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What do Product Managers and Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) professionals have in common?

As technology plays an ever-greater role in the shipping and logistics industry, bad actors have found new ways to infiltrate every part of a freight company. Here’s how trucking companies can protect themselves against cybercrime.

Many types of workers can be exposed to lead through various activities. Workers at risk may include managers, line supervisors, or field workers such as those from plumbing companies, city utilities, or construction companies who work with water lines. 

A total of 2,200 exhibitors from 58 countries presented their products and innovations in 12 halls with about 62,000 trade visitors from 140 countries attending the event. 

The Wisconsin company's safety & regulatory compliance solutions have expanded through three generations of leadership.

While substance abuse poses a significant risk to society at large, for businesses it can have negative impacts on employees, managers, and even customers. Among the 75% of businesses impacted, fewer than 17% feel prepared to handle them.

There's something for everyone. 

The award ceremony was a collaborative effort of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) as well as the National Safety Council (NSC) and held for the first time ever at the NSC Safety Congress & Expo.

In this episode, editor-at-large Dave Johnson interviews behavioral psychologist Dr. E. Scott Geller. Dr. Geller discusses the uses and misuses of behavior-based safety, why the psychology of safety is more important today than ever, and the need for safety and health professionals to practice empathy, positive psychology, one-on-one conversations, and Actively Caring For People (AC4P).

Behind the hype, how many firms are in the wellness/well-being game, and what are they offering employees?