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Best Practices…Are They Yesterday’s News?

Barbara Glynn Alves Oprah calls them the Ah-Ha Moments– the second you get that one piece of information or insight that connects all the dots.  I recently had an enlightening moment onboard a flight to Mexico. No, nothing life-threatening like engine failure or loss of cabin pressure! Nor did any cabin attendant pull an inflatable slide to escape his dreary existence. But it did involve Mad Men…

The July issue of Delta’s Sky magazine was devoted to the Click here to read full article

What is a Certified Industrial Hygienist?

Sarah Stibbe Damaskos
Where were you the first time that someone casually mentioned that they were a Certified Industrial Hygienist? Chances are you immediately pictured some type of space-suited dental hygienist flossing the world’s most horrific tooth grunge.  Or maybe you heard the term “industrial hygiene” and the frightening image of super-sized Teflon underwear floated into your head?  The good news is that you were almost right – conceptually.

Certified Industrial Hygienists (“CIH”) are cool. Sometimes they do get to wear

The Regulators Awake:Proposed Changes to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard

Paula Kaufmann, CIH

Both OSHA and the EPA seemed to have recently awoken from their regulatory slumber. OSHA has announced its first major rulemaking during the Obama administration with a proposed change to the agency’s Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard.  The existing OSHA HazCom Standard provides workers with the right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals they are exposed to while working, as well as the measures they can take to protect themselves.  This standard was originally

Beware of companies offering “OSHA Certified” training.

Looking for Safety & Health Training Services? Let the buyer beware!
John DeFillippo, CHMP

Not all companies that offer EH&S training services (and therefore not all trainers) are created equal. There is a wide range of quality out there and shopping by price or not checking references and qualifications can result in a nasty surprise. Let’s face it, training is an investment in time and dollars and you want a return. Many savvy managers are auditioning potential trainers before hiring them,

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Rules and Regulations

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Rules and Regulations
Dian Cucchisi – PhD – CHMM

It has been determined that if every home in America replaced just one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb, we would save enough energy in just one year to light 3 million homes; and enough to offset the greenhouse gas emissions generated by 800,000 cars. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state environmental agencies are encouraging homeowners to replace their regular light bulbs with