As a relatively new UL employee, I didn’t know what to expect from UL’s recent Knowledge Summit in Philadelphia. As such, I was blown away by the passion that my UL colleagues and our customers showed. In EHS, we are part of an energetic, committed, intelligent and innovative community! Below are some of the things that stood out to […]
Avoidable audit findings sideline too many small and mid-size businesses (SMB) in the life sciences. As a result, critical product regulatory approvals can be jeopardized or delayed due to inconsistent or inadequate training activities and incomplete or error-ridden reporting. These same types of companies shared with me that they bypassed the addition of a learning […]
We’ve all been there—days spent away from our jobs completing required training programs that ultimately left us disappointed, confused, marginalized and with no new learning assets. Certainly, employee development plays a pivotal role in every successful enterprise today. But the most successful learning and development teams also understand how to measure the success of each […]
In a strong corporate safety culture, every employee is involved in safety activities and motivated to identify and reinforce habits and practices that protect staff, products and the facility. Successful cultures of safety are not ashamed of near misses. Instead, they consider incidents and negative observations as opportunities to improve work systems and communicate observations […]
Corporate safety professionals understand the intrinsic value of developing an influential and engaged safety culture. A safety-conscious workplace minimizes employee workplace accidents, incidents and near misses, stabilizes productivity, encourages organizational-wide participation and improves morale. One of the significant challenges our clients battle is winning management buy-in to EHS initiatives when their eyes are laser-focused on […]
The impacts felt by our changing climate – from erratic weather events, to forced migration, flooding and drought – will produce many winners and losers during the coming decades. It is a long-term trend of which an ever-growing number of investors are aware and starting to future-proof their portfolios in a way that mitigates climate-related […]
While the global textile and garment industry is worth some $3 trillion, the ephemeral nature of fashion – where what’s hot and what’s not can change in the blink of an eye – poses a series of formidable sustainability challenges, not least in the supply chain of brands everywhere. Many of these issues center around […]
Everything is easy when you’re not the one actually doing it, right? If fantasy could become reality, we would all have that easy button on our desks. Problem? BAM! Button pushed, problems solved. As safety professionals, we have one of the most difficult jobs in the world. We not only keep a workplace or jobsite […]
Employees working in a warehouse are exposed to a number of strenuous activities that can threaten their well-being. According to OHSA, the number of forklift-related accidents reaches close to 100,000 per year (100 fatal accidents, 34,900 serious injury accidents, and 61,800 non-serious accidents). As a result, those who handle heavy material handling equipment such as […]
When I look at the landscape of health and safety today in the United States and globally, it reminds me of a Henry Ford quote I heard long ago: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” Our workforce is getting older and less healthy; organizations are experiencing […]