Health
California Governor Declares State of Emergency in Five Counties Due to Fire
CALIFORNIA: California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in five counties on Sunday due to wildfires.The counties included Fresno...
Safety Culture Checklist: 6 Keys to Success
Many organizations want to improve their safety culture in order to reduce injury rates, save money, and increase productivity. But how does a compan...
Heat Wave Roasts Southern California With Record of 121 Degrees
Los Angeles County set a new high temperature as a cooling sea breeze remained trapped offshore, according to the National Weather Service. Scorching ...
Brazil Fires Burn World’s Largest Tropical Wetlands at ‘Unprecedented’ Scale
A record amount of the world’s largest tropical wetland has been lost to the fires sweeping Brazil this year, scientists said, devastating a delicat...
Zombie Fires Spark Record Arctic CO2 Emissions
This summer’s carbon emissions from Arctic wildfires were a third higher than last year’s previous record levels, research suggests. The atmospher...
Oil Industry Pumping £300BN Into Producing More Plastic Despite Global Moves to Slash Waste, Report Finds
The oil industry is investing £300bn in producing more plastic over the next five years, despite public pledges to reduce their net carbon emissi...
‘This is a Problem Across the Whole of the Nation’: 60% of Population Living with Air Pollution Above Legal Limits
Almost 60 per cent of people in England are living in areas where levels of toxic air pollution exceeded legal limits last year, analysis of official ...
California Plastic Pollution Initiative Qualifies for Statewide Ballot
The Plastics Free California initiative is heading to the November 2022 ballot after qualifying with 870,000 voters signatures — significantly more ...
Hot Roads and Roofs Send Harmful Pollution Into the Air
We all know cars and trucks spew pollution into the air—but it turns out what’s underneath their tires do as well. Asphalt—a petroleum produ...
Leading and Lagging Indicators: Complementary Parts of EHS Metrics Success
We live in an age where the success of many—if not most—business initiatives depends on the proper collection, analysis, and utilization of data. ...
Digital Distraction In Industrial Settings Causing Accidents
A new survey says 14% of respondents said at least one workplace accident happened because employee was distracted by their smartphone. Cell phone dis...
Now’s the Time to Take EHS Programs Digital
COVID-19 has disrupted the business world on a scale many of us have never before seen. It’s important to look for opportunity amid crisis, however,...