Based on research, these up-and-comers will have significantly different attitudes and goals about their careers, and different job responsibilities, compared to today’s typical EHS pro.
“Plug-In To eCycling” partners expanded their electronics recycling programs and collected and recycled more than 66.5 million pounds of used electronics in 2008, nearly a 30-percent increase from the previous year, according to an EPA press statement.
Pest- and pesticide-related risks to children will be reduced in all U.S. public schools by 2015 as envisioned in a new plan released by the Environmental Protection Agency and others.
In a new video safety message released on YouTube, Chemical Safety Board Chairman John Bresland urged companies to ensure they have effective winterization programs to prevent major chemical and refinery process accidents that could result in deaths or substantial property damage.
The American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) has named its new Board of Directors that will take office in March 2009. ABIH is the certifying organization for Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs).
I’d like to think there is perhaps a once-in-a-generation opportunity for a more fundamental change in the direction of national workplace safety and health policy.
Did you know that radon gas is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in non-smokers? According to a recent press release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), nearly 50 people a day — or nearly 20,000 people each year — will die from indoor exposure to radon.
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