The only way to ensure that accidents and their consequences are tackled at the source is to identify and eliminate the workplace risks before, rather than after the event. The ongoing identification of workplace and worker risk must become a value to an organization and must occur automatically, as part of the culture of the organization if accidental losses are to be eliminated.

We asked safety and health experts to give us their take on the notion of a safety culture.

The “home” that EHS has within an organization can make a big difference in its effectiveness — and in how well EHS professionals meet our personal career goals.

Many safety professionals are now expected to manage a multitude of responsibilities – often without the bandwidth or support staff needed.

Supervisors and mid-level managers do not feel they have much influence over what makes employees emotionally invested and committed, such as company policies, pay, benefits changes, staffing levels, business decisions, or communications from above.

This article will focus on employee communications, which is essential for allowing accurate and timely messaging to flow freely throughout and organization.

Would it be possible to achieve the goal of weighing in at the weight you were when you were 14 years old? Ridiculous, yes?

The three most important components of a highly effective environmental, health and safety (EHS) management system (MS) are

This censorship brought to mind what several safety and health managers have told me over the years. “A fatality typically leads to a stand-down with its temporarily high safety focus that in time fades back into leadership’s multi-cultural reality.”

As I think of the word ‘ambassador’ a number of images come to mind along with additional words to describe what I would expect from such a person.