Employee involvement is a key component of many safety management systems. However, companies often struggle to find meaningful ways to get every employee engaged. Employee involvement tends to end up constrained to small, fringe groups comprising only a fraction of … Read More
EHS Management System
Safety Inspections: How Often is Enough?
During the implementation of a robust and sustainable observation program for companies, one question comes up quite often: “How many inspections should we do?” Although a definitive number would be an ideal answer, safety inspection frequency is heavily influenced by … Read More
How can technology help construction companies with their EHS management system?
Construction is the leading industry with regards to its impact on nature and the environment. Over the past two decades, the construction industry itself has undergone many developments.1 The projects, materials used, machinery and tools, as well as the manner … Read More
Aligning Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Management Practices to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Over the last ten years, the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) reshaped the global business landscape. Once again, technological advancements redefined what was productive and, more importantly, what was possible. The latter not only pertains to production mechanisms but also … Read More
5-Step Guide to an EHS Management System that Works
Efforts to consider the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) dimension of doing business began in 2004 when the United Nations Global Compact published the study, “Who Cares Wins”, which described the crucial role of ESG in sustaining businesses in the … Read More
The Drawbacks of Safety Leading Indicators
It is important for organizations to begin looking further “upstream” in their safety processes when determining how effective their overall safety program is. Some have coined this proactive method of insight as a “pre-injury investigation” (Conklin, 2012). For example, consider … Read More
