ISHN's 21st annual White Paper "State of the EHS" survey
For our 2005 outlook, we mailed 2,000 two-page surveys to ISHN readers in August and received 511 returns, for a 26 percent response rate. Here we present ten summary findings, along with some comparisons to a decade ago. Next month, we'll look at the practices of world-class safety programs. And in January we'll give you an in-depth look at responses by facility size and job function (safety vs. industrial hygiene vs. environmental).
OSHA regimes come and go, but respect for the regs never wavers much for companies with safety and health pros on staff. OSHA compliance was a top goal of 73 percent of readers back in 1995. So what motivates companies to spend money on safety and health in 2005? OSHA compliance still dominates - cited by 65 percent of readers.