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On episode 222 of EHS On Tap, Jill James, Chief Safety Officer, HSI, explains how workers can reduce workplace conflicts by identifying triggers and using techniques to calm themselves down.
Join us next week (Sept. 23-26) for free online events and digital resources around employee health and wellness designed to help you plan and execute your employee wellness initiatives. Register for the following event sessions today. Monday, September 23 Panel Discussion | Hazard Recognition for Employee Wellness Time: 2 p.m. EDT In this panel discussion, Claire V. Beich, president […]
Strauss Feeds LLC, a Watertown, Wisconsin, animal food manufacturer, faces $161,332 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines for exposing its employees to the risks of explosions, fires, and long-term respiratory illnesses from excessive amounts of airborne dust, the agency announced September 12. OSHA inspectors cited Strauss Feeds with two dozen violations, including 19 […]
On episode 221 of EHS On Tap, Dr. Nathan Charlton, an emergency medicine physician at the University of Virginia Health System, talks about the impact of drug use on workplace safety.
Drug testing is required for safety-sensitive transportation occupations, including commercial motor vehicle drivers. Here’s what you need to know about drug testing requirements in transportation.
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) on September 9 encouraged employers and workers to raise awareness of Construction Suicide Prevention Week, September 9-13. Hundreds of thousands of construction workers throughout the country are participating this week, according to Cal/OSHA, calling attention to support and resources for work-related mental health and suicide prevention. Construction […]
Doug Parker, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, will address the National Safety Council’s (NSC) Safety Congress & Expo in Orlando on September 16, the NSC announced August 28. Parker, who heads the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), will speak about “Safety as a Core Value.” The conference and expo will […]
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Scott DeBow, CSP, ARM, Principal of Health/Safety & Environmental, Avetta, talks about what factors can impact a worker’s perception of risk.
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine drug testing in the workplace. Could your employees be trying to “cheat” drug tests, substituting someone else’s sample to conceal their cannabis use? Drug test cheating surged last year among U.S. workers, […]
As violence against healthcare workers occurs with greater frequency than in any other industry, the state of Texas is requiring healthcare facilities to adopt workplace violence prevention plans by September 1, 2024. The measure, Senate Bill 240, was proposed by Sen. Donna Campbell, MD (R-New Braunfels) and adopted by the Texas legislature in 2023. “What […]