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5 business lessons learned amid COVID-19

Mission critical elements of operational agility in the post-pandemic era

June 5, 2020

If there’s one thing the global business community has learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to ebb, flow and unfold on the daily, wreaking having on bottom lines in every corner of the world in its wake, it’s the outright imperative for companies to be agile “from top to bottom.”

Improve hazard recognition with visual literacy

COVE (Center of Visual Expertise) is hosting two virtual workshops in June

June 4, 2020

In an ongoing effort to share the importance of Visual Literacy and to improve safety performance, COVE (Center of Visual Expertise) is offering two Virtual Visual Literacy Workshops in June. This workshop will introduce Visual Literacy concepts along with a selection of exercises and activities similar to those conducted in COVE’s two-day Foundations of Visual Literacy workshop held in Toledo, Ohio.

The 'new normal' when it comes to public restrooms

Robert Kravitz

June 3, 2020

Slowly, every state in the union is taking steps to re-open its doors. They are doing this as the number of COVID-19 cases start to inch down.

How to use gas detection technology to improve safety

René Nijland

June 1, 2020

Although other industries adapted to the new reality of a data-driven society years ago, the safety industry has lagged. Now, it’s time for the safety industry to embrace data.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is hiring EHS professionals

The position entails creating and managing “site specific safety policies and programs”

Benita Mehta

May 28, 2020

SpaceX has several openings for environmental health and safety engineers, including in Brownsville, Texas, Cape Canaveral, Fla., Vandenberg, Calif., Hawthorne, Calif., and Redmond, Wash.

Industrial hygienists are vital players in the war against SARSCOV-2

Greg Richey, CIH, CSP, FAIHA

May 14, 2020

Industrial hygiene may not be a household name, but our knowledge base is exactly what is needed to help win this fight.

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Understanding and reducing effects of stress on your health

Kent Bradley, M.D., MPH, MBA

May 14, 2020

Did you know that our body does not discriminate between sources of stress? It simply responds to the stress. So, whether the stress is coming from an actual event, or simply a thought, the body may react in a similar way. Now, in these times when there is so much uncertainty, stress can have a huge impact on our bodies.

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Mental Health Focus: 5 Effective Steps to take in the workplace

Katrina McKinnon

May 13, 2020

Managers say their employees’ personal lives shouldn’t be their concern. However, this isn’t the best approach because workplace mental health is an important matter. It’s a common mistake to forget the human nature of employees. As an employer, it’s important to be compassionate with those who work for you.

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Stop safety dissidents: Authority figures often ignore workforce issues

Allan J. Moore

May 13, 2020

Since health and safety initiatives and overall health and safety commentary seem to be focused towards frontline workers, Positional Leaders appear to be getting a free pass on the safety train that already left the station a long, long time ago.

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EHS software about more than compliance

Embrace new processes

May 13, 2020

Pamala Bobbitt, Vice President of Product Marketing at Cority, says, “One of my passions is helping people understand how technology can support, not re-create, their programs.” ISHN asked Bobbitt some questions on how companies are adapting to EHS technology.