Category: Back to Basics

Highlighting the building blocks of safety culture and essential information that any EHS professional should know.

Back to Basics: Near-Miss Reporting

Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine near-miss reporting. Incident investigation often focuses on finding the causes of adverse safety events, but it’s also a good idea to investigate near-miss incidents (also known as “close calls”). Near misses […]

Back to Basics: Preparing for Winter’s Unique Hazards

Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine how to prepare for winter hazards. Cold temperatures and seasonal precipitation like freezing rain, hail, or snow can pose winter workplace hazards. What can you expect to see as the new […]

Back to Basics: Best of 2023

As the year comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of our highlights from 2023. Today, we’re sharing some of our favorite Back to Basics articles from this year. Demolition Safety Demolition is a dangerous process that yields many worker injuries and fatalities. According to OSHA, the hazards of demolition work can be […]

Back to Basics: Preventing Distracted Driving

Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine how to prevent distracted driving. Distracted driving is a serious problem with serious consequences. In 2020, 13% of all motor vehicle traffic accidents in the U.S. involved distracted drivers, according to […]

Infographic: Preparing for the Seasonal Flu

Could you find yourself looking at a “tripledemic” of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the workplace this winter? Are you ready? Here’s what you need to know about preparing for the seasonal flu. Check out our Back to Basics: Prepare Now for a ‘Tripledemic’ of Respiratory Illnesses article for more information.

Back to Basics: Prepare Now for a ‘Tripledemic’ of Respiratory Illnesses

Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine how to prepare for a winter’s worth of respiratory illnesses in the workplace. Could you find yourself looking at a “tripledemic” of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the workplace […]

Infographic: Workplace Impairment

Are your employees showing up for work impaired by drugs and alcohol? Both surveys and drug testing are showing spikes in substance misuse. There’s a majority of adults in the workforce (61%) with a substance use disorder (SUD), according to government data cited by the National Safety Council (NSC). The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy […]

Back to Basics: Handling Impaired Employees in the Workplace

Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine how to handle impaired employees in the workplace. Are your employees showing up for work impaired by drugs and alcohol? Both surveys and drug testing are showing spikes in substance misuse. […]

Back to Basics: Prevention Through Design

Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine Prevention through Design. The goal of the safety professional is to minimize risk and reduce harm in the workplace as efficiently and effectively as possible. Leadership can eliminate hazards at each […]

Infographic: Lead Exposure

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a new resource, titled Workplace Solutions: Reducing Workers’ Lead Exposure during Water Service Line Removal and Replacement, for employers and workers that addresses the health hazards associated with lead pipe removal and replacement. Here’s what employers need to know about protection from lead exposure. Check […]