EHS Professionals

Emphasizing the importance of controlling employee exposure to workplace hazards, OSHA has recommended the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH’s) new Engineering Controls Database, a tool for locating “information on effective engineering controls that can protect workers by eliminating or reducing hazardous conditions.” The free-to-access database contains years of previously published resources generated […]

Download NAEM’s free guide to picking the right software for your business, the 2016 Strategies for a Successful EHS&S Software Selection. Strategize a business case for software from the start to justify an implementation. The National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) has released a new White Paper for EHS professionals who are looking to purchase […]

Workplace safety is often focused on workers doing rigorous tasks in industries with the perceived highest occupational risk, such as construction, mining, oil and gas, and manufacturing. However, one of the leading causes of workplace injuries, and one of the most costly to employers, affects those workers whose time is spent in offices and laboratories […]

Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is a trusted and essential process for integrating EHS best practices with individual job tasks in order to improve workplace safety and efficiency. In short, JSA is a formal process for the assessment of workplace hazards, and for developing and implementing hazard prevention methods. Job Safety Analysis was first conceived as […]

The extreme dangers of improper hazardous chemical storage are far too often overlooked, yet time after time, we are given shocking reminders of their deadly and destructive toll. As we continue to provide news and information around workplace safety during National Safety Month, we must not overlook two of the largest hazardous chemical disasters in […]

In many cases, workplace dangers that put employees at the most risk are not the most apparent ones. Such an example concerns mine and quarry workers. While subject to all kinds of sudden, dramatic dangers on the job that can cost life and limb, there is one part of their body that is under constant […]

People who work in the maritime industries know that safety is always the number one priority. This is much more than just a saying, though. Whether you’re in marine construction, shipping, commercial fishing, transportation, offshore oil and gas exploration, or dockside support services, the hazards that surround the maritime industries and the marine environment are […]

There are many manufacturing jobs that exist, each with their own set of hazards. For machine shop employees who work with metalworking fluids (MWFS), designed to cool their machines and remove metal particulates produced as the machines operate, potential hazards stem from exposure to these common substances. Workers can breathe in aerosols created from machining, […]

As reported in the Wall Street Journal late yesterday, the U.S. House has approved the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act by a vote of 403-12. The bill is poised to require an unprecedented analysis of many hazardous chemicals to determine their safety and environmental impacts. It would set new exposure standards […]

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is scheduled to publish its new occupational health & safety standard ISO 45001 in October, 2016. The new standard is being developed with guidance from an international committee of OH&S experts representing more than 50 countries and 20 leading industry organizations including the International Labor Organization (ILO). Its purpose […]