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By Phil Molé, MPH Getting a contractor approved is an important step toward safer work. But it’s only the first step. Prequalification is important because it helps you determine whether a contractor meets your organization’s requirements before they’re brought onsite. It can give you greater confidence in who you’re working with, ensure that contractors have […]

By Phil Molé, MPH You may know every chemical product in your inventory. But do you know every regulated or hazardous ingredient inside those products? That distinction matters. An organization can maintain an up-to-date safety data sheet (SDS) library and an accurate list of product names, manufacturers, quantities, and locations, yet still struggle to answer […]

By Phil Molé, MPH HazCom 2024 affects all users of hazardous chemicals throughout the chemical supply chain. Chemical manufacturers have work to do as the compliance clock keeps ticking. So do importers and distributors. And as updated hazard information makes its way downstream, employers who use hazardous chemicals affected by the final rule have many […]

By Phil Molé, MPH For many organizations, chemical management has traditionally been viewed through the lens of compliance. Do we have an up-to-date safety data sheet (SDS) for every chemical? Are containers properly labeled? Is our chemical inventory accurate? Are we meeting applicable reporting requirements? Those are important questions. But they aren’t the only questions […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Organizations today have access to more risk data than ever before. Incidents, hazards, inspections, job safety analysis (JSAs), bowties, corrective actions, audit findings, training records, and other operational activities can all generate valuable information about where risk exists and how it is being managed. But having risk data isn’t the same […]

The 2026 Virtual Ergonomics Conference held this year provided insights into a cohesive strategy for optimizing your ergonomics process from execution fundamentals and engagement to systems, scalability, and communicating business impact.   If you missed the event, the Ergonomics Conference Kit offers a collection of highlights to give you the most important takeaways from each session […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Keeping your safety data sheets (SDSs) organized is an important part of chemical management. But as we discussed in a recent blog, it’s only one part. Knowing what a chemical is doesn’t automatically tell you where it is, how much of it you have, how much you’ve used, or whether quantities […]

Every mature Operational Risk Management program is rooted in a simple question: Do you truly understand the risks involved in every job your employees perform?  The answer to this question begins with Job Safety Analysis (JSA).  Many organizations focus heavily on incident management processes: reporting, investigations, and corrective action planning. While each of these activities […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Ask an employer what their chemical management system does, and there’s a good chance the first answer you’ll hear is, “It stores our Safety Data Sheets (SDSs).” That’s understandable. Maintaining an up-to-date SDS library is one of the most visible and familiar requirements of OSHA’s Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard alongside other […]

By Phil Molé, MPH  AI is everywhere. But for EHS professionals, one question matters more than any other: Can AI help us make work safer? Generic AI tools can summarize documents or generate content. But protecting workers requires something different. It requires AI that understands how EHS teams work, the decisions they make, and the […]