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From lost productivity to severe reputational damage, overlooked direct and indirect expenses imposed by occupational disease and illness take a large toll. 

Each year, millions of workers face serious illnesses or fatalities due to a wide range of workplace dangers. The most severe occupational health risks highlight the urgent need for protective administrative and engineering control measures and policies.

The decline in reported cases was largely driven by a 56.6% decrease in reported illnesses, which fell to 200,100 cases in 2023. 

The association’s goal is to leverage the vast technical expertise of members to positively influence public policy that better safeguards worker health and safety.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) brings new and unprecedented risks to the workplace, one of the most notable being the exposure and transmission of the disease among people who are in close proximity to one another. However, the transmission of the virus is not the only risk that workers face in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA), thousands of workers become sick from occupational heat exposure each year.  However, heat-related illnesses are preventable.

ISHN interviewed a score of EHS professionals to learn and share with you critical crisis practices that must be executed with careful thought and planning, and at the same time with urgency and speed. It’s an unprecedented challenge. Here are 12 ways pros are rising to the occasion.