On episode 72 of EHS on Tap, Bob Greene, senior human resource industry analyst at Ascentis, talks about what employers can expect from the updated OSHA inspection process.

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EHS on Tap 72: Get Ready for OSHA's COVID-Focused Inspections

Despite all the challenges currently facing business and industry, there arguably has been no better time to be an environment, health, and safety professional. Driven in part by the COVID-19 pandemic and also by the return on investment provided by strong safety and sustainability programs, organizations are valuing environment, health, and safety perhaps more than ever, and this presents great opportunities for the EHS field. However, these opportunities may also add to the complexities surrounding hiring and recruiting for EHS positions. So today on EHS on Tap, we spoke with Michael Zalle and Michelle Tinsley, cofounders of YellowBird, an online two-sided marketplace that quickly and easily connects EHS Professionals with businesses on-demand, facilitating the right people, in the right location, with the right experience for the job.

E71: YellowBird Connects EHS Professionals with Job Opportunities

This week is the EHS Daily Advisor’s Safety Stand Down Week, and you can’t build a better safety program without paying close attention to your organizational safety culture. So for today’s EHS on Tap podcast, we’re chatting with Steve Roberts, PhD, co-founder and senior partner at Safety Performance Solutions and a safety culture and behavioral safety expert who has some best practices to help environment, health, and safety managers boost their organizational cultural efforts and build safer working environments for all employees companywide.

E70 Steve Roberts Talks Safety Culture Best Practices for Our Safety Stand Down Week

Today is May the Fourth, Star Wars Day, and to celebrate the occasion we're joining forces with fellow Star Wars nerd Jim Davis, host of our sister podcast, HR Works, and editor of the HR Daily Advisor for a couple of episodes focusing on human resources and environment, health, and safety (or, as is often the case, a conspicuous lack thereof) in the Star Wars universe. After you take a listen to this episode, be sure to check out some more Star Wars Day analysis from a human resources perspective over at HR Works.

E69: Star Wars Day: On May the Fourth, a Look at EHS (or Lack Thereof) in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

In conversations about workplace safety and health, too often a certain category of business is left out of the conversation: Nonprofits. Yet these organizations, often heavily staffed by dedicated volunteers, share similar vulnerabilities as any other for-profit organization. On today’s podcast, we’re sitting down with Jack Geissert, the founder and president of Safety for NonProfits (S4NP) who is looking to close this gap. We discuss how he and his organization provide a helping hand to nonprofits with pro bono health and safety services.

E68: Safety for NonProfits (S4NP): A Conversation with Founder Jack Geissert

There are many health threats facing the workforce today, and we’re not just talking about COVID-19. Ailments like stress, fatigue, obesity, mental health issues, and lung and heart disease, just to name a few, continue to burden the public. These issues don’t just negatively affect workers, but their organizations as well, and the entire working world can benefit from addressing the overall health of our populace both nationwide and worldwide. For World Health Day coming up April 7th, we’re sitting down with two guests from the Total Worker Health Program at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and they have some great insight and tips for our audience of EHS professionals looking to help create a healthier workforce. We’re very excited to have on the show Dr. L. Casey Chosewood and Dr. Paula Grubb. Casey is the Director of the Office for Total Worker Health® at NIOSH, and Paula is a Research Psychologist at NIOSH in the Division of Science Integration.

E67: NIOSH Experts Discuss Total Worker Health for World Health Day

While we are still amid the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing vaccination rates and better workplace safety guidance have led organizations to look ahead to return-to-work scenarios in a post-COVID business world. One EHS-related angle that may be a bit overlooked is your drug and alcohol testing program. Drug and alcohol use has spiked during the pandemic; what does this mean for your safety and testing programs as many of these workers begin transitioning back into the office? On today's episode, we chat with Bill Current, President of Current Consulting Group about some considerations for returning to the office.

E66: Returning to Work Post-COVID: Considerations for Your Drug and Alcohol Testing Policies

Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a global event for celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women that also serves as a call to action for accelerating women's equality. To mark the occasion, EHS on Tap is sitting down with four women who have found great success in the EHS field, Adele Abrams, Lindsay Bell, Abby Ferri, and Camille Oakes, each of whom has also been an advisory committee member for the American Society of Safety Professionals’ Women in Safety Excellence (or WISE) common interest group.

