Welcome to our June EHS news roundup! June 14th marked the two year anniversary of the Grenfell tower fire. 72 people died in the tragedy, which grossly highlighted the UK’s irregulated fire safety procedures. In other news: safety managers warned about employee diabetes, OSHA short-staffed and leaderless, dealing with measles at work, and how machine … Read More
Are you ready for a connected working environment? Do you want to predict machine failures and prevent workplace injuries? Then the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is your answer. The industrial Internet of Things simply means all your workplace equipment – including PPE and machinery – is connected to the internet. Futhermore, the equipment’s data … Read More
Health and safety is unsexy and boring. In fact, of the many elements involved in a project, health and safety is often the least popular. Media coverage of poor practice and ridiculous “elf n’ safety” cases helped bring the discipline into disrepute. Take this recent example: Lancashire County Council banning bunting strung across roads during … Read More
Let’s face it – not everyone enjoys learning a new skill by staring at a large screen. Unfortunately, this rigid learning structure is one most of us are accustomed to. Many workers spend substantial time glued to classroom seats (reminiscent of school days) or watching dreary safety presentations. The craving for a more dynamic, flexible … Read More
Employee engagement is key to a successful EHS system. Not only do they actually have to do the work safely, they have to let you know when something’s not right – and one of the biggest barriers to that is difficulty. Nobody wants to spend time filling in a clunky form when they could be … Read More
