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Approximately 30 percent more charges have been filed with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) over the same period last year, according to a recent audit from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Inspector General. Michigan OSHA Cites Nine Employers for COVID-19 Violations Guy Burdick The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) announced citations of nine employers for allegedly failing to protect their employees from exposure to COVID-19. 5 Steps for Ensuring Your Contractors and Suppliers Share Your Safety Culture Dakota Software Your safety culture—the attitudes and habits underlying health and safety practices and compliance programs in your workplace—is an essential hazard control. It can be difficult to build but easy to destroy, and one thing that can destroy your carefully constructed safety culture is a permissive attitude toward the safety practices of your contractors and suppliers. The Contenders to Lead EPA, Energy, and Interior in the Biden Administration Lisa Whitley Coleman As President-Elect Joe Biden prepares for his presidential term, he is beginning to build out his Cabinet, which includes the vice president and 15 executive department heads: Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs. More recent articles Popular Articles Our Interactive Map of COVID-19 Cases Will Now Be Updated Mondays and Thursdays EHS Daily Advisor Staff Our latest interactive map of COVID-19 cases has been adjusted to reflect the rise in cases in the United States. Read on to view our updated color-coded map, a list of resources, plus an animation showing how our map has developed over time. Starting Monday, September 21, the map will be updated twice a week […] 11 Rules for Safe Handling of Hazardous Materials Chris Kilbourne Do your employees know how to handle hazardous materials safely? Here are 11 basic rules all employees who handle hazardous materials should know and follow. Looking for Safety Meeting Topics? Here’s a Whole Year of Ideas EHS Daily Advisor Staff Why reinvent the wheel when there are so many ready-made safety observances to link up to? The National Safety Council (NSC) publishes an annual list of safety meeting topics. Here are some highlights. GHS Pictogram Training Cheat Sheet Clare Condon The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires pictograms on labels to alert users of the chemical hazards to which they may be exposed. Each pictogram consists of a symbol on a white background framed within a red border and represents a distinct hazard(s). The pictogram on the label is determined by the chemical hazard classification. 5 Steps for Successfully Managing Diversity Chris Kilbourne Your workforce, your customers, and your markets are increasingly diverse. To promote individual and organizational success, you must welcome diversity and manage it well. These five steps will help you to manage diversity effectively. More popular articles Free Downloads Safety Training – Do What’s Right, Not Just What’s Required Identifying training needs is easy in the aftermath of a workplace incident. At that point, however, the discovery is too late for the injured. At UL, they believe a better approach is to understand training needs (and provide training), so workers are able to identify workplace hazards and take precautions that prevent incidents. Where do […] Can an Employee Refuse to Wear a Mask? Learn the best way to handle an employee’s refusal to wear a mask and your company’s best course of action in response. Access your free copy, here. Facing Forward: Profiles of EHS Professionals Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) is often viewed by some workers and executives as nothing more than a box to be ticked off on an onboarding training checklist. The truth, as we all know, is far different. As an EHS professional, you are passionate about your work: ensuring that everyone at a jobsite or facility […] THE HEAT IS ON: A Look at Workplace Heat Stress Prevention This free survey report aims to look at how companies are addressing the variable aspects of heat stress programs, such as dealing with indoor versus outdoor work, how they handle personal protective equipment (PPE), and how heat stress fits into the whole of their safety program. Find out how environment, health, and safety (EHS) professionals […] Attend an Online Event We have a variety of webinars, online events, and virtual roundtables available free of charge to keep you informed and connected to other EHS professionals throughout the COVID-19 pandemic Earn CEUs, exchange ideas, ask questions, and forge new professional relationships with peers and industry-leading providers. See Event Lineup Safety Solutions Showcase Do you want to be featured in a Faces of EHS Profile? Are you an environment, health, and safety (EHS) professional with something to contribute to your professional community? If so, we want to hear from you! As we build the EHS Daily Advisor community, we are looking for professionals, managers, and executives to be a part of our Faces of EHS profile series as well as contribute thoughtful content that can help our colleagues in the field with their compliance and cultural efforts. Learn more! 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