One of the most important parts of managing a safety program is tracking and evaluating progress toward improved workplace health and safety. Key performance indicators or KPIs allow you to do that consistently and predictably.

Safety: there’s an app for that.

Safety pays – in this case, literally. Since the dawn of workplace safety, employers have tried to find ways to motivate employees to engage in safe behavior. They know that employees are under pressure to perform and that productivity and safety are often viewed in opposition. But they also know that their businesses cannot afford to ignore safety in favor of productivity.

As a safety professional, you already know that you can learn from data on previous safety incidents. What if we said you could also learn how to stop future incidents from happening?

Analysis paralysis can happen in any organization. And even if the term isn’t familiar to you, the experience probably is. When you’re spending so much time thinking about the problem at hand that you’re unable to make a decision about how to move forward, you’re stuck in analysis paralysis.

Picture this. A hazardous chemical splashes a worker. The worker wasn’t seriously injured and the appropriate investigation commences. Workers are given training after the incident that focuses on the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Quality, Health, Safety, Environment (QHSE) software is a management system that incorporates common elements of ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and ISO 1401 standards. It’s often used in the oil and gas industries, but the best QHSE software is flexibly structured to adapt to any industry.

There’s an art and a science to business travel. Do it wrong, and you’ll spend a lot of wasted hours in airports and scramble to make up lost time in your hotel room. Do it right and you can make the most of what’s available to you.

Are you a brand new EHS professional looking to find your footing in the industry? It’s an exciting and valuable career, one that can reward and fulfill you for years to come.

Every job comes with a certain level of risk. Every industry is prone to certain risks and hazards. Construction and manufacturing are common examples of this.