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State of the EHS Nation 2015

March 12, 2015

ISHN’s exclusive State of the EHS Nation 2015 (conducted in the fall, 2014) reports on the program priorities, program challenges, department budgets, staffing plans

Measuring (for real) safety performance

You want to track results, not activities

James E. Leemann Ph.D.

March 3, 2015

Regulations have been the primary driving force for tabulating safety errors. But can decisions be made from the error data being tabulated?

You’re hired – now this is our culture

Orientation training must be more than lip service

Dave Johnson

March 3, 2015

Companies today are increasingly transparent (on their web sites, intranets, social media, etc.) in detailing the safety and health rights and responsibilities of their employees

AIHA to select OEHS Professionals at Mark of Excellence Awards event

Recipients will be recognized at AIHce, May 30—June 4, in Salt Lake City, Utah

February 26, 2015

The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) yesterday announced the recipients of the 2015 AIHA awards, which honor individuals who provide significant contributions to the industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health and safety profession.

Honeywell Safety Products announces 2015 Miller fall prevention and protection training courses

February 24, 2015

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today the 2015 open enrollment Miller® fall prevention and protection training schedule. This comprehensive offering of fall prevention and protection classes is part of the Honeywell Safety Institute, an initiative aimed at providing educational tools, resources, and training programs that inspire workers to implement good safety practices in industries around the globe.

Line crew’s safety training saves infant’s life

February 23, 2015

“We go to CPR training every year, and we’re always told that we’ll use it more away from work than at work,” said Arty Mayfield of Vacaville, California. “This is what we do. This is what we’re trained to do.”

ASSE’s Professional Safety Journal:

Outcomes-based accreditation advances OSH profession

February 11, 2015

In an age where academic degrees may be literally printed from home, some experts are calling for the development of minimum requirements to accredit academic programs in the occupational safety and health (OSH) profession.

Are you running a safety bureaucracy?

Obsessing over numbers leads to more valueless mandates

James E. Leemann Ph.D.

February 3, 2015

In the safety and health occupations we have been obsessed with tabulating negatives

Going from bad to good… even great: 10 strategies for a surge in safety performance

Dr. John Kello

February 3, 2015

Prominent leadership expert Jim Collins has studied and written about companies that were “OK” for a long period of time, and then surged to increase stock value and overall performance excellence.