Environmental Health and Safety

5 EHS software companies to consider for your business

March 24, 2021

Picking the best EHS software solution for your company is a massive task. As a result, the journey from selection to implementation can span months.

YellowBird promotes equity with free insurance coverage for EHS gig workers

March 24, 2021

Insurance benefit levels playing field for all YellowBird professionals and provides confidence for businesses nationwide

Video | Fall prevention: Testing the human limits

March 24, 2021

Electrical contracting company Rosendin created this educational video to showcase the importance of proper fall protection. They even conduct a mock autopsy with a medical doctor.

Missed opportunities and a path forward (it took a pandemic)

Cory Worden M.S., CSHM

March 22, 2021

As humans experienced the first global pandemic since 1918, it also experienced a multitude of missed opportunities that would have mitigated the frequency and severity of COVID-19 exposures and infections. Contrary to many messages communicated by politicians, the pandemic is not a political issue. Instead, it is a hazard, subject to scientific hazard control.

Forest for the Trees: Stuck in the briars of measuring safety

Angelo Cianfrocco

March 18, 2021

What is the difference between a target and a measure? Moreover, why is it important to distinguish between the two? At the beginning of every calendar year our teams get together and discuss goals. Our goal meetings are often conducted with the best intentions; however, we often miss our mark by confounding targets and measures.

Best Practices

Does an abundance of titles hurt the OHS practice?

Quality varies in an unregulated credentials market

Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM

March 18, 2021

If the CIH and CSP are high-water marks for quality, what are the lowest quality OHS credentials? The constant flux of the unregulated OHS credential market along with hazy transparency and other issues e.g., no standard benchmark makes this an impossible question to answer.

Cority to collaborate with 3M to accelerate the future of connected EHS management and worker safety

March 17, 2021

Cority, the global enterprise environmental, health, and safety (EHS) software provider, announced a collaboration with 3M’s Personal Safety Division in the area of Connected Safety technologies.

OSHA seeks to fill seats on National Advisory Committee

March 17, 2021

OSHA is looking to fill six seats on its National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.

National Association of Women in Construction survey reports job opportunities for women are on the rise

March 10, 2021

Survey conducted in partnership with Safe Site Check In: Impact of pandemic on construction job sites finds fear of contracting COVID-19 is low yet health screenings and digital check in likely to become part of ongoing protocols

A+A 2021 reports high participation interest from industry

March 8, 2021

Exhibitor registrations received to date demonstrate the importance of A+A, International Trade Fair with Congress for Safety, Security and Health at Work, and the industry’s interest in live events.