Driving Worker Engagement in EHS: Does the Mobile Application You Choose Really Matter?
Every once in a while, it’s necessary to take a step back, rethink, and challenge your assumptions. This is especially true when it comes to evolving technology and mobile application development. Enterprises are rapidly adopting mobility. According to a global survey by Transparency Market Research, 71% of business enterprises believe mobility is a top priority, and 63% think […]
Safety Incident Tracking Software You Can Count On
In a perfect world, you’d never have to deal with an environmental health and safety incident. Unfortunately, even the best risk management and injury prevention plans are vulnerable to unforeseen circumstances and human error. Sometimes, no matter how hard you’ve worked to prevent it, something unfortunate can happen. When things go wrong, you want to […]
Trench Safety Stand Down 2018
National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA), North American Excavation Shoring Association (NAXSA) and the US Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) are once again sponsoring a Trench Safety Stand Down (TSSD). This year’s event will be held June 18-23. During the safety stand down, employers will talk directly to employees about trench and excavation hazards, as […]
Minimize Your Company’s Carbon Footprint with Environmental Management Software
These days, we’re all thinking about our carbon footprint. Every day, we have to consider what decisions we make and how they impact the environment, from the clothes we wear to the food we eat to how we get to work every day. But the daily environmental concerns of the average person pale in comparison […]
The Internet of Things for EHS Professionals: A Primer
Learn more about what the Internet of Things (IoT) is and the impact this transformative technology will have on your EHSQ program.
Compliance Management Software Promotes Organizational Synergy
Today’s companies are comprised of multiple layers, departments, and components. A company’s success is determined by the total sum of its parts. Effective, real-time communication can easily be achieved through compliance management software. Operational excellence can only be achieved in a systematic manner. Health, Safety, and Environmental software (HSE software) is but one of many […]
Impact Reporting: The Business Response to Impact Measurement & Key Conclusions
In the previous two parts of this blog series on social and environmental impact reporting, we have provided an overview of the key findings of our research about existing trends and challenges in the impact measurement and reporting space. We have also aimed to provide clarification around terminology and valuation methodologies that currently exist in […]
What Does Earth Day Mean to You?
This weekend is Earth Day 2018, and as I write this blog, I keep thinking about the environmental challenges we face now and what it means for our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, once said, “Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or conservative challenge, it’s common […]
EPA Proposes Change to Hazardous Waste Classification
In March, the EPA issued a proposed rule that would reclassify used aerosol cans from a hazardous waste to a universal waste. Currently, most waste aerosol cans that are not empty are regulated as hazardous waste because they exhibit a hazardous characteristic, such as ignitability, or because they contain an RCRA-listed chemical substance. Currently, used […]
Impact Reporting: Frameworks, Methodologies and Approaches for Impact Measurement and Valuation
This is the second part of a 3-part series on an extensive piece of research on social and environmental impact reporting. To view the first part of this series on ‘The state of social and environmental impact measurement and reporting’ please click here. In this part, we give an overview of the key organizations in […]