise B2B · Human-in-the-loop

Outcomes

25% reduction in pre-audit document review time
14 major global manufacturing sites
01

Research

Compliance officers and site managers were manually cross-referencing hundreds of SOPs against evolving technical standards, making pre-audit prep slow and vulnerable to missed nuance.

  • Time-intensive prep — teams manually reviewed SOPs against technical standards before each audit.
  • Human error risk — long document sets made it easy for clause-level gaps to get missed.
  • Inefficient audits — auditors spent their time finding issues instead of exercising judgment.
  • Limited visibility — leaders needed clearer readiness signals across global sites.
02

Design

A linear, reassuring wizard: select grading scope, upload SOPs, then review gap analysis with source text, standard clauses, thumbs up/down validation, and comments.

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EHS AI Audit
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Conduct Gap Analysis

Select grading scope

Choose which technical standard set should be used to evaluate the local SOPs.

Upload SOPs for analysis

Please be sure to upload the appropriate documents before running the analysis.

Uploaded documents

Local Standard 1.pdfUploaded

Running Gap Analysis

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Technical Standard RegulationNumberStatus
T03 Dangerous Goods Transportation33Complete
T08 Spill Prevention21Complete
T10 Waste Management21Running
T13 Emergency Preparedness9Queued

Gap Analysis Summary

89%Overall alignment
11/100Potential gaps
89/100Requirements aligned

Requirements

Requirement

Chemical hazard information retention

The provided SOP references emergency preparedness, but does not clearly define retention, maintenance, and accessibility requirements for chemical hazard information.

Overall insightPotential documentation gap. Verify whether the local SOP includes explicit retention periods and owner accountability.
Requirement standardT03 Dangerous Goods Transportation.pdf
Subsection4.1 Hazard Communication Program

fig 2.1 — abbvie ehs ai audit, interactive flow recreation
the AI never gets the last word
03

Architecture

The product frames AI as augmentation: SOP ingestion, technical standard mapping, gap suggestions, expert validation, and feedback loops that improve the model over time.

01 · Ingest

Local SOPs and the chosen technical-standard set are uploaded into the workspace.

fig 3.1 — audit pipeline — tap a stage to see what it does
04

Shipped

Reduced pre-audit document review time by 25% and deployed across 14 major global manufacturing sites.

The tool moved teams from reactive document checking to a repeatable workflow for preparing targeted, evidence-backed audits. Compliance experts stay in control of every judgment — validation decisions feed back into the model.