Centralised prevention management in a multinational: the Werfen case with Sabentis
Few companies illustrate the challenge of prevention management at scale better than Werfen. A family-owned company founded in Barcelona in 1966, it is today a worldwide leader in specialised in vitro diagnostics, with activity in areas such as hemostasis, acute care, autoimmunity, transfusion and transplant. It operates directly in more than 30 countries, reaches more than 100 territories through distributors and has a workforce of over 7,000 employees. An organisation of that size faces a challenge many companies will recognise, even on a smaller scale: how to manage prevention in a centralised way when information is spread across departments, systems and countries.
Someone who knows that challenge first-hand is David Peñaranda, Wellbeing, Health & Safety Manager Iberia at Werfen. An electronic engineer from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya with training in prevention and integral safety, Peñaranda leads the management of worker safety, health and wellbeing across the Iberia region. At LEAN ORP Barcelona 2026 he took part with a conference on the digital management of OHS, where he explained in his own words how Sabentis helps them face that challenge.
His testimonial is especially valuable because he speaks not from theory, but from the experience of managing prevention in a global company, with all the complexity that involves.
When David Peñaranda is asked how Sabentis helps them manage prevention in a centralised way in an organisation like Werfen, his answer goes straight to the core of the problem. The software allows them to integrate the different systems they have within the organisation and, in particular, within the prevention and wellbeing department.
That is one of the great challenges of any multinational. Large organisations do not start from scratch: they accumulate systems, tools and processes that have been added over time, often without any connection between them. The result is fragmented information that makes it difficult to have a global view of prevention.
The ability to integrate those systems into a single environment is what makes it possible to move from fragmented management to centralised management. And in an area like prevention and wellbeing, where decisions directly affect people’s health, that overall view is decisive.
What changes day-to-day: processes, administrative burden and located data
Beyond integration, there is a very concrete impact on daily work. When Peñaranda is asked what changed since they started using Sabentis, he identifies three clear improvements.
The first is process optimisation. Workflows that were previously manual or dispersed become more efficient when managed from a single system. The second is a partial reduction in the administrative burden. In a prevention department, time spent on administrative tasks is time not spent on what really matters: caring for people. Reducing that burden has a direct effect on the team’s capacity.
And the third, perhaps the most revealing, is the location of data. Knowing where the information is, being able to access it when needed and having it organised coherently. Something that seems basic but which, in large organisations with dispersed systems, is often one of the biggest points of friction.
The advice for those who have not yet taken the step
The conversation with David Peñaranda ended with a direct question: what would he say to another OHS manager who has not yet digitalised their prevention?
His answer was just as direct. The most important thing is to start. To start digitalising everything related to prevention. And in that process, Sabentis is one of the tools that can help take that step.
It is a message that sums up the situation of many organisations well. Digitalising prevention is not a project completed overnight. It is a journey that begins with a decision: to stop managing health and safety in a manual and dispersed way, and to start doing it in an integrated and centralised manner.
Why centralisation matters in a global organisation
The Werfen case illustrates a challenge shared by all large and multinational organisations. The more countries, more sites and more systems, the harder it is to maintain coherent prevention management with real visibility.
An HSE Platform like Sabentis is designed precisely for that: to integrate existing systems, centralise information in a single environment, optimise processes and reduce the administrative burden that consumes the time of prevention teams. All with the traceability and data location that a global organisation needs.
Because in a multinational, managing prevention in a centralised way is not just a question of efficiency. It is the only way to guarantee that every worker, wherever they are, receives the same level of care. Which, in the end, is what it is all about.
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