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New and expanded requirements found in laws such as the federal False Claims Act, the Deficit Reduction Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines are pushing companies, both public and private, to build and enforce ethics into all aspects of their business.

In this month’s column, I propose adding a critical A-word to this list — Authenticity. In fact, I believe this word can give all of us beneficial direction for the New Year. How about a New Year’s Resolution to be more authentic in our interpersonal relations?

Safety committees exist in many workplaces, and the quality of their contributions can vary greatly. In some companies, they fulfill a role of communication, quasi-participation, or perhaps real employee participation — for the few workers on the committee.

Sometime last year I received this email:
“I am an EH&S consultant and have been asked to address a group of human resource professionals on safety management. I am interested in learning more about the changing face of safety management…

The first article I wrote for ISHN, back in 1991, was about biomonitoring — detecting chemicals within the body. It was predicted that a tipping point would someday occur when biomonitoring became more important than traditional sampling for chemicals in environmental media such as air, water or soil.

Forecasting the 2007 EHS climate - Favorable winds for stable careers
Here’s the forecast for the environmental health and safety field heading into 2007: Professionals will find mostly favorable winds at their back for career security and stability, according to the 23rd annual White Paper survey conducted by Industrial Safety & Hygiene News.

This month, in the first of a series of columns on people-based leadership for safety excellence, I want to “LEAP” in — the acronym Steve Farber used to discuss leadership in his address at the 2006 Professional Development Conference for the American Society for Safety Engineers (ASSE) last June.

We all face career choices. Perhaps you’re a young EHS pro entering the field, or a mid-career pro downsized out of a job. As always, there are options. Put aside starting your own EHS business or joining a consulting firm. If you want to stay in private industry, your career can take four paths.