Take a break and check out this interactive map showing environmental rankings for America’s 50 states prepared by personal-finance website WalletHub. The company’s report, 2018’s Greenest States, includes a variety of entertaining lists showing best and worst air, water, and soil quality; most LEED-certified buildings per capita; highest and lowest consumption of renewable energy; etc.
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Take a break and check out the draft Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). The guidelines are intended to provide employers and workers with a sound, flexible framework for addressing safety and health issues in the workplace. The Program Management Guidelines were originally published in
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Take a break and watch this short video showing how static electricity can have disastrous results at the gas station. The video also provides advice on what to do the next time you fill up at the pump.
Take a break and watch these short public safety announcements regarding vehicles and motorcycles. These are great clips for safety talks.
Take a break and watch this short video of a truck carrying welding gases, oxygen and acetylene, that crashes on the highway. http://www.youtube.com/embed/FG1LGKieTxY?rel=0 Photograph: Gas Bottles by Esra Su, Frankfurt, Germany. Return to the EHS Journal Home Page
Take a break and watch this 30-second video that shows you how to start a fire with a gum wrapper and a flashlight battery. Video uploaded by the King of Random.com. Photograph: Bonfire 5 by Garret Voight, White Bear Lake, Minnesota, U.S.A. Return to the EHS Journal Home Page
Take a break and watch these powerful accident prevention videos developed by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario, Canada. The videos, which were developed as part of the WSIB’s Prevent-It.ca campaign, were designed to stimulate discussion among employers and workers, inspiring a “change in the mindset that says workplace injuries and
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This article provides practical tips for improving Phase I environmental due diligence reports. Great advice for new and experienced practitioners.
Take a break and watch this short video that shows the best way to remove a tick using narrow-pointed tweezers.
Take a break and watch this short video of forklift mishaps. The music makes it sounds as if these accidents are supposed to be funny, but we all know how tragic they could have been.