E65: For International Women’s Day, EHS on Tap Interviews Four WISE Women

It's EHS Leadership Week at the EHS Daily Advisor. For this special leadership-focused episode of EHS on Tap we spoke with Mary J. Stine, the global director of EHS programs for a large multinational corporation about her experiences starting out in EHS, the qualities of an EHS leader, and why it is important for EHS to have a seat at the table.

E64: EHS Leadership Week: Mary J. Stine Shares Stories and Advice for Success

The world has been offered a glimmer of optimism for the coming year as numerous COVID-19 vaccines have started rolling out in an effort to combat the pandemic. However, environment health and safety professionals have a lot of questions about the vaccine and what their role, if any, should be in organizational vaccination programs. Fortunately, we're joined today by attorney, safety professional, and trainer Adele Abrams who can help shed some light on some of the questions or concerns EHS professionals might have about complying with vaccination protocols.

E63: COVID-19 Vaccine and Your Company: What Is the Role of EHS?

Diversity and inclusion are hot topics at organizations worldwide, but too often its impact on environment, health, and safety is overlooked. In order to help fill this gap, the EHS Daily Advisor teamed with Avetta to conduct research into diversity and its importance to EHS, from the shop floor to the supply chain. On this episode, we discuss some of the basics about the importance of diversity to EHS with Laurie Knape, an EHS Professional with our research sponsor, Avetta.

E62: Why Diversity is Important to EHS

In this episode, EHS on Tap is kicking off the EHS Daily Advisor Safety Culture Week with a brand new episode that promises to both inform and entertain. We're very excited to chat with the Safety Justice League, a group of self-proclaimed safety nerds who are constantly on the lookout for safety superheroes. This intrepid league of professionals are speakers, authors, and fellow podcasters, with a combined experience of over a half century in the safety field. And in addition to today's podcast, they will also be joining us for a panel discussion at our next EHS Now event on November 11th.

E61: EHS on Tap Powers Up Safety Culture Week with the Safety Justice League!

Even before a great many of us were working remotely, connectivity has been and will always be a key component of successful safety programs and healthy safety cultures. Open communication, engagement from employees and management, and effective change management all depend on connectivity, and technology can help facilitate all of these factors on which effective EHS management depends. On today’s podcast, we’re chatting with two experts, Chris Borneo of MSA Safety and Matt DeLorenzo of Safety io, who can guide us through the practicalities of connectivity, the technology involved, and how it can serve to create better workplace safety programs.

E60: Advancing Your Worker Safety Program with Practical Connectivity

Among the many health and safety concerns related to COVID-19 is the challenge posed to all of our collective mental health. Our current situation has put a strain on all of us to some extent, and with mental health challenges come a concern about potential workplace violence. It’s important for environment, health, and safety professionals to be prepared for any such threats to their businesses, and we have an expert with us today to help us understand these considerations and provide advice on how to stay ready to protect the workforce. Joining us today on the podcast is Jean-Paul (or JP) Guilbault, the CEO of Navigate360, a company that boldly confronts the challenges communities face by creating safe environments where they can thrive and focus on their true mission. Prior to joining Navigate360, JP served as the President and CEO of Community Brands, and he is a techy at heart, with more than 20 years of experience leading fast-paced technology companies.

E59: Mental Health and Workplace Violence in the Age of COVID-19

There has always been a tendency for organizations to silo into discrete units, which can make it difficult to address many of the day-to-day problems that arise through normal business. Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues disrupting how company's look and operate, it is more important than ever to have open channels of communication within an organization. In this special episode of EHS on Tap, my colleague James Davis from the HR WorksPodcast (hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/podcasts/) joins me to interview an environment, health, and safety (EHS) and a human resources (HR) professional from one of the largest private companies in the United States: Koch Industries, Incorporated (www.kochind.com/). Our collective goal is to better understand how EHS and HR work together, overcome challenges, and otherwise collaborate to make their workplace safe during a crisis. Our guests are Walt Malone, VP of HR for Koch, and Sheryl Corrigan, director of environmental, health, and safety for Koch.

E58 How EHS and HR Collaborate During a Crisis

EHS on Tap is an environmental, health, and safety podcast by BLR. On each episode of EHS on Tap, host Justin Scace will discuss emerging legal, regulatory, and policy issues with industry experts and the impacts to everyday environmental and safety professionals. EHS on Tap runs the gamut of contemporary environmental issues including water, air, and waste as well as covers a wide variety of safety issues.

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