Articles Tagged with ''safety professionals''

FPA, Board of Certified Safety Professionals help connect safety professionals with financial planners

April 14, 2020

The Financial Planning Association® (FPA®) and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) launched a collaboration to connect BCSP-certified professionals with CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional members of FPA who are providing a 20 percent discount on their first-year financial planning fees.

Worker Safety in Industry 4.0

March 26, 2020

Today, safety professionals face a host of challenges. Generational turnover, regulatory changes, budget constraints, and other factors create distractions, interruptions, and frustration. On top of it all, these same professionals are under significant pressure from their organizations to achieve even more aggressive safety goals.

BCSP Foundation supports 37 SH&E Students with well-deserved scholarships

January 28, 2020

The Board of Certified Safety Professionals' (BCSP) Foundation received many applications for scholarships and, after much consideration, recently provided 37 determined safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) students with $5,000 each to support their continued dedication to the development of their knowledge and the improvement of safety practice.

AIHA releases 2nd edition of Recognition, Evaluation, and Control of Indoor Mold

A resource for practicing industrial hygienists, architects, mechanical engineers, IAQ practitioners & home inspector

January 24, 2020

The AIHA has published the second edition of Recognition, Evaluation, and Control of Indoor Mold. This second edition of the book provides health information which is aligned with the current epidemiology and medical information on environmental allergens, updated taxonomy of the fungi and mold remediation guidelines, and the most current and comprehensive discussion on the basic practice of identifying mold damage, the evaluation of the samples that are collected, and the process of remediation.

Nominate that exemplary safety leader you know for an NSC award

December 10, 2019

The National Safety Council (NSC) is accepting nominations for five of its prestigious safety awards and designations: the Distinguished Service to Safety Award, the Marion Martin Award, the Community Advancement Award, the Teen Safety Award and Rising Stars of Safety. Winners will have advanced safety in the workplace, in the community or on the road, and will have demonstrated improvement and the effectiveness of their actions, as well as the impact their actions have had to reduce injuries and deaths.

Introducing the 2020 Buyers’ & Resource Guide

Solutions to safety, health, environmental issues are accelerating

Dave Johnson

December 4, 2019

Search for the products you are looking for in this guide by manufacturers, distributors, and associations. Scan the ad index for suppliers, too. Keep this buyers guide close by so when the need arises, you can take advantage of the many innovations that have come to the EHS field in recent years.

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Technology best practices: EHS technology innovators recognized

December 4, 2019

Independent research firm Verdantix announced the 11 winners of the annual EHS Innovation Awards at the Verdantix Summit in Atlanta. The international awards recognize organizations which have implemented innovative EHS technologies.

Roofing recruits learn more than safety skills in training

Climbing toward success

Ronny Roseveare

December 3, 2019

A different perspective on serious injuries: “Defenseless Moments”

November 22, 2019

“Defenseless Moments” is the new book by Larry Wilson, founder of the SafeStart training program begun in 1998. Larry is Chief Visionary Officer of SafeStart and CEO of SafeStart International. “Defenseless Moments” covers hot safety topics.

NSC announces Amazon sponsorship to support women in safety

Funds will go toward helping women pursue safety careers and advancing those already in the field

November 4, 2019

The National Safety Council (NSC) has received a $125,000 sponsorship from Amazon to support women in safety. The sponsorship will go toward bolstering three NSC initiatives: the Council’s Marion Martin Award, Women in Safety Scholarship program and Women’s Division. Although women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, they comprise only 19% of employees within the safety industry.

ON DEMAND: A discussion of new data on trends in falls and updated resources from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training and the OSHA-NIOSH-CPWR National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction.