Articles by Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

Where and when the next mass shooting event will occur cannot be known, but thinking it can’t be your workplace is naïve.

Is an EHS pro also a healthcare provider? The question is relevant because existing and proposed federal and state laws make special provisions for healthcare providers.

Driven primarily by GHS (Global Harmonization System for chemical management), managing workplace chemicals is undergoing profound global change.

This past January 2013, Canada became the first country in the world to issue a standard on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.

In 1991, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in UAW v Johnson Controls that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended by the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), forbids sex-specific fetal-protection policies.

To fully comply with OSHA requirements, you must understand the agency’s intent as well as letter of the law.

Carbon monoxide, primarily as a by-product of combustion, is a colorless, odorless gas that may cause illness or death at sufficient concentrations.

Early in my career as an EHS pro, my peers and I believed that joining an association such as ASSE or AIHA, obtaining credentials such as CIH and CSP, getting an advanced degree, followed by progressive increases in pay, usually by doing similar work in another organization, defined career success

OSHA’s December 1, 2013, HazCom/GHS training deadline means that within approximately one year the majority of America’s workforce will obtain a revised picture for precautions when working with chemicals.

Figure 1 illustrates that workplace safety continues to evolve by adding layers of concepts and activities to its sphere of influence.