health and safety compliance Articles

Local primary school saves £1000s by upgrading rather than replacing glazing - case study

Location: Bolton Problem: Health and Safety Compliancy Product: ARC CL4 PSSR Local primary school saves £1000s by upgrading rather than replacing glazing to meet current H&S regulations Health and Safety Compliance - Glazing This school is a successful primary school located in Bolton, lancashire. The school places huge importance on providing a safe and secure environment for its ...

Oct. 8, 2014

By ARC Window Films Ltd.

Occupational and industrial safety case study

Service performed: Health and safety management system design Summary: EFI Global worked closely with a global manufacturer of wool fiberglass and foam insulation to develop a Health and Safety Management System (HSMS) for its 13 U.S. facilities. Development of the HSMS required in-depth understanding of the plant’s operations, corporate best management practices, and OSHA regulations. To ...

Jun. 25, 2014

By EFI Global, Inc.

Even the contents of Windex considered hazardous

Handling hazardous materials and managing regulatory compliance are necessary evils in the workplace. Carlsbad-based 3E Co. is one of the few firms that gladly manages the tasks. 3E has slowly built a foundation on providing environmental health and safety compliance services since its inception in 1988. It's only been within the last two years the company has reaped the fruits of its labor. ...

Jun. 26, 2006

By Verisk 3E

Life in the Data Center: Recognizing Common Hazards for Data Center Workers

Data centers contain critical company infrastructure and private customer information. These assets must be kept secure and functional 24/7 to maintain and enhance company business and brand reputation. But it is not just the data and equipment that is essential to data center functionality—how do companies put worker safety and well-being, along with environmental health and safety (EHS) ...

Feb. 23, 2016

By Antea Group - USA

Environmental health & safety: compliance rules!

Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)compliance is fast becoming a major concernthat spans virtually every industry, impactingthe entire supply chain, from raw material andfinished goods to transportation, distribution,and retail. As directors, we are responsible forensuring corporate compliance with a myriadof local, state, federal, and international regulationsgoverning the handling of ...

Apr. 16, 2008

By Verisk 3E

The Secret to Streamlined Safety Compliance

Let’s face it, the world as we know it is changing. For the most part that’s a very good thing. As health and safety professionals one way that we see these changes is in increasing regulatory pressures. For example, as of January 2015, OSHA has increased pressure on U.S.-based businesses regarding reporting of workplace incidents. These new requirements include reporting work-related ...

Jun. 23, 2015

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

Asug Environmental Health & Compliance sig newsletter

Welcome to the Environmental Health & Compliance (EH&S) SIG newsletter! The EH&S SIG is focusedon SAP users responsible for environmental, health, compliance and safety issues within theirorganizations. These issues include, but aren't limited to: product safety, dangerous goods, wastemanagement and the various xApps the compliment the EH&S module. For more information, ...

Feb. 6, 2008

By Verisk 3E

3E CEO is visionary with experience growing companies

Transforming companies and ramping up growth significantly is Robert Christie’s particular talent. He is president and CEO of 3E Co., an environmental, health and safety compliance service provider based in Carlsbad. The firm will soon be acquired by Verisk Analytics, a risk-assessment company. 3E will be a wholly owned subsidiary with its current management team in place. When Christie ...

Dec. 30, 2010

By Verisk 3E

3E Company Adds GHS Enhancements to SDS Authoring Platform

Environmental health and safety compliance and information management services provider 3E Company has released MSDgen 6.54, the latest version of its safety data sheet (SDS) authoring system. With this latest release, customers have access to new features and regulatory updates, including expanded regulatory information to support compliance with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized ...

Aug. 20, 2014

By Verisk 3E

How Will GHS Affect You?

Regulatory compliance is a major concern for all of us and this is an especially revolutionary time in terms of environmental health and safety compliance. The adoption of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is the hot topic of discussion, both domestically and internationally. SiteHawk recently attended the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) hosted teleconference discussing the United ...

