State of the EHS Nation

2015 Media Technology Study

March 12, 2015

ISHN’s exclusive 2015 Media Technology Study (conducted in the fall 2014) reports on how environmental health and safety professionals make use of today’s business technologies

State of the EHS Nation 2015

March 12, 2015

ISHN’s exclusive State of the EHS Nation 2015 (conducted in the fall, 2014) reports on the program priorities, program challenges, department budgets, staffing plans

AIHA to select OEHS Professionals at Mark of Excellence Awards event

Recipients will be recognized at AIHce, May 30—June 4, in Salt Lake City, Utah

February 26, 2015

The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) yesterday announced the recipients of the 2015 AIHA awards, which honor individuals who provide significant contributions to the industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health and safety profession.

ASSE’s Professional Safety Journal:

Outcomes-based accreditation advances OSH profession

February 11, 2015

In an age where academic degrees may be literally printed from home, some experts are calling for the development of minimum requirements to accredit academic programs in the occupational safety and health (OSH) profession.

EHS pros in 2015: mature, experienced & graying, according to ISHN poll

January 16, 2015

According to ISHN’s 2015 EHS State of the Nation subscriber survey, overall, income figures, budget resources and staffing levels, job satisfaction and job security show much more stability, and in a number of cases growth, than reported in ISHN State of the Nation surveys 5-10-15 years ago.

Building/sustaining safety cultures: EHS pros’ top priority for ’15, says ISHN survey

January 15, 2015

According to ISHN’s 2015 EHS State of the Nation subscriber survey, much EHS programmatic work in 2015 centers on: 1) building and/or maintaining a safety culture for organizations (54%); 2) finding and fixing workplace hazards (48%); 3) conducting risk assessments and risk prioritization (43%); and 4) tracking safety and health performance measures other than counting injuries and illnesses (38%).

ISHN survey: Ergo injuries are the top hazard challenging EHS pros

January 14, 2015

The maturity and evolution of the EHS profession (going beyond the traditional compliance mindset) is evident in the most serious hazards pros say they will contend with in 2015, according to ISHN’s 2015 EHS State of the Nation subscriber survey.

ISHN survey: Employee attitudes & behaviors continue to challenge EHS pros

January 13, 2015

The most pressing issue facing EHS professionals in the new year, according to ISHN’s 2015 EHS State of the Nation subscriber survey, is an age-old challenge that has been reported in ISHN State of the Nation surveys since the 1980s – dealing with the safety and health attitudes and behaviors of line employees. Consider:

EHS pros grapple with expanding workloads, says ISHN survey

January 12, 2015

There’s certainly no lack of challenges facing the EHS profession now and in the coming years, according to ISHN’s 2015 EHS State of the Nation subscriber survey. Almost four in ten (39%) of ISHN subscribers say contending with an expanding workload is one of the biggest challenges they face on the job.

Most EHS pros expect a salary raise in ’15, says ISHN poll

January 9, 2015

One factor behind the favorable job satisfaction found in the EHS ranks, according to ISHN’s 2015 EHS State of the Nation subscriber survey, could come down to the bottom line – salaries. Fifty-five percent of respondents expect “slightly higher” incomes in 2015, and 6% expect “much higher” salaries.