Executive Brief • November 3, 2022
NAEM
“Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.”
Franz Kafka (1883 – 1924)
Bohemian Novelist
When it Comes to Safety, Quitting is not an Option
The latest trend in employee disengagement is quiet quitting, which is the currently popular way of describing an employee who does the bare minimum to get the job done without getting fired. It’s not really a new thing at all—we’ve all known people at work who seem to just get by—the last-to-arrive-and-first-to-leave types.
EHS Today
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COP27: What You Need to Know About This Year’s Big Un Climate Conference
This year’s UN Climate Conference takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, against a backdrop of extreme weather events worldwide, an energy crisis propelled by the war in Ukraine, and scientific data reiterating that the world is not doing enough to tackle carbon emissions and protect the future of our planet.
United Nations News
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COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt: What to Expect
Countries made big pledges at last year’s UN climate conference, but greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. This year’s event in Sharm el-Sheikh will focus on translating those commitments into action.
Council on Foreign Relations
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EPA Issues Final List of Contaminants for Potential Regulatory Consideration in Drinking Water, Significantly Increases
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Final Fifth Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5), which will serve as the basis for EPA’s regulatory considerations over the next five-year cycle under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This update includes a substantial expansion of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), an important first step towards identifying additional PFAS that may require regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
EPA Press Office
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SEC and EPA: Climate Disclosure Regulations and Programs
In August, the EPA received $5 million from Congress under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for programs to boost voluntary corporate climate reporting while the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ramps up for legal battles regarding its upcoming mandatory climate change reporting rules.
EHS Daily Advisor
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Proposed Agreement Sets EPA Deadlines for Traveling Ozone Plans
The EPA will have to meet new deadlines to handle four states’ traveling ozone air quality plans under a proposed agreement released Wednesday.
Bloomberg Law
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The Importance of Managing Workflows for Company Safety
Following the events of 2020, the working landscape has changed for many companies with remote working and hybrid shift patterns becoming more normal than ever. With companies adopting these flexible working arrangements and also adapting their premises and operations around them, we must maintain a close eye on safety.
EHS Daily Advisor
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NASA Finds More Than 50 Super-Emitters of Methane
While mapping minerals in Earth’s deserts, the agency’s new detector on the ISS spotted massive contributors to climate change
Smithsonian Magazine
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The Evolution Of A Division Safety Program
Understanding the direction that a safety program is headed, or why it’s moving in that direction, requires an understanding of how the program has evolved over the years. The successes and failures; mission and manpower changes; and of course, the regulatory changes are all contributing factors, instrumental to moving forward.
U.S. Army
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2022 Webinars
Mitigating Disease Spread in the Workplace: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mitigating Disease Spread in the Workplace: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic
November 3, 2022
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (ET)

This webinar will examine disease-causing microbes and discuss the key elements to consider in your return-to-work plans, including effective prevention and mitigation practices.
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Task Creation & Standardization: The Next Level of AI Support for EHS Professionals
Task Creation & Standardization: The Next Level of AI Support for EHS Professionals
November 14, 2022
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (ET)

Get ready for the latest way Artificial Intelligence (AI) and specifically Natural Language Processing (NLP) will be making the lives of EHS professionals easier by making routine task completion faster and more accurate.
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2022 EHS & Sustainability Events
NAEM IMPACT22
IMPACT22 | Sustainability Impact Series
December 1, 2022
Topic: Preparing for the Future of Business Accountability
Buy one registration, get two additional registrations complimentary
Virtual

From the aspirations of a net-positive business and the complexity of the just transition to the reputational impacts of greenwashing perceptions, sustainability leaders at all levels of maturity will benefit from this look forward at the corporate sustainability issues poised to be front and center in 2023 and beyond.
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TECH23 | NAEM’s Tech Week
TECH23 | EHS + ESG Tech Week
March 14 - March 16, 2023
Tucson, Arizona

NAEM's annual Tech conference offers deep-dive training sessions, keynotes, demonstrations and data management strategy sessions that expand your view of what’s possible, and numerous opportunities to help you achieve your technology and software goals.
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EHS&S Job Opportunities
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U.S. Mint, Department of the Treasury
West Point, New York
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Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Heraeus
Vandalia, Ohio
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MDC Precision
Hayward, California
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Batavia, New York
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Bath & Body Works LLC
Columbus, Ohio
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