EHS pros grapple with expanding workloads, says ISHN survey
There’s certainly no lack of challenges facing the EHS profession now and in the coming years, according to ISHN’s 2015 EHS State of the Nation subscriber survey. Almost four in ten (39%) of ISHN subscribers say contending with an expanding workload is one of the biggest challenges they face on the job. Does anyone expect workloads to diminish in coming years, in just about any profession, with lean staffing now the norm in most industries? About one-third of respondents (31%) are grappling with increasing job stress. Again, stress levels on the job appear to be trending in only one direction – up.
Other daunting challenges facing the EHS profession: putting safety on equal footing in the organization with environmental protection and business priorities (35%); ensuring safety and health policies, codes and goals are used throughout supply chains (32%);, and applying safety and health practices in work cultures where a shortage of skilled labor is a problem (38%).