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How to Improve Business Value and EHS Performance: Part 1

Companies large and small are under increased pressure to improve their business value and EHS performance. Here are 10 guiding principles that can help. Pressures to improve business value and EHS performance stem from such factors as intensified marketplace competition, expanded expectations for shareholder return, technological change, and the introduction of management practices emphasizing quality […]

Explaining Explosives

Explosions are pretty scary. And they can happen anywhere. So make sure you explain explosives to your workers. An explosion is actually a rapid—often very rapid—expansion of gases. Sometimes fire or a high pressure shock wave may go along with it. So tell your workers about these basic precautions they can take to prevent explosions: […]

Election 2012: Where Do the Candidates Stand on ANWR?

Where do the candidates stand on EHS issues?   Issue: Oil Production – ANWR By Nancy W. Teolis, J.D., BLR Expert nteolis@blr.com Barack Obama: Opposes drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and is “committed to balancing environmental protection with development that means preserving sensitive public lands from exploration, like the Arctic National Wildlife […]

Election 2012: Where Do the Candidates Stand on Hydraulic Fracturing?

Where do the candidates stand on EHS issues?   Issue: Hydraulic Fracturing By Amanda Czepiel, J.D. , BLR Water Expert aczepiel@blr.com Barack Obama: Supports the practice of hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking”, stating, ” We have a supply of natural gas that can last America nearly 100 years, and my administration will take every […]

Evaluate Your Hearing Conservation Program

Here’s a checklist developed by NIOSH to help you evaluate your hearing conservation program. Use it to benchmark your progress and identify where improvement is needed. Training and Education Has hearing protection training been conducted at least once this year? Is the training delivered by a qualified instructor? Was the success of each training program […]

Innovations in Hearing Conservation Help Protect Workers and Improve Safety

Every year 30 million people are exposed to hazardous noise on the job, and thousands suffer from preventable work-related hearing loss. Now, some innovative technology comes to the rescue and helps protect workers in noisy environments. For example, at 3M’s Hutchinson, Minnesota, facility, a 2012 Safe-in-Sound award winner, workers undergo annual fit testing, using 3M’s […]