OSHA Security Breach – A Quick Guide
According to a recent report from Bloomberg BNA, the Labor Department recently had to temporarily shut down OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application due to a potential compromise of a company’s electronic data. The article noted that OSHA was informed by Homeland Security of the breach on August 14, 2017 and access to the ITA website has been suspended […]
OSHA’s Updated Silica Regulation – What you Need to Know
In March of 2016, OSHA announced an updated rule that would amend outdated silica exposure regulations that were put in place in 1971. On September 23, 2017, the enforcement of OSHA’s updated respirable crystalline silica standard will go into effect for the construction industry in an attempt to reduce the occurrence of illnesses such as lung cancer, […]
Cority Spotlight: Laura Surowiec
The Cority team is made up of industry experts that understand the pain points and challenges that EHSQ teams face on a daily basis. This blog series highlights Cority team members that are using their industry expertise to tailor the Cority solutions to better suit the needs and wants of our customers. Name: Laura Surowiec MPH, […]
Asked and Answered: Into the Weeds Question Round-Up
This blog post is the final post in a 3-part series – As many companies are finding, legislative pushes to legalize medical and recreational marijuana have important implications on your organization’s workplace health and safety. We rounded up the top questions asked during our Into the Weeds webinar, and answered them to give you further guidance […]
Got Data on the Brain? So do our Clients!
July 25, 2017 This week I had my first opportunity to spend time with some of our clients discussing their data challenges and initiatives as part of Cority’s Analytics Program Client Advisory Committee. It was a fantastic opportunity to hear from EHSQ professionals about the challenges they are facing and their needs and goals for […]
Legalizing Marijuana in Canada: How Will It Affect Your Workplace?
Now that we have an idea of how marijuana legalization will affect the US, let’s take a look at how marijuana legalization in Canada will impact employee health and safety and EHS as a whole.
Big Data 101 for EHSQ Professionals
Do you quiver when you the topic of Big Data comes up? Do you slink away when your manager comes to talk to you about the latest presentation from a vendor about the transformative power of Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Predictive Analytics (PA) etc.? If so, you’re not […]
EHS & Quality: Five Key Challenges Facing Industrial Hygiene Professionals
According to the American Industrial Hygiene Association, Industrial Hygiene is “a science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of those environmental factors or stresses arising in or from the workplace which may cause sickness, impaired health and wellbeing, or significant discomfort among workers or among citizens of the community.” It’s […]
EHS & Quality: Five Key Challenges Facing Occupational Health Professionals
More than ever, effective Environmental, Health, Safety, and Quality (EHSQ) programs can make a significant contribution to the well-being of a company’s workforce and the bottom line of an organization. Occupational Health professionals are charged with managing the complexities of medical surveillance. They have to record employee health data from workplace injuries and illnesses, clinic […]
EHS & Quality: Four Key Challenges Facing Environmental Professionals
Environmental professionals are tasked with managing compliance of state/provincial and federal environmental regulations and laws. They must be able to assess risk in the workplace and develop and implement proactive measures that help prevent Environmental incidents from happening in the first place. They must also be able to track, investigate and manage various Environmental events […]