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Thinking about trading impermeable parking lot pavement for green space with planters or bioswales? Low-impact development (LID) can be a lucrative option for new development, urban retrofitting, and redevelopment projects wanting to invest in LID as a stormwater management tool. Sure, saving money while simultaneously managing stormwater sounds ideal, but is it?
U.S. manufacturing has been making progress in reducing its energy intensity, reports the Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its eighth Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS), the EIA found that from 2010 to 2014, manufacturing fuel consumption increased by 4.7 percent, while real gross output increased by 9.6 percent—or more than twice that rate—resulting in a […]
Hearing conservation is an important part of workplace safety to protect employees from noise-induced hearing loss. This week, EHS Daily Advisor wrote about the importance of having a hearing conservation program in place. In that vein, the Song of the Week is a noisy indie rock ripper from the Pixies, “Planet of Sound.” The song […]
Here’s a checklist developed by NIOSH to help you evaluate your hearing conservation program. Use it to benchmark your progress and identify where improvement is needed. Training and Education Has hearing protection training been conducted at least once this year? Is the training delivered by a qualified instructor? Was the success of each training program […]
Hazardous materials remain hazardous even after they’re used. And other materials can become hazardous with use. Today we’ll review safety information about hazardous wastes that will help you protect your employees from harmful exposure. Hazardous Waste Defined According to the OSHA Required Training for Supervisors monthly newsletter, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) defines […]
Yesterday, we talked about the foundations of workplace safety. Today, we highlight the safety foundations of a special workplace—the construction site of the London Olympics. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), a global safety organization, says companies can learn a lot from the safety and health success of the Olympic building effort in […]
Although the economy is improving, these are still lean times, which means you’re looking for effective ways to provide the necessary training at the lowest cost possible. In the context of safety training, "cost-effective" means providing solutions that give you the best value for the money your management allocates for employee training. Improving, or even […]
When you’re young you think you’re invulnerable. Accidents and injuries happen to other people, not you. And that’s exactly the kind of thinking that makes young workers so vulnerable to workplace accidents. Consider these disturbing facts about young workers and safety: Young workers (under age 25) were twice as likely to be injured on the […]
It takes only one tragedy to remind us of the critical importance of workplace fire prevention and emergency preparation. Don’t wait for fire to break out. Act today. Fire prevention is a combination of common sense, attention to detail, and follow-up. Emergency response is all about preparation. As you sit in your office reading this, […]
Truckers and their employers will be interested in some new and possibly surprising safety data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Get the latest here.