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EHS pros: Coach management, not just workers

...more insights from ISHN's annual White Paper reader survey

December 24, 2012

State of the EHS Nation- Exclusive results from ISHN’s 28^th annual White Paper Reader Survey.

Good managers eat up safety data

Lawrence Chip Dawson

December 18, 2012

Lately, I've been doing a fair amount of management training in the past few months. What I often see is safety folks, both full-time and part-time, who are struggling to do the compliance thing and a management team that is perfectly happy to let them struggle. Essentially nothing has changed in the 44 years I've been doing occupational safety. The problem is most basic---no one wants to see people hurt but neither do they see safety as a core element of their company culture.

Talent management: What’s that?

December 4, 2012

Only half of major organizations regard talent management as a top priority, according to a survey of 537 U.S. companies by Right Management, the talent and career management expert within ManpowerGroup.

Embed safety into your organization’s culture

Angie Strunk

November 28, 2012

There is a very good chance that we have all heard that safety starts at the top. This is not a cliché’ as some may think. All safe workplace efforts must start with top management leading the way with a vision for the company.

What to do when a worker tweets about poor safety and posts photos of risks on Facebook

November 28, 2012

Every business should have a crisis management plan in place, one that has been rehearsed and practiced so that everyone knows precisely what they are supposed to do if it all kicks off – in theory at least.

ASHM of Year Award presented at the 2012 NSC Congress and Expo

November 7, 2012

This year’s Institute for Safety and Health Management (ISHM) ASHM of the Year Award was presented last month to Brian Blondin from Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corporation, at the NSC Congress and Expo.

Desjardins, Barrington, Deitrich, Milot and Wanner named to new positions at PIP

October 30, 2012

Protective Industrial Products, Inc. has announced a number of recent personnel changes.

Firmenich wins highest global safety award

October 23, 2012

On Monday, the National Safety Council presented its 2012 Robert W. Campbell Award to Firmenich, at the Opening Session of its Congress & Expo. This award is presented annually to organizations that integrate environmental, health and safety (EHS) management with business operations as a cornerstone of corporate success.

What’s the buzz at the NSC Congress in Orlando?

ISHN Editor Dave Johnson reporting from NSC Congress & Expo

October 22, 2012

Here is what session topics, keynote speeches, and conversations are about at this year’s NSC Congress and Expo:

How “genuine" is your leadership?

Frank Bucaro

October 19, 2012

With the concept of leadership under public scrutiny from politicians to CEOs and beyond, the issue of genuine leadership, i.e. what it is, and how is it developed, still eludes many.