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Safety Training Amidst the Melting Pot: The Importance of Effective and Understandable Training at the Workplace

Diego Tolosa, CHST

My interest in bilingual safety training started the day I entered a construction site in which a number of Spanish-speaking employees were working in a trench excavated from green soil. As a health and safety professional, my attention was immediately drawn to them. I asked if they knew what the green soil was and they said “No se”, which means, “I don’t know.”

Well, I did!

The “green soil” was contaminated with hexavalent chromium (CrVI), a known carcinogen. After

Life as a Healthy and Safety Officer

John Quatermas – EHS Consultant

Working as a Health & Safety Officer (HSO) at a hazardous waste site presents many challenges. It is our job to insure that workers on the site perform their activities in a manner that protects them and the public from injury or illness. Each hazardous waste site has its own unique dangerous conditions, which must always be considered – dirty soil, contaminated groundwater, containers of hazardous materials -contaminates vary from location

“Mixing the Bomb”...The Importance of Following OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200

The Importance of Following OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200
Diego Tolosa, CHST

In their attempts to increase workplace efficiency, employers and employees alike sometimes forget about a few basic safety requirements. Most commonly overlooked is OSHA’s Hazardous Communication (HAZCOM) standard which requires employers to provide employees with information “concerning chemical hazards and the appropriate protective measures for safe handling practices”. HazCom is an important part of work place safety because it provides employees with the basic

Want a New Facility in Compliance with EHS Regulations and Accepted Practices?

Get an EHS Design Expert at the Table!Paula Kaufmann – CIH

I recently read an article titled “Implementing Safety during Design: a Case Study” in the March 2009 edition of AIHA publication, The Synergist. The authors discuss how incorporating safety systems or measures in the design phase of a construction project can result in large cost savings for the overall project budget. Studies have shown that implementing safety during the planning phases of a