June 1, 2011
Features
The 50 People Who Most Influenced EHS in 2010-11
Here’s a quick look at those individuals whom the editors of EHS Today feel had the most impact on occupational safety, health, the environment and risk management in 2010-11...
Transformational Leadership: The Key to World-Class Safety
There is no finite description of what entails world-class safety, but there is one characteristic that absolutely is essential, and that is the engagement of the work force in the safety process. Transformational leadership is the key to engagement...
Managing Service Quality in Ergonomics Programs: A Path to Improved Outcomes
The service quality of ergonomics programs – and other employee-focused occupational health programs – has an equivalent impact on the prevention of employee injuries...
Safety – A View from the Top
An employee’s amputation alerted this CEO to the fact that his company had some serious safety challenges...
The Business Case for Sustainability
The chief sustainability officer for the Dow Chemical Co. believes that in order to drive economic value and societal change, sustainability must be seen as a platform to greater innovation and business growth...
A Century of Safety with ASSE
Out of the ashes of one of the nation’s most horrific workplace tragedies rose the American Society of Safety Engineers, a professional membership organization dedicated to the cause of workplace safety and health...
Columns
Managing Compliance: Going Beyond ‘Be Prepared’
The recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan have prompted companies around the globe to re-examine their emergency response strategies...
Managing Safety: S.T.E.P.S. (Strategic Targets for Excellent Performance in Safety)
A new safety management process is designed to fit into existing structure and facilitate the selection and accomplishment of basic units of safety improvement...
Sandy Says: Making Dumb Mistakes
An off-the-job safety experience, requiring a trip to the emergency room and six stitches, reminds me that complacency is the fastest route to injury...
