Meaning of EHS and Its Importance!
When someone hears or sees EHS they tend to put these three job roles into the same category. There are some major differences between the three of them. The “E” focuses on the Environment, while “H” and “S” focus on the Health and Safety of a person. Companies sometimes try to hire one person to fill these three roles as there is some overlap, but often one person comes up short on the requirements to manage everything effectively. Therefore, it is important to know the differences and to learn of ways that could make their business more efficient
Are You in Compliance with Occupational Health?
Every year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports the “OSHA Top 10” most often cited workplace safety standards and the ones for 2023…
Occupational Health by the Numbers!
Occupational Health includes Industrial Hygienists (IHs) who identify, evaluate, and control the health hazards at the work sites. They are the ones with “boots on the ground” that communicate with the workforce, as well as upper management to try and protect employees from occupational health hazards such as chemicals, noise, and radiation. Occupational Health also consists of Occupational Medicine Specialists (i.e., Doctors) and Occupational Health Nurses that provide the clinical and preventive health care for those employees that may have potential exposure requiring health surveillance, drug testing, disability management, and preplacement and return-to-work physicals. The IHs are the ones who identify employees that should be part of health surveillance depending on their potential for exposure and provide that information to the Occupational Medicine team. Usually, companies will send their employees to an Occupational Medicine clinic rather than having them in-house.