Top EHS News Around The World

We're keeping our eye on the latest news to make sure that you're always up to date on the latest health and safety information, as well as the latest developments in the field of environment and safety.

In this newsletter, we'll be covering some of the most important news stories that we've come across recently. Stay safe out there!

1) Time to Get Serious about Sustainability-

The success of corporate sustainability programs may hinge upon four primary factors: staffing, funding, employee support and meaningful metrics. Operations professionals responding to?EHS Today's?2022 Sustainability Progress Report?survey indicated that these are the top areas they struggle with when implementing or maintaining a sustainability program.

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2) Health and Safety: Principles, Responsibilities and Practices

This manual provides information about policies, procedures, and guidelines related to health and safety at Stanford. Topics covered include responsibilities, services provided by the Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S), a variety of topics related to workplace safety (e.g. asbestos, ergonomics), the management of hazardous materials, and how to prevent and handle emergencies.

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1) ASSP New Measurement Aims to Prevent Injuries

“We need a complete, systematic method to influence what happens while understanding how and why it happens. This standard’s balanced approach measures actions that drive improvement. It’s a major development that can help businesses thrive, especially in today’s challenging environment.”

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2) Tips to Build Mental Strength

In an?article on CNBC,?neuroscientist?Wendy Suzuki, who is a professor?of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New York University, offers some tips.?

When thinking about all of the challenges that you might face, both big and small,?she suggests that in each situation you “visualize the most optimistic and amazing outcome to the situation. Not just the “okay” outcome, but the best possible one you could imagine.”

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3) Employee Health May be Key to Addressing the 'Great Resignation'

How to keep workers is something that many companies are trying to figure out. A new survey,?Health at Work,?from Quest Diagnostics, suggests that better health strategies could keep workers on the job.?

Two-thirds of employees (66%) say they are thinking about changing jobs next year or have begun or recently completed a job change.

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4) Why gloves are not enough-

Hand lacerations are among the most common types of injuries in the workplace, and?cut-resistant gloves?are a great way to prevent accidental cuts and abrasions to fingers and hands. They must be well-fitting, adequately maintained, and appropriately suited to the job or task at hand, in that they are the right type and cut-resistance rating level.

However, fingers and hands aren’t the employees of the only place can potentially cut themselves at work. While protective gloves are necessary for anyone working with sharp materials or cutting tools, they aren’t enough of a protective measure to prevent cuts elsewhere on an employee’s body.

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1) Road Safety and Traffic Signs in India-

Road safety rules and traffic signals are the life saviour methods which should be adopted by each and every person while walking on the roads. These safety methods are designed to avoid accidents on the road and to reduce the risk of injury.

Traffic signs are the silent speakers on the road. Be it the person behind the wheel or a pedestrian, having sound knowledge about road safety is necessary for all before hitting the streets.

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2) Raghvendra Kumar - The Helmet Man of India

3) Know these motor riders' hand signals. Sharing the road safely.

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It’s a speed limit, not a speed target.

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