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Regulated industry is breathing a collective sigh of relief with Donald Trump’s win of a second term as president of the United States, knowing deregulation is certainly on the way. Having already seen one Trump administration in action, it’s fairly easy to predict some changes in environmental policy that will result from a Trump 2.0 […]
Langdon Dement, a long-time safety professional and the global EHS advisor for Evotix, said he doesn’t like the term “safety culture.” According to him, “It seems unrealistic to prioritize safety as the core of an organization’s culture. Instead, a learning culture is more reasonable and applicable to the organization as a whole.” Dement continued, “Ultimately, […]
Some industry veterans may be wary of new technology, but not John Branan, corporate vice president of health, safety, environment, and engineering at Orbia. He said he’s “encouraged” by how quickly safety technology is growing and looks forward to it playing a larger role in the field. Branan has over 35 years of experience in […]
As an award-winning young safety professional, Rachel Eckert represents the future of the EHS industry. So, who better than her to help chime in on what’s ahead for safety technology and culture, as well as offer advice to other young professionals entering the field? Eckert is an EHS supervisor at the New York manufacturing plant […]
They say communication is the key to a good relationship, and according to Tony Foster, it’s also essential for workplace safety. Based in Nashville, Foster is an EHS director at Skanska, one of the largest construction and development companies in the U.S. He’s been working full-time in the EHS industry since 2009. Before that, he […]
Workplace safety starts from the top down at an organization, but it impacts everyone. That’s why Amanda Rawls urges company leaders to engage employees and seek their input to establish a company-wide safety culture. Rawls is an EHS district director at KPA, an EHS software and on-site consultation service for a wide range of businesses. […]
Malcolm Staves is the global vice president of health and safety at L’Oréal, a multinational giant in the beauty and cosmetics industry. Since joining the company about 16 years ago, Staves has worked to improve corporate safety culture not just at L’Oréal, but in the world at large. L’Oréal has around 88,000 employees, and its […]
For over 20 years, Sean Baldry has made a career advocating for environmental, health, and safety (EHS) matters within the workplace and has strived to empower individuals across all organizational levels create better companies where people want to work, while helping them make it back home to their loved ones at the end of each […]
We’ve spent a fair amount of time this week talking about environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, and one point that repeatedly comes up is that ESG involves more than just the “E.” With that in mind, our Song of the Week is a certified banger about indigenous land rights in Australia: “Beds Are Burning” […]
Cindi Nandlal’s career spans 23 years in the energy and non-energy industries. During that period, her roles expanded beyond health, safety, security, and environment (HSSE) to include a non-executive board of director for three subsidiary companies in a conglomerate. Her passion for safety and process safety is fueled by experiences with fatalities and significant events. […]