EHS Risk Management, LLC has released the EHS Risk Manager app, the ultimate tool for workplace safety. This downloadable app extends the power of the
NYS Manufacturing Now, the premiere podcast for cutting-edge technologies developed in New York State, recently interviewed Jim Testo about manufacturing safety. A lightly edited transcript
Download This Article Employees at an elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee helped thwart a mass shooting this summer. When a gunman entered the lobby of
EHS Risk Management and ReadyKey Launch Strategic Partnership to Mobilize Safety Management Systems Collaboration combines industry-leading, technology-enabled Services with world-class mobile app platform San Francisco,
If you’re like most organizations, you outsource your accounting, legal, and human resources. With today’s technology, you can also do this with environmental health and
Download This Article Professional expertise and today’s technology let you manage risk and control costs. It’s bad business to have bad things happen, and the
Today’s business leaders are using technology-enabled services to manage environmental health and safety (EHS) risks. They’re avoiding unnecessary expenses, preventing financial losses, and increasing business
Just days before Christmas, an accident at a food processing facility claimed the life of one HVAC contractor and injured another. The contractors were working
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Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) can improve worker health and safety while helping employers to reduce costs such as workers’ compensation premiums and expenses associated with
OSHA has cited a multi-state company that implemented a comprehensive safety program at its Pennsylvania headquarters with failing to protect workers at a New Jersey
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wants to fine a Big Box retailer an additional $1.6M for violating federal workplace safety standards. Prior to
As a business leader, you’re responsible for performing due diligence across the enterprise. You would know it if your books didn’t balance, so why risk
Download This Article In the fall of 2019, the accidental release of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) caused the deaths of two people at the Aghorn Operating
It took the local fire department nearly 16 hours to recover the bodies of two workers, aged 20 and 39, who died when an unprotected
Are you ready for OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week? Each August, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sponsors a week-long, nationwide event to
Download This Article Municipal workers face safety-related risks from activities such as trenching, plowing, and using heavy equipment for road repairs. Governments are reluctant to
On a hot July day in upstate New York, a young construction worker collapsed on a job site and later died from heat illness. Tim
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Three years ago, a midwestern manufacturer mixed together two incompatible chemicals. The resulting explosion killed four workers and destroyed the company’s production facility. Chemical reactivity
Construction safety is one of the top concerns for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In 2019, the last year for which data
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited an employer that was involved in a workplace double-fatality with new violations for exposing employees
What do a furniture maker in Texas and a frozen pizza manufacturer near Chicago have in common? Both are facing steep fines and penalties for
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited another federal agency, the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
The Gasket Fabricators Association (GFA), an international trade association for companies that provide custom-fabricated components, recently featured EHS Risk Management in the Winter 2022 edition
Download This Article Construction companies that manage safety-related risk build business value. They experience fewer workplace incidents and avoid the costs associated with fatalities, injuries,
Small and medium-sized businesses can reduce safety-related risks and costs through the Safety and Health Achievement Program (SHARP), an initiative from the U.S. Occupational Safety
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Update (December 3, 2021): OSHA has extended the comment period for the ETS until January 19, 2022 Source: Business Insurance Update (November 18, 2021): OSHA
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is expected to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) about COVID-19 vaccine mandates and weekly testing. The
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A new initiative from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) seeks to protect workers in the tank cleaning industry from atmospheric and confined
OSHA and the EPA both have a role to play in workplace emergency response. When required by OSHA standards, employers must have a written emergency
Signed into law on May 5, 2021, the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act) mandates extensive new health and safety protections
OSHA is considering updating its mechanical power press standard to determine what action, if any, the agency may take to address worker safety while reducing
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed fining a contractor with a history of safety violations over $1.3M after two workers died at repair
OSHA Safe + Sound is a year-round campaign to encourage every workplace to implement a safety and health program. There was also a Safe +
According to the National Safety Council, there were 158,725 preventable work injuries in 2019. The cost was $171 billion (USD). For business owners and executives