Chemical Management

It happens every year, like clockwork. With Mother’s Day come plenty of colorful fresh-cut flowers, so that moms can display them on their kitchen or coffee tables. Attached to the stalks of those flowers by rubber band, there are little packets of flower food, and sometimes, the contents of those packets lead to accidental ingestion, […]

Ask EHS professionals about their biggest challenges and they’ll probably tell you they always seem to be asked to do more with less. Completing key safety tasks, often singlehandedly, and hunting down and communicating the data they and other stakeholders need to assess safety performance, all while trying to convince management of the value of […]

There have been many changes to the ways that we work over the past year, which will impact the next phase of how the workplace environment operates. Our most recent webinar, “The Future of Work for EHS Professionals”, discussed the specific factors that will influence how employers manage their employees’ health and satisfaction in the […]

When it comes to workplace safety, we should always be looking for ways to improve. It can be easy to rest on our laurels and feel like our safety programs are running smoothly, but we shouldn’t wait for an incident to occur before we take a hard look at safety program performance and ask, “How […]

It’s been a year with most of the world working from home. Have you set up a comfortable place to focus, or are you still operating from whichever space in your home is quietest? How are you feeling physically after working from home for a year? Working in strange places and awkward positions for long […]

In Part 4 of our IH 101 blog series “Lab Analysis – Uncovering Hidden Gems of Efficiency“ we learned some of the most important factors to consider when selecting a laboratory, and steps you can take to automate the chain of custody (COC) and upload of analytical results from your samples. In Part 5, we’ll […]

April 22, 2021 marks 51 years of celebrating Earth Day. Earth Day has had an undeniable impact on how our society views and values our environment, but what you might not realize is the profound influence it has had on the field of environmental health and safety (EHS). Hear me out… The History of Earth […]

Ergonomics often comes up as an uncertain and vague topic, where musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risks aren’t clearly identified and solution effectiveness is difficult to gauge. Most ergonomics discussions begin after an MSD occurs, or when someone shows up with a sore back. But how do you know that you need to implement an ergonomics program before […]

On April 13, 2021 the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) hosted a meeting with OSHA officials to bring stakeholders up-to-speed on the proposed changes to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) that were published by the Agency on February 16, 2021. Distinguished presenters included Janet Carter, Senior Health Scientist at USDOL/OSHA, Jennifer Lawless, Senior Industrial […]

In Part 3 of our IH 101 blog series “Sampling Plans – Moving Beyond Compliance” we learned how to use data obtained during our qualitative exposure assessment (QEA) to help define sampling priorities when establishing your sampling plan. In Part 4, we’ll focus on best practices when working with your IH analytical laboratory to increase […]