"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
American essayist, poet, philosopher and naturalist
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OSHA Cracks Down on Failure to File Electronic Injury Reports
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered its inspectors to crack down on employers who failed to electronically file their 300A, 300 Log and 301 injury report forms. According to OSHA, a little more than a third of workplaces that were required to respond did not file the reports.
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EHS Today
Thousands of Smoke Alarms Won't Work In Case Of Fire
A yellow cap left on during the manufacturing process is behind the recall that's just been issued of more than 450,000 smoke alarms due to the risk of their not working in the event of a fire. The impacted alarms are Kidde models PI2010 and PI9010.
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Industrial Safety & Hygiene News (ISHN)
Ready or not: are companies prepared to disclose on the TCFD recommendations?
A new report shows that there is a gap between the way companies identify climate-related risks and opportunities and how they are preparing to tackle them. The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) notes that this is a financial issue, not just a sustainability one.
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LinkedIn
The Hierarchy of Controls
Identifying and mitigating exposures to occupational hazards before work begins is the objective of all safety and health professionals. NIOSH offers a basic outline through its interpretation of the Hierarchy of Controls.
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Safety and Health Magazine
The Crucial Job Skill You're Waiting Way Too Long To Develop
Just because you aren't going to be giving keynote addresses anytime soon is no reason to avoid practicing public speaking.
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Fast Company
Plastic within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is ‘Increasing Exponentially,' Scientists Find
The Garbage Patch has been described before. But this new survey estimates that the mass of plastic contained there is four to 16 times larger than previously supposed, and it is continuing to accumulate because of ocean currents and careless humans both onshore and offshore.
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Washington Post
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2018 EHS Compliance Management Conference
Save $100 off registration when you register today.
May 15-17, 2018
Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol; Austin, Texas
Keynote: Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, The United States Protection Agency
This year's agenda will focus on risk management, auditing and emerging trends and how insights from key metrics can impact overall business strategy. Get advice from Gina McCarthy and participate in thoughtful discussions about what you should be doing to build a stronger compliance program.
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2018 Sustainability Management Conference
Register today to receive $200 off registration.
July 30 - August 1, 2018
Omni Providence Hotel; Providence, Rhode Island
Register for this year’s Sustainability conference to learn the latest sustainability trends, approaches, tools, and partnerships in water, greenhouse gas, waste, circular economy and chemical management.
You’ll hear best practices on the social side of sustainability such as employee engagement and diversity and inclusion. Plus, learn how companies are operationalizing SDGs and how you can too.
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Using Risk Ranking to Drive EHS Insights
Thursday, April 26, 2018
1:00 -2:00 p.m. (ET)
FREE for NAEM Members
Learn how incorporating risk management techniques into incident management processes can improve safety rates and overall operations. Join us for this micro-learning webinar to get quick insight on effective risk management.
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2018 EHS & Sustainability Software Implementation Report
Published March 2018
Free Report!
If you're looking to implement a new software system this is the report you won't want to miss with tips and recommendations for a successful launch. This report was written by NAEM without any influence of any 3rd party vendors. However, thanks to the sponsorship support of our software vendors we are able to offer it to you for free.
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Senior Environmental, Health & Safety Engineer
Ball Corp. - Broomfield, Colorado
Ball Corporation, since its founding in 1880, has evolved and expanded from its humble beginnings as a manufacturer of wood-jacketed tin cans into the global manufacturing leader it is today. Ball’s beverage packaging delivers more than just a cold drink. With the help of our 18,450 talented employees around the world, Ball will continue to revolutionize our industries, serve our customers. They are looking for an EHS Manager. The primary Purpose of Position is to provide technical support for the environmental, health, safety, and industrial hygiene functions as directed. Essential Functions and Responsibilities include providing technical environmental, health and safety support to Ball Corporation with the goal of maintaining continual compliance, determining cost-effective compliance solutions, developing long-term compliance strategies, and implementation of environmental, health and safety management systems, initiating, preparing and reviewing for approval prior to submittal to environmental regulatory agencies the following: permit applications, reports, compliance plans, emission information, questionnaires, variance requests, and general correspondence concerning plant operations and providing technical support to plants, licensees, joint ventures, and POC engineering. Broad training in a science-related professional field usually acquired through college-level education is required along with job related experience for 5 years minimum.
