By: Elizabeth Foster, Contributor The World Health Organization estimates that heat exposure will directly lead to 38,000 unnecessary deaths during the 2030s and more than 100,000 additional deaths per year in the 2050s.i Each year, we are experiencing an escalation of extreme weather. This past summer brought record-breaking heatwaves across the globe. July is notably…

By: Del Williams, Contributor Contractors can dramatically speed pipe cleaning and prevent process disruptions and downtime using a variety of high- performance hose nozzles. Although industrial processes vary broadly, in any plant, dusts, grease, slag, metals, residues and cementitious particulates generated during manufacturing can make their way into the wastewater stream, accumulate and even harden…

By: Edward Stern, Contributor If your organization does not have a good anti-bullying policy and does not implement it fairly, over time, your organization will lose conscientious, talented workers. Of course, there are other adverse consequences to the organization and to the employees apart from the loss of talent. An abusive environment discourages people from…

By: Doug Matthews, Contributor Safety is prerequisite to success. Having the right systems and controls in place improves workforce productivity while safeguarding worker health and well-being. But, if you want safety to improve business outcomes and ensure success, it must move up the hierarchy of controls. Safety and the Hierarchy of Controls The best means…

By: Robin Marth, Contributor Wearing safety glasses isn’t rocket science. The rewards far outweigh the risks. So why are we still fighting with employees to follow a simple company policy? Maybe we need to take a step back and realize what employees have been trying to tell us for a while now. In 2009, a…