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.

IN

  • 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