Director, Environmental Management, Health & Safety (EHS)
Legrand SA - West Hartford, Connecticut
Legrand is a global manufacturing company committed to maintaining the highest standards of environmental management, health and safety at every site and within every aspect of its operations. Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Director, Environmental Management, Health and Safety to join the Legrand North & Central America Team. The environmental health and safety (EHS) director assists the VP of Energy Efficiency, Sustainability and Public Policy, in consultation with leadership from Human Resources and Operational Excellence, in developing the company’s EHS goals and strategy and ensures that the health, safety, and environmental impact policies of the company are being successfully implemented. This is a managerial position largely carried out in an office environment, though the EHS Director shall regularly tour facilities to personally inspect operations and communicate with different departments. The scope of responsibility extends to management teams and employees in the US, Canada, Mexico, Central America and operations units Greater China. Beyond compliance, the EHS Director develops and implements programs and processes that support Legrand’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) priorities related to the environment, health and safety, and the achievement of related, multi-year goals. Minimum qualifications for an EHS director position are a bachelor's degree in environmental health and safety management or related field and at least ten years of on-the-job experience in implementing environmental, health and safety programs. The position requires strong managerial, communication, and analytical skills, as well as the ability to work in both a team and independently. The successful applicant will also have strong program management skills and experience, and will have demonstrated the ability to guide, educate and influence colleagues to adopt the necessary processes and behaviors that are hallmarks of a deep culture of environmental management, health and safety. The candidate must also be able to handle high-stress emergency situations. Relevant OSHA and ISO certifications are strongly preferred.
Senior Manager - Environmental
Georgia-Pacific LLC - Nationwide, United States
Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, toilet and paper towel dispensers, packaging, building products and related chemicals. It is an independently operated and managed company of Koch Industries. Georgia-Pacific has an immediate opening for an experienced and talented Sr. Manager – Environmental to support our Consumer Products Operations. The Sr. Manager – Environmental creates value by providing strategic environmental leadership to the facilities in the Consumer Products Group and by leveraging our Risk Management System to identify and mitigate risk. This role serves to proactively develop and align divisional environmental strategies consistent with our environmental vision. The selected individual will drive environmental excellence and competitive position through culture change and effective, sustainable management systems. The selected individual will mentor and build the capability of our environmental leaders and professionals while directly supporting our facility operations leadership and teams. This role could be Atlanta and/or remotely based and reports to the Director – Environmental CPG Consumer. The ideal candidate must be able to embrace and lead change, possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to efficiently balance multiple priorities. The position requires strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of audiences. The successful candidate must also lead by example, be self-motivated, possess strong analytical skills, exhibit sound decision-making, and have proficient organizational skills. Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Science, Environmental Management, or related Discipline is required along with seven (7) or more years environmental compliance and management systems experience. Pulp and paper process and regulatory knowledge preferred along with Twelve (12) or more years environmental compliance and management systems experience.
Vice President, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS)
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. - Washington, D.C.
ISRI is the voice of the recycling industry, promoting safe, economically sustainable and environmentally responsible recycling through networking, advocacy, and education. They are looking for a VP of EHS. Reporting to the President, and serving as an integral member of ISRI’s senior management team, the Vice President (VP) of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) manages all elements of ISRI’s environmental, health and safety programs (including facility operations and transportation) and Staff in an effort to advance EHS as a Core Value for ISRI and the industry it represents. The VP is responsible for providing industry leadership and strategic direction for ISRI’s EHS programs, while working with volunteer leadership and staff to develop the needed EHS tools including safety initiatives, programs and training to assist the membership in developing safer and environmentally compliant workplaces. As the voice of the association on EHS, the VP ensures that ISRI’s message is conveyed to members and others through all appropriate communication vehicles. Further, as the voice of the industry on EHS, the VP works with the appropriate regulatory agencies in an effort to elevate the industry’s efforts. A Bachelor’s degree in relevant technical field, preferably science along with an advanced degree and/or professional certifications a plus. A Minimum of 7 years of Safety and/or EHS experience, as well as experience managing people is required with a minimum of 10-15 of progressive program development experience.
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