Insurance is a part of an environmental contractor’s and consultant’s daily work life. Are you over extending your insurance policy? Are you opening yourself up to multiple lawsuits? Do you have the correct coverage? Find out in this whitepaper.

A recent OSHA Info sheet details the adverse side effects caused by contaminated water from improperly maintained emergency eyewash stations. When this safety equipment isn’t properly maintained, the stagnant water that collects has a greater likelihood of harboring potentially harmful organisms, including Acanthamoeba, Pseudomonas and Legionella that are known to cause infections when they come into contact with the eyes and skin or if they are inhaled. Download this free paper today to learn more!

When a worker uses an eyewash station that is not maintained, organisms in the water may come into contact with the eye, skin, or may be inhaled. Workers using eyewash stations after exposure to a hazardous chemical or material may have eye injuries that make the eye more susceptible to infection. Also, workers with skin damage or compromised immune systems (e.g., transplant recovery, cancer, lupus) are at increased risk for developing illnesses from contaminated water. Download this free paper today to learn more!

The slap of cold water on an unsuspecting victim has been standard comedy fare for years, and it can make for an amusing scenario, assuming you’re not the one being doused. In an emergency situation however, non-tempered water is anything but funny. Exposure to domestic water temperatures in many parts of the country while using an emergency shower or eyewash has it’s risk- hypothermia and/or scalding. The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) revised the Z358.1 standard to include a water delivery temperature range of 60° to 100°F. The heart of the tempered water delivery system is the mixing valve, which ensures that the safety equipment safely receives water at the required temperature.

Federal safety regulations set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) make the importance of safety equipment in potentially dangerous working environments clear. The stringent guidelines for emergency showers and eyewashes, however, don’t extend to the inclusion of mandatory alarm and electronic monitoring systems on this equipment. Implementing best practices with the addition of both alarm and wireless monitoring systems is the best way for workplaces to exceed normal expectations by creating superior emergency response procedures. From initiating an emergency response as soon as safety equipment is engaged to maintaining detailed records of when stations are used, tested, and maintained, these wireless systems can create safer, more responsive working environments. Not only will this help ensure employee safety, it can make it easier for facilities to stay in compliance with OSHA and ANSI standards.

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.151, requires that “Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.” Proper emergency equipment selection is a function of knowing your risks, the characteristics of the materials you work with, and logical consideration of the variety of products and design configurations available. Download this white paper to help determine whether a portable or plumbed emergency eyewash/shower product is appropriate for your facility.

Exposure to potentially hazardous chemicals isn’t limited to industries like oil and natural gas. With routine contact to various cleaning chemicals and other hazards, employees in the hospitality/resort industry are equally at risk to injury. In fact, studies show that hotel workers have an injury rate 25% higher than all service workers, with housekeepers experiencing the most injuries. These numbers are due to exposure to corrosive chemicals in certain cleaning products that have the potential to not only irritate skin, but to also cause severe burns if splashed on skin or into eyes. It’s a risk for all workers in this industry, including the staff at Extended Stay America, the largest and most popular extended-stay hotel chain in North America.

Do you have eyewashes at your workplace? You’ll want to read this. One second, or one motion? In this free download, Haws clears up the eyewash activation confusion surrounding ANSI Z358.1 Standard, which describes a unit going from “off” to “on.” In this free download, Haws clears up the eyewash activation confusion surrounding ANSI Z358.1 Standard, which requires a unit to go from “off” to “on” in 1 second or less.

When it comes to emergency shower and eyewash equipment, a ten-degree difference could make all the difference. The right water temperature is critical to ensuring medically suitable results for an injured person. Current ANSI Standards (American National Standards Institute) are referenced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) when evaluating facilities and mandate a temperature range defined as “tepid.” This is clarified as a 40-degree temperature range for flushing fluids spanning from 60°F to 100°F [16°C to 38°C].

Where does risk management rank in your supply chain management plan? Are you taking the right steps to hire safe contractors, implement world-class safety training, and avoid lawsuits? In today’s litigious society, taking preventative measures to ensure that your workforce is safe, compliant with regulations, and using good common sense is essential to efficient supply chain risk management. It’s no wonder why so many executives identify risk mitigation as a top initiative for their supply chains. In this quick-read paper, you’ll learn how proven risk management enables your company to avoid lawsuits, implement safety training that works, dramatically reduce supply chain risk, and more.

Is sustainability a team effort in your workplace? In many larger organizations, it is very much a multilevel effort that draws expertise from many different departments. But, what does combined environment, health, and safety (EHS) and sustainability management look like in a smaller organization? Is it worth it to put together a whole team of people to work on issues like supply chain transparency or reducing the company’s carbon footprint when the company’s personnel footprint falls within Small Business Administration eligibility guidelines? Absolutely! Even in small businesses, your sustainability efforts make a material contribution to the long-term survival of your organization. Here are some tips on building an EHS and sustainability (EHS&S) team that works for your small business.

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Once you've determined that an emergency station is needed, you need to define whether a portable or plumbed station is most appropriate. Proper emergency equipment selection is a function of knowing your risks. Fill out the form to read this white paper on choosing between portable and plumbed eyewashes.

When a victim is in need of an eyewash or shower, a facility must already be prepared with a complete safety response environment. ANSI eyewash and shower compliance are standard measures to abide by, but is it enough for your employees? There are several best practices that can and should be implemented to exceed the standard expectations and guarantee a reliable safety response. This area that must exceed expectations by factoring for ease of use and victim comfort before, during, and after safety equipment usage.

Laboratories of AgroFresh, a subsidiary of DOW AgroSciences and DOW Chemical, produces and applies organic compound products designed to control and lengthen the storage life of fruit, vegetables, flowers and plants. Exposure to potentially hazardous chemicals and gasses is an everyday part of the job. When the AgroFresh laboratory in Yakima, Washington, was in need of a new emergency eyewash, lab manager Robert A. Wolff began searching for a product that was economical in size, efficient and innovative – a leading product in safety with science driving its design. The faucet-mounted AXION® eyePOD® quickly stood out for its compact size, unobtrusive installation and science behind its outward-flushing technology.

Ready to work faster, simpler, and more flexibly? Now you can. With today’s technology advancements, there’s no need to settle for less when it comes to your enterprise management solution. And now, with the introduction of Sage Business Cloud, you can future-proof your business with the only management solution you’ll ever need. Sage Business Cloud enables you to come onto the platform at any stage of your business and allows you to grow over time by adding new products as you need them. These include core cloud products across accounting, financials, enterprise management, and HR, as well as a thriving ecosystem that draws from more than 200 ISVs. Request a business review and discover how the right enterprise management solution can help you manage growth, improve efficiency, make smarter decisions, and reduce IT cost and complexity.

It’s no secret the restaurant industry is