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August 22, 2013
"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills."
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The News
EPA Wants to Modernize Regulatory Reporting
Just as Obama's plan to convert US medical records from paper to electronic files has been a big deal, the EPA is proposing an analogous system for regulatory reporting. The EPA announced a new rule that "modernizes" the Clean Water Act by requiring electronic reporting instead of using paper. Read more...
How to Differentiate Great Leaders from Good Leaders
Jeff Immelt, the Chairman and CEO at GE, discusses how do you evaluate the talent at the top of GE, or any other organization. Read more...
Safety in the Sun: When is your workplace too hot to handle?
Work involving excessive heat exposure is a serious health and safety hazard and can lead to various health problems, ranging from physical discomfort to life threatening conditions. However, such consequences are preventable if the correct precautions are taken. This article is a benefit of Enhesa's sponsorship of the 2013 EHS Management Forum. Read more...
Three Ways to Engage Non-Wired Employees
The tendency of companies to "go paperless" means that employees who are not regularly positioned in front of computers can be left out of corporate sustainability efforts. That's a shame, because those workers are the closest employees to the actual sustainability impacts that the company is trying to manage. Read more...
Environmental Firm Rankings Topped by CH2M Hill
CH2M Hill is the top US environmental firm, according to Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms list. The top 10 also includes other NAEM Affiliate Council members Veolia Environment, AECOM, and Golder Associates. Read more...
College Prep, This Time for Health
If you're sending a child to college this fall, take a minute to consider their health. From a medical point of view, an 18-year-old is a legal adult, and when children head off to college, responsibility for their health unmistakably shifts. They must take care of themselves, in every sense, and now is the time to talk about how. Read more...
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Avery Dennison Corp. - Mentor, OH
A high profile position leading Avery Dennison's Materials Group EHS efforts across North America, including sites in the US, Mexico and Canada. This senior leadership role has primary responsibility to continuously improve employee safety performance to world-class standards, ensure sustainable compliance, develop and implement EHS policies, programs, procedures, standards, training, and processes, and support product compliance and sustainability initiatives. The position is a member of the EHS function and the Business Group Leadership Team with regional responsibility and global reach. A BS in a technical discipline along with 10+ years in EHS manufacturing is required. MS desired.
Lend Lease Corp. - New York, NY
Lend Lease is looking for a Senior EHS Manager. The ideal candidate will be asked to plan, implement and supervise project Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) programs in compliance with corporate EH&S policies and procedures. S/he will also train, instruct, provide educational materials and support project staff on applicable EH&S rules and regulations and Incident & Injury Free (IIF) on specific project(s). Some essential job functions include promoting, practicing, and implementing all aspects of Incident & Injury Free, assisting project team in supervision, coordination and implementation of site safety program, and risk assessments. BS in technical field is required along with 7+ years of EHS experience. Must have NYC Site Safety Manager License and OSHA 500. CSP/OSHT a plus.
Phillips Pet Food & Supplies Corp. - Easton, PA
Phillips is seeking a dynamic Corporate Safety Manager with proven experience and extensive knowledge to manage, direct and administer our safety policies and programs for our national multi-site organization. Working within appropriate company policy and legal guidelines, the Corporate Safety Manager will be responsible for maintaining and implementing safety processes and procedures for the corporate warehouse as well as remote distribution centers according to OSHA regulation and Phillips policy and represent the company in a professional and courteous manner at all times while communicating with internal and external customers. Position requirements include Graduate Safety Professional (GSP) from an accredited school or Associate Safety Professional (ASP) certification required, 3-5 years relevant management experience.
Apple Inc. - Beijing, China
This position is offered in Apple's Asia Pacific and Japan Environmental Affairs Team. The mission of the Environmental Affairs Team is to ensure that Apple's products and processes meet and surpass regional and national environmental regulatory requirements. In addition the team anticipates upcoming trends and helps to formulate proactive approaches and establish environmental leadership programs. The Asia Pacific and Japan team supports Apple's corporate environmental groups to deliver programs on carbon footprint, elimination of hazardous substances, improved energy efficiency, design for recycling, product recycling and take back solutions. Good Chinese/English communication skills required.
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