EHSDA Shorts: What are the Differences Between State OSHA and Federal OSHA Requirements?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Jill James, Chief Safety Officer, HSI, talks about the differences between state OSHA and federal OSHA requirements.
Category: Health and Wellness
Enhancing Health and Safety: The Importance of Visitor Management
In any environment where safety and well-being are accounted for, effective visitor management plays a crucial role. This is particularly true in settings such as construction sites, clinics, manufacturing facilities, and a range of workplaces in which controlling access and ensuring a safe environment are top priorities. In this article, we’ll explore the significance of […]
EHSDA Shorts: Why is Occupational Hearing Loss A Big Problem for Worksites?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Renée Lefrançois, M.Sc.(A), Reg. CASLPO, CAOHC PS/A, Director of Audiology, SHOEBOX Ltd, discusses why occupational hearing loss is a big problem for worksites.
Back to Basics: Are You Prepared for Another Hot Summer?
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 your workers for another hot summer. Are you ready for the above-normal heat predicted for this coming summer? Do you have heat illness prevention and heat illness response programs […]
Back to Basics: The Risks of Exposure to Nanotechnology
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine the risks of nanotechnology exposure to workers and the guidance the federal government has provided on the topic. Workers have been exposed to engineered nanomaterials for more than two decades. According […]
Safety Council Expands Efforts to Combat Overdoses
On March 25, the National Safety Council (NSC) announced it’s ramping up its efforts to combat overdoses in the workplace, launching several new initiatives. These initiatives include free opioid overdose eLearning resources, an online workplace well-being hub, and the availability of bulk online purchasing of Narcan® (naloxone) nasal spray for employers nationwide. According to the […]
EHS On Tap E195: Preventing On-the-Job Injuries
On episode 195 of EHS On Tap, Kelly Lynch Feldkamp, founder of ProventionPlus, talks about working with companies to help prevent on-the-job injuries.
NIOSH Bringing ‘Strategic Foresight’ to OSH Community
John Howard, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) director, called attention to the institute’s efforts to bring strategic foresight to the occupational safety and health (OSH) field in NIOSH’s eNews, released January 3. NIOSH’s Office of Research Integration is trying to help safety and health practitioners look ahead and ask what may […]
EHSDA Shorts: Best of 2023, Part 1
As we near the end of the year, we’re taking a look back at some of our highlights from 2023. For our latest EHSDA Shorts feature, we are sharing some insights from some of our favorite guests this year. Making Safety a Basic Human Right On this episode of EHSDA Shorts, we hear from Dr. […]
NIOSH Director: Workplace Chemicals Can Cause Hearing Loss
Chemicals called ototoxicants or ototoxic chemicals can cause hearing loss, John Howard, MD, director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), wrote in his From the Director’s Desk column in the institute’s December eNews. Substances in the workplace that can cause hearing loss include cancer-treating (antineoplastic) drugs, degreasers, fuels, lead, mercury, pesticides, […]