EHSDA Shorts: What is a Safety Champion?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Zach Pucillo, CSP, CHMM, EHS Compliance Manager at KPA, talks about what makes a safety champion.
Category: Special Topics in Safety Management
Safety is a process, and as such, needs to be managed. This section offers resources to create a viable safety program, sell it to senior management, train supervisors and employees in using it, and then track and report your progress. Look also for ways to advance your own skills in these areas, both for your current job, and those that follow.
EHS On Tap E255: The Importance of EHS Networking
On episode 255 of EHS On Tap, Branden Raczkowski, Director of the Safety Knights online forum, talks about the importance of networking for EHS professionals.
Back to Basics: Preventing Amputations and Other Mechanical Hazards
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine mechanical hazards. If your company is in the manufacturing sector, your employees likely face mechanical hazards, including the risk of amputation, from operating, cleaning, maintaining, or repairing equipment or machinery. Last September, […]
Labor Department Launches Multiagency ‘Opinion Letters’
On June 2, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced the launch of an “opinion letter” program across five agencies, providing workers, employers, and others with compliance assistance. The program includes letters of interpretation from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) explaining the agency’s regulatory requirements. The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, Mine Safety and […]
Infographic: Silica Exposure Prevention
Silicosis is a lung disease that can affect people who work in mines and are exposed to airborne dust. There is no cure for silicosis, making prevention of the disease essential. Here’s what you need to know about preventing silica exposure.
EHS Tech-AI NOW Preview
EHS Daily Advisor’s exclusive online summit focusing on safety technology is taking place on June 10-11, 2025. Join us for two days of conversation and insight from industry-leading experts, covering the latest topics in safety technology and providing tips and advice on how to improve worker safety using AI, connected devices, and other advancements. Day 1: […]
CSB Issues Final Report on Chemical Incidents at Honeywell Facility
On May 27, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a final report on three chemical incidents involving hydrogen fluoride (HF) at the Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies facility in Geismar, Louisiana. The incidents occurred over a period of less than three years—from October 2021 to June 2024—and revealed systemic safety failures […]
Back to Basics: Handling the Range of Workplace Chemical Hazards
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine workplace chemical hazards. Every day, on-the-job exposures to chemicals can pose health and safety hazards to your employees. Those can be addressed by exposure control methods like engineering or administrative controls, personal […]
Infographic: Safe Patient Handling
Of all the workplace hazards in hospitals and other healthcare organizations, patient handling is the greatest work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) risk factor for healthcare workers. Here’s a self-assessment to help identify existing strengths in patient handling and identify opportunities for improvement.
EHSDA Shorts: What Are Psychosocial Hazards?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Dr. I. David Daniels, Founder and CEO of ID2 Solutions, LLC, explains what psychosocial hazards are and how they affect workers.