Are you up on the latest EHS trends?

By Dave Johnson

Here is what ISHN noticed is “in” and “out” in terms of EHS trends based on education sessions and corridor talk at the ASSE Safety 2014 meeting in Orlando this past June.

Sustainable success
Safe and sustainable
All things sustainable
Value
Risk
Global supply chains
ISO 45001 occupational safety and health management system standard
Management systems
Apps
Oil & Gas industry safety
eLearning
Prevention through Design
RFID tags
Serious injuries and fatalities
Materiality
Diversity
The quantified self – data from nano body sensors
Human and operational performance (HOP)
Leading indicator safety analytics

OUT

OSHA’s long shadow
I2P2
Compliance mindset
Behavior
Policing
Regulatory standards-setting
Semi-annual regulatory agenda
Cal/OSHA as the premier state OSHA plan program
VPP growth
Safety departments living in silos
GM’s board of directors’ interest in safety
Updated permissible exposure limits (PELs)
Incentive rewards based on injury-free days

OVER-USED WORDS & TERMS

Culture
Programs
Leadership
Engagement
Footprint
Alignment
Paradigms
Integration
Coaching
Disciplinary retraining
Change agent
Lean and mean
Business skill set

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Dave Johnson was chief editor of ISHN from 1980 until early 2020. He uses his decades of expertise to write on hot topics and current events in the world of safety. He also writes and edits at Dave Johnson’s Writing Shop LLC and is editor-at-large for ISHN. Find him at https://www.facebook.com/Dave-Johnsons-Writing-Shop-101316571547263/, and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveljohnsoneditor/.