Managing Risk During Lean Improvements

Raimund Laqua

LEAN approaches have been used across many industries for decades with great success. However, there are some industries were using LEAN for process improvement may end up exposing companies to: greater risk, loss of compliance, and reduced safety.

ISO 14001:2015 Aspects and Their Impact: Plant and Facilities Maintenance 

EHSQ Alliance Contributor

Chapter 9 of The ISO 14001: 2015 Companion discusses managing typical environmental aspects and impacts of the standard.

Risk-based Thinking – Quieting our Lizard Brain

Raimund Laqua

Identifying risks and reacting to problems when they occur uses our "Lizard Brain," which is fast and needed for a fight-and-flight response to survive in the present and short term.

Disposal of Unused Pharmaceuticals

EHSQ Alliance Contributor

By Rich Thompson, Managing Partner at TEC, LLC

Healthcare providers and households with unused pharmaceuticals must act to reduce accidental or intentional misuse of the medicine and to keep the drugs from entering the environment. 

How NOT to Fall: What you can do at work to stay safe

Jennifer Chylinski

Your employer is required to make sure you are safe at work, but don't forget that there are things you can do to make sure you're not at risk of injury or death from falling on the job. That's right, I said death. We're not just talking about sprained ankles or bumps on the head here.