May 22, 2007

By SiteHawk

Aberdeen Report - Environment, Health and Safety: Going Beyond Compliance

The need to ensure compliance with Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) regulations and concern over the risk of adverse events is driving an increasing number of manufacturers to reevaluate their EHS program in order to achieve sustained compliance and retain their competitive advantage. In its third annual study, Environment, Health and Safety: Going Beyond Compliance, Aberdeen provides a ...

Mar. 18, 2014

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

Smart leaders; maintaining flexibility

Three years ago, Robert Christie sat down with his top executives to outline a long-term plan for 3E Co. But since then, a whole new set of environmental laws has been created, and things have changed — and the company needed to change, as well. The president and CEO of 3E — a provider of environmental health and safety compliance services — says that flexibility is the key to handling the ...

Jul. 1, 2009

By Verisk 3E

How EHS Can Become A Strategic Partner to Business

At a recent Customer Advisory Board meeting, a common theme amongst the EH&S professionals in the room was: “how can your company help us deliver more strategic value to our organization?” Long relegated to the list of necessary evils for doing business, health and safety initiatives along with their sister, environmental, have struggled with lack of budgets, lack of support, and ...

Apr. 5, 2011

By SiteHawk

Pulsar Sound Level Meter Achieves Germany’s PTB type approval

A Great Start to 2017 Pulsar Instruments Plc, leading manufacturer of occupational noise measurement products, has announced that the Model 45 Class 1 Sound Level Meter from its flagship Nova series has just received regulatory type approval from the Physikalisch- Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). The German National Metrology Institute (PTB) is the highest federal authority and research ...

Jan. 3, 2017

By Pulsar Instruments Plc

Noise dosimeter - Portable noise measurement technology

Capturing employees’ exposure to noise with portable technology Whether we like it or not, Health and safety is an integral part of any business today. Firstly, it exists to protect the well being of employees, customers and visitors. Secondly, complying with health and safety regulations makes good business sense too. It is vital to ensure that your company is complying with the noise ...

Oct. 12, 2017

By Pulsar Instruments Plc

Noise Awareness Course in York

Pulsar have released the final date of their Noise Awareness Course programme for 2017 to be held in September. The popular 1 day face-to-face course is designed to give the person responsible for health and safety compliance at work an insight into the harmful effects of noise, acoustic terminology and principles, statutory duties and Legislation, risk assessment/noise survey techniques, and how ...

Aug. 9, 2017

By Pulsar Instruments Plc

Build vs. Buy: Ten Lessons Your CIO Should Share About Enterprise EHS & Crisis Management Software

Build vs. buy software decisions often pit business and operations against the Chief Information Officer and the Information Technology (IT) department. Individual agendas and stakeholder needs compete for attention. Users present complex, almost undecipherable requirements, and the project team must deliver a user-friendly solution on time and within budget. If you and your CIO have a good ...

Oct. 1, 2006

By Lexicon Systems, LLC

Wincanton case study

Project Summary Rivo’s Security software solution provides Wincanton with a consistent risk management platform. They are now able to monitor and respond to criminal incidents across pan-European operations more effectively. In 2007 Wincanton’s Group Profit Protection Manager, Paul Regan was looking to introduce a system driven incident reporting and escalation solution that would ...

Nov. 20, 2013

By Rivo, a Sphera Company

EHS Regulatory Compliance Audits for a Global Automotive Supplier

Challenge Antea Group, along with our global Inogen partners, was requested to provide environmental, health and safety (EHS) regulatory compliance audits of a major automotive supplier's manufacturing facilities in South America (7 facilities) and Asia (3 facilities). Solution Antea Group led the organization of the audit protocols, schedule and expectations from North America for the Inogen ...

Feb. 6, 2016

By Antea Group - USA

The Basics of EH&S Self-Auditing

The challenge of complying with all of the applicable environmental and occupational safety regulations is formidable for any organization. Internal auditing, or self-auditing, is increasingly being used to address this challenge. This article looks at the range of auditing practices that exist to help organizations decide if self-auditing makes sense for them and what form it should take. ...

Jan. 1, 2006

By Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

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