Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, RMP, is an independent environmental health and safety consultant and a long-time columnist. He can be reached at (419) 356-3768 or by email at dan.markiewicz@gmail.com.
About ten years ago, my corporate IH job was eliminated when our business was acquired by another company, but no problem — the loss opened the door for me to become a full-time consultant.
As your career advances you will give more presentations (either voluntarily or coerced). Take this opportunity, to learn seven of my key strategies on how to give an effective presentation.
The threat of a pandemic flu, or similar event, provides an opportunity for health/safety pros to step into a broader business role rather than be held within narrow technical boundaries.
Moving materials efficiently at the Dana Corporation facility in Toledo, Ohio, from receiving, throughout production and shipping, is critical to their operation. When Dana decided to upgrade its fleet of LPG forklifts in 2007, management planned to achieve environmental, health and safety best practices.
I have a name for the various bad behaviors of drivers; some names I borrowed and some I came up with. Have you seen these poor driving behaviors before?
From the moment I began reading "Managing Worker Safety and Health," I realized this was unlike any other OSHA publication. It was written in plain language and provided clarity on safety management that I found difficult to believe came from the government.
