June 2018

COVER STORY

Sustainability

The concept of sustainability is gaining influence in the corporate world. What does it actually mean for employers today, and what part does sustainability play in occupational safety and health? Read more

'It's pretty dangerous to be a garbage man'

Hazards associated with working in traffic, handling materials, and moving on and off garbage trucks put sanitation workers at risk. In the first two days of 2018 alone, seven sanitation workers were killed, according to the Solid Waste Association. Read more

OSHA to require additional employers to submit injury, illness data

Federal OSHA is requiring covered establishments in State Plan states that don't have electronic recordkeeping rules to submit their 2017 injury and illness data from Form 300A. Two states are telling employers to disregard the directive. Read more
SAFETY LEADERSHIP

Balancing urgency and execution

"How do employees reconcile quality and safety when they hear they need to, in the words of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 'move fast and break things'?" ask Don Groover and Mike Mangan from DEKRA Insight. Read more
ALL ABOUT YOU

Don't overthink it

"Overthinking is something we all do from time to time," says veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk, who shares techniques he uses to reduce anxiety and negative thoughts. Read more

MY STORY

Safety+Health readers share how they got into the EHS field.

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