Optimizing EHS Programs

For operations involving hazardous processes, change management can be a matter of life and death. Operational failures resulting from insufficiently planned changes can cause catastrophic events such as explosions or chemical releases that endanger human lives, and the environment. That is why OSHA developed the Process Safety Management (PSM) of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Standard, which […]

October is National Ergonomics Month, and it’s the perfect time for employers everywhere to take a step back and revisit their ergonomic programs, especially in workplaces where ergonomic risks might not be so easy to see. You may think you don’t have to worry about workplace ergonomics because you’re not seeing the immediate costs and […]

You already know that workplace accidents can have devastating consequences. You understand that effective EHS management must involve active identification and control of hazards, which is the primary intention behind risk assessments. You may even use job safety analysis (JSAs), to perform formal risk assessments that break down jobs into their constituent tasks in order […]

How COMAH 2015 Changed Chemical Safety Requirements Recent changes to Britain’s Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) regulations have introduced new reporting requirements for chemical producers, distributors and consumers in the U.K. Revisions to the REACH and CLP hazard communication standards following GHS adoption have prompted a comprehensive reclassification of chemical hazards throughout the E.U. […]

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 […]

Now more than ever, today’s business leaders are making the necessary investments to drive continuous improvement throughout their organization. These leaders do so in order to reduce costs and waste, make better products faster, increase customer satisfaction, and therefore, become more profitable. Why Workplace Design Needs to Consider the Human In manufacturing or industrial environments, […]

Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleach) Safety Information It whitens your whites, cleans your floors and acts as a great sanitizer. But bleach, (also known as its chemical name, sodium hypochlorite) can be quite hazardous when not handled properly. What Is Bleach AKA Sodium Hypochlorite? Sodium hypochlorite is a green/yellow liquid that smells like chlorine. It is a […]

“Thus times do shift, each thing his turn does hold new things succeed, as former things grow old” -Robert Herrick The Challenges of User Adoption in Enterprise Software Getting people to try new things is tough. Getting people to stick with new things over the longer term is even tougher. And trying to accomplish this […]