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January 2013 Issue

In this issue, find out what 9 EHS leader see as our challenges and opportunities, a plea to President Obama, fracking safety and much more!

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Features

  • EHS leaders look ahead to 2013
    Jan. 9, 2013
    Article
    EHS Today

    2013 Look Ahead: EHS Leaders Discuss the Year Ahead

    Every year brings with it new challenges and new opportunities for success in EHS. With the 2012 presidential election behind us and 4 more years of the Obama administration ahead of us, some uncertainty we faced last year has been resolved. However, the country's slow economic turnaround, continued uncertainty in Europe and the Middle East and the slow pace of OSHA rulemaking continue to impact EHS in the United States....More
  • Barack Obama
    Jan. 9, 2013
    Article

    Mr. President: Help Worker Safety by Updating Obsolete OSHA Regulations 1

    On the campaign trail, President Barack Obama discussed the importance of helping boost the economy by easing regulatory burdens on companies where appropriate. OSHA certainly has been aggressive during the president's first term, dramatically increasing enforcement, and it might seem a logical first step to change tactics there. I continue to believe that ramped-up enforcement, by what was dubbed as the “new" OSHA, is misguided and ineffective....More
  • hydraulic fracking concerns
    Jan. 9, 2013
    Article
    EHS Today

    What the Frack? Safety Concerns Surface in Hydraulic Fracturing

    Fracking. The word alone can stir up controversy. The process of extracting natural gas through hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," might summon in your imagination a ravaged environment and damaged communities. Or perhaps you envision a prettier picture – one that involves clean-burning fuel, job growth and affordable energy....More
  • Milliken Safety Way System
    Jan. 9, 2013
    Article

    Milliken's Keys to Employee Engagement, Increased Workplace Safety and Productivity

    More than 20 years ago, hourly production associates at Milliken's Gilliland plant in Laurens, S.C., concretely demonstrated the fact that heightened engagement contributed to a dramatic reduction in the Total Incident Rate (TIR). The two decades that followed witnessed the replication of Gilliland's process of engagement across the company....More
  • Jan. 9, 2013
    Article

    Safety and Performance Excellence: Zero Accidents Does Not Equal Safety Excellence

    A newly hired safety professional asked the CEO of his organization what was expected of him and the answer he got was "excellence." When he asked the CEO to elaborate, the CEO replied, "When you get to zero accidents come back and see me."...More

Commentary

  • Jan. 9, 2013
    Commentary

    The Break Room: Are You a Cat Person or a Dog Person?

    When someone asks whether I'm a cat person or a dog person, I answer, "I love both – but cats have the edge." So I think it's fitting that every issue of EHS Today opens with an editorial showing Sandy posing with one of her dogs and now closes with my more cat-friendly Break Room column. Here at EHS Today, we're equal-opportunity animal lovers....More
  • Sandy Smith, Editor in Chief
    Jan. 9, 2013
    Commentary
    EHS Today

    Sandy Says: It's the End of the World as We Know It

    According to the Mayans, the world was going to end 12-21-12. If you're reading this – and I'm fairly confident that you will be since it's 12-21-12 in parts of the world right now and I haven't heard anything about New Zealand disappearing from the face of the earth – the world didn't end. So, what are we going to do with this reprieve?...More
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Mr. President: Help Worker Safety by Updating Obsolete OSHA Regulations 1

Should OSHA spend time editing out references to obsolete equipment (that companies don't have to worry about) or should OSHA get out a rule like Silica that causes a lot of lung disease? I trust the business community to know when to skip obsolete sections of a rule. Jim should, too.

By Edwardx on Jan. 9, 2013
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