Pharmaceutical

By Phil Molé, MPH Safety teams are being asked to do something very difficult: Move faster, but don’t make mistakes. In many ways, as EHS professionals know all too well, this is nothing new. EHS professionals have long reported they need to do a lot with a little and to work efficiently while delivering results, […]

Expanding your ergonomics program is an important step in the growth and maturity of your organization. It is an initiative that can unlock real value for your business, not simply in terms of reduced injuries, but also increased productivity, lower costs, and greater employee satisfaction. When expansion is poorly managed, however, it can potentially damage […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Every year, OSHA releases its Top 10 most frequently cited standards. And every year, the list barely changes. OSHA enforcement officers are finding the same issues and workers typically get hurt by the same hazards. It’s time to shift the conversation. In what follows, you’ll learn why focusing on the “new” […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Welcome to the second and final installment on EHS reporting and dashboards. In Part 1 of our series, we talked about the historical challenge of reducing rates of serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs), why potential SIFs (PSIFs) make great leading indicators, and how purpose-built AI for EHS software enables EHS professionals […]

Introduction Virtually every workplace runs on hand and wrist-intensive work. From manufacturing and maintenance to pharmaceuticals and material handling, millions of workers perform repetitive, forceful, and highly coordinated movements every day. Yet these same motions drive one of the most persistent categories of workplace injury: hand and wrist musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). These injuries affect the […]

By Phil Molé, MPH For decades, safety performance has been measured by one simple idea: fewer incidents mean a safer workplace. Lagging metrics measuring numbers and rates of actual injuries and illnesses have become the standard, shaping how organizations evaluate risk, benchmark performance, and make decisions. Even so, serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) continue to […]