EHSDA Shorts: What Factors Can Impact a Worker’s Perception of Risk?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Scott DeBow, CSP, ARM, Principal of Health/Safety & Environmental, Avetta, talks about what factors can impact a worker’s perception of risk.
Category: Health and Wellness
Back to Basics: Drug Testing in the Workplace
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine drug testing in the workplace. Could your employees be trying to “cheat” drug tests, substituting someone else’s sample to conceal their cannabis use? Drug test cheating surged last year among U.S. workers, […]
Texas’ New Healthcare Workplace Violence Law: What It Requires
As violence against healthcare workers occurs with greater frequency than in any other industry, the state of Texas is requiring healthcare facilities to adopt workplace violence prevention plans by September 1, 2024. The measure, Senate Bill 240, was proposed by Sen. Donna Campbell, MD (R-New Braunfels) and adopted by the Texas legislature in 2023. “What […]
EHSDA Shorts: What are the Differences Between State OSHA and Federal OSHA Requirements?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Jill James, Chief Safety Officer, HSI, talks about the differences between state OSHA and federal OSHA requirements.
Enhancing Health and Safety: The Importance of Visitor Management
In any environment where safety and well-being are accounted for, effective visitor management plays a crucial role. This is particularly true in settings such as construction sites, clinics, manufacturing facilities, and a range of workplaces in which controlling access and ensuring a safe environment are top priorities. In this article, we’ll explore the significance of […]
EHSDA Shorts: Why is Occupational Hearing Loss A Big Problem for Worksites?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Renée Lefrançois, M.Sc.(A), Reg. CASLPO, CAOHC PS/A, Director of Audiology, SHOEBOX Ltd, discusses why occupational hearing loss is a big problem for worksites.
Back to Basics: Are You Prepared for Another Hot Summer?
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine how to prepare your workers for another hot summer. Are you ready for the above-normal heat predicted for this coming summer? Do you have heat illness prevention and heat illness response programs […]
Back to Basics: The Risks of Exposure to Nanotechnology
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine the risks of nanotechnology exposure to workers and the guidance the federal government has provided on the topic. Workers have been exposed to engineered nanomaterials for more than two decades. According […]
Safety Council Expands Efforts to Combat Overdoses
On March 25, the National Safety Council (NSC) announced it’s ramping up its efforts to combat overdoses in the workplace, launching several new initiatives. These initiatives include free opioid overdose eLearning resources, an online workplace well-being hub, and the availability of bulk online purchasing of Narcan® (naloxone) nasal spray for employers nationwide. According to the […]
EHS On Tap E195: Preventing On-the-Job Injuries
On episode 195 of EHS On Tap, Kelly Lynch Feldkamp, founder of ProventionPlus, talks about working with companies to help prevent on-the-job injuries.