Category: EHS Management

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Workplace Drug Abuse and Testing Addressed in New Report

The drug-testing company Tenet Diagnostics has released a white paper, Economic Value of Drug Testing in the Workplace for Health Payers & Employers. It addresses opportunities for payers and employers to use drug testing to decrease employee turnover and absenteeism, reduce employer risk, and lower workers’ compensation rates.

Avoid Mistakes with Your OSHA 300A Summary Posting

February 1 is the deadline for annual posting of the OSHA 300A summary of workplace injuries and illnesses. Attorney Eric J. Conn, chair of the Conn Maciel Carey OSHA practice group, emphasizes in the firm’s OSHA Defense Report blog that the annual requirement should not be confused with OSHA’s new electronic recordkeeping rule.

Remember to Post Your 300A Injury, Illness Summary by February 1!

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recordkeeping rule, employers that are required to keep and maintain an OSHA injury and illness 300 log must post their 300A annual summary in each establishment where employee notices are normally posted from February 1 to April 30. The 300A form summarizes the recordable work-related injuries and […]

ISO 45001—Can U.S. Companies Benefit?

In yesterday’s Advisor, we provided a brief overview of the soon-to-be published ISO 45001 occupational safety and health management standard and provided the first part of an interview with Chris J Ward, an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 45001 specialist. Today we continue the interview with Chris with a focus on possible problematic areas and […]

Expert Answers to Your ISO 45001 Questions

The International Labour Organization says there are over 2.78 million work-related deaths worldwide each year. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were 5,190 on the job deaths in the United States in 2016—a 7% increase from 2015 and the highest since 2008. You may be in compliance with all applicable regulations, […]

EHS on Tap: E26 Keeping Your EHS Software Project on Track

In this episode of EHS on Tap, sponsored by Cority, we’re diving into a topic that can sometimes be a bit intimidating for EHS professionals—implementing EHS software at their organizations. As any safety pro knows, it can be difficult to get management to buy into initiatives, especially new and unproven ones … and even if […]

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Are You Focusing More on Risks or Incidents?

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has become a strong voice in the worker protection community for moving away from a focus on incidents and toward a concentration on risk. The challenge for many who are striving to make such a shift is determining what is acceptable and how to mitigate potential risks.