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Lyme Disease Awareness Month and Protecting Outdoor Workers from Exposure Risks

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and also the beginning of tick season in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Occupational exposure to Lyme disease is a significant concern for millions of workers who spend much of their time outdoors in areas known to have disease-causing ticks. In North America, the disease is caused by the bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi and ...

May 18, 2017

By American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)

Managing Ecological Investment Risk

PORTLAND, Oregon, August 13, 2007 (ENS) - There is one complex term to describe our future: limited biocapacity. The Earth's limited biocapacity is the greatest challenge we face as investors and as humans. We are already facing it, but the severity of its effects depends on where you live and how much money you have. The planet provides some amazing ecosystem services for our ...

Aug. 16, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Karza provides supply chain risk management services

The Panda, reliant on a high risk bamboo diet and habitat, is associated with “evolutionary dead end” and “extinction”. Let’s face it; today Pandas survive because they are darn cute! Organisations with poor supply chain risk management are the pandas of business; they face potential ...

Nov. 28, 2013

By Karza Pty Ltd

Karza Pty Ltd provides risk management services

Are you uncertain of your level of risk exposure? Do your current risk management practices weigh down your business and simply appear to produce paperwork? Limited in resources? Do you lack the technical knowledge to effectively treat your significant risks? Karza Pty. Ltd. can help! Karza Pty. Ltd. is an Australian owned consultancy providing cost effective management system auditing, risk ...

Jan. 29, 2009

By Karza Pty Ltd

New MediTerra developments: Risk management and chemical management

MediTerra focuses its main specializations in Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance and Soil and Groundwater Contamination. Related with these two issues, MediTerra has established two three areas of development: Chemical Management, Risk Management and Carbon Footprint ...

Nov. 26, 2008

By MediTerra Environmental Consultants, S.L.

Planning for is A Must for Considering Risk Management

Tampa, FL. (May. 31, 2012) – Vying for a position in branding green can be a daunting task. Yet, Green Education Online drives home the importance of not getting caught up in branding green as much as having green business practices and sustainability plans that will be able to be measured, pass risk assessments and having an ...

May 29, 2012

Efficiency in Water Management Will Reduce Risks

Unless more sustainable water resource management practices are adopted by companies and individuals, almost half of the global economy and more than half of the world\'s population will be exposed to severe water scarcity by 2050, according to research released today by Veolia Water. New research modelling various levels of economic growth and water management efficiencies underscores ...

Mar. 25, 2011

Managing psychosocial risks in the private security sector

The private security sector can sometimes be a dangerous line of work. People employed in this field are regularly exposed to psychosocial risks. These can include third party violence, job insecurity, and strenuous mental and emotional workloads. But tools exist to help employers minimise risks and keep their staff healthy and motivated. By identifying psychosocial risks and implementing ...

Apr. 16, 2015

By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

DNV Software launches a complete risk management solution

Structured and analytical risk management has direct effects on a company’s ability to build a competitive advantage. In order to support organisations with one complete solution for managing operational, project and enterprise risk DNV Software has now incorporated the risk management tool EasyRisk Manager with the Synergi Life risk and QHSE-management solution. It provides a real time ...

Apr. 9, 2013

By DNV GL - Software

Piraeus Bank’s pioneering Climate Risk Management Model

Piraeus Bank is the 2nd largest bank in Greece, with particular know-how in the areas of medium-sized and small enterprises, consumer and mortgage credit, green banking, agricultural banking (following the recent acquisition of ATEbank), capital markets investment banking, and leasing. During 2010-2012, Piraeus Bank ran the climabiz project (co-funded by the European Union through the financial ...

Mar. 29, 2013

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Managing corporate exposure to climate risks – University of Toronto

Climate change has become an issue of critical importance to business. Many companies are seeking to manage their exposure to climate risks and realize the growing opportunities through developing a carbon management strategy. One of the challenges in implementing this strategy is how to determine the competency of staff and/or consultants engaged to compile GHG inventories. Another is ...

Jun. 7, 2015

By GLOBE Foundation

Operational Risk Management Highlighted at ESS EXPO.06

EH&S/Crisis Management Event Focuses on Best Practices and IT Solutions Tempe, Arizona - October 23, 2006 - The growing role of information technology in helping global companies manage risk and comply with increasing government regulation over distributed operations was the chief emphasis of industry analysts and risk management experts at ESS EXPO 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona last week. ...

Oct. 24, 2006

By IHS

EnerNOC Forms Demand Response Risk Management Committee

EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC), a leading provider of energy management applications and services for the smart grid, today announced that it has continued to enhance its regulatory compliance efforts through the establishment of a Risk Management Committee to oversee all of the Company's demand ...

Jul. 18, 2012

By EnerNOC, Inc.

European-wide Flood Risk Mapping Services

Intermap Technologies and JBA Consulting have announced a strategic collaboration to provide detailed flood mapping services for clients across Continental Europe. The provision of Intermap"s NEXTMap Europe digital elevation map data, along with the digital elevation models Intermap produced for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative, will allow JBA"s risk management ...

May 27, 2010

Reduce Construction project risk

Vibration from large construction projects can present a significant risk of damage to nearby property. Along with noise, vibration also has the potential to cause nuisance in the community, by triggering complaints. If not managed properly then both can cause delay, increased project cost and potential litigation. To help construction industries overcome this, Brüel & Kjær has ...

Jun. 20, 2011

By Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S

Ernst & Young LLP adds supply chain and risk management professionals to its climate change and sustainability services practice

Ernst & Young LLP announced today the addition of Andrew Essreg and Carol Casazza Herman to the firm's Climate Change & Sustainability Services practice. They are the newest supply chain and risk management professionals to join the multidisciplinary team that leverages the firm's core capabilities in assurance, tax, transactions and advisory to assist clients with their ...

Apr. 18, 2013

By Ernst & Young - Environment and Sustainability Services (ESS)

WSN Releases Risk Management Solutions through ArcGIS Online

Esri announces that Wall Street Network (WSN) has released the first of a dozen risk management solutions, based on ArcGIS Online, called XtremeGIS. XtremeGIS provides access to information including global tropical cyclone event and forecast data from AccuWeather, satellite imagery from ...

Jun. 5, 2013

By Esri

DEKRA Insight Inks Exclusive Agreement to Add Fatigue Risk Management Services with RoundTheClock Resources

Global safety consulting, testing, and advisory firm DEKRA Insight, today announced a partnership with noted organizational psychologist Dr. Susan Koen (CEO) and consulting firm RoundTheClock Resources, Inc. (RTC) for exclusive integration of RTC’s proprietary fatigue risk management and brain-centric reliability services into DEKRA Insight’s workplace safety services. RoundTheClock ...

Sep. 1, 2015

By Behavioral Science Technology, Inc. (BST)

Multi-hazard early warning systems vital for managing growing risks

As climate change and demographic change boost the number of people exposed to floods, heatwaves and other hazards, improved early warning systems and greater coordination of disaster management activities will be needed to manage risks and protect lives and property, according to the World Meteorological Organization. ...

Mar. 15, 2015

By World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

VIA Rail Awards Contract to KMI for Safety and Risk Management Software

VIA Rail Canada today announced that it has selected KMI, a software firm based in Oakville, Ontario, to upgrade the corporation’s environmental and safety management systems. The $270,000 contract, which is entirely funded by the Government of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, will provide VIA with KMI’s integrated software to centralize environment, health and safety data ...

Jun. 6, 2011

By VelocityEHS

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