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Dec 24th, 2015 |
By Absar Ahmad
This article summarizes research conducted by the author on the occupational health effects of mining among sandstone miners in Rajasthan, India. Overview The increasing demand for metals and minerals to meet the growing requirements of the infrastructure sector has rapidly increased the importance of sandstone mining in India. The state of Rajasthan produces approximately
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Tags: EHS, Environmental, Health and Safety, India, mining, occupational health, sandstone, silicosis
Jul 2nd, 2013 |
By Michael Bittner
The complex interplay between the environment, agriculture, and infectious diseases is explored in a new technical report, Research Priorities for the Environment, Agriculture and Infectious Diseases of Poverty, released in June 2013 by the United Nations World Health Organization. Because the interaction between environment, agriculture, and infectious diseases is poorly understood, the report advocates a new approach to fighting infectious diseases based on…
Posted in Climate Change, Environmental Management, Featured Articles, Health and Safety |
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Tags: Environmental Resources Management, ERM, malaria, Michael Bittner, WHO, World Health Organization
Jun 5th, 2011 |
By Barbara Jo Ruble
During a recent audit, I discovered that many of my colleagues and I had been taught to apply the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) confined space standard (29 Code of Federal Regulations 1910.146) incorrectly. The question that came up was related to identifying “what is a confined space,” which I find to be
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Tags: confined space, confined space entry, Health and Safety, OSHA, regulatory interpretation
Jan 7th, 2011 |
By Sanjay Sampath and Raakhee Kulkarni
This article is the first in a series of articles about environmental management in India. In this installment, authors Sanjay Sampath and Raakhee Kulkarni provide an overview of the social and environmental challenges facing India now and in the next 20 years. Subsequent articles will focus on India’s environmental laws and regulations. […]
Posted in Countries, Environmental Management, Favorites, Featured Articles, Health and Safety, India |
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Tags: environmental challenges in India, environmental impacts of economic growth in India, environmental management in India, India, India environmental regulation, Jairam Ramesh, urbanization of India
Dec 8th, 2010 |
By Rachel Becker
Last year, General Electric (GE) launched Healthymagination, an initiative aimed at driving healthcare innovation globally. An important component of Healthymagination is HealthAhead, GE’s internal effort to proactively improve the health of GE employees and their families and to contain healthcare costs. HealthAhead’s goal is to create a healthy and engaged workforce and promote a culture of wellness. This article reviews the components of GE’s HealthAhead program. […]
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Tags: employee wellness, GE, General Electric, Health and Safety, HealthAhead, Healthymagination, safety
Sep 19th, 2010 |
By Scott Nadler
Fortunately, your company has great market opportunities. Unfortunately, your opportunities are not where you have the environmental, health and safety (EHS) resources, people and knowledge. This creates a huge geographic mismatch. You and your company have spent years (even decades) building up your EHS infrastructure to fit your historic footprint. In developed markets where you’ve
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Tags: environmental management, global economy, health and safety management
Sep 18th, 2010 |
By Ronald Vriesman
If you’ve read any of the automotive headlines in recent months, you’ve probably seen that battery-operated, all-electric vehicles may soon be on a car lot near you. The catch phrase of our credit-crazed world – “Charge it” – will soon take on a whole new meaning. It won’t be about buying tires or wipers at
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Tags: all-electric vehicles, battery-powered vehicles, cars, electric vehicles, EVs, trucks
Jun 13th, 2010 |
By Jan Baldauf
Businesses use key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure progress toward specific health and safety goals or simply to monitor trends associated with corporate and facility activities or special projects. KPIs are used as a means to collect data and communicate trends, which can then be used to indicate where further improvements and resources are required. This article reviews the basics of establishing and managing KPIs.
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Tags: Health and Safety, key performance indicators, KPI, safety, safety and health, safety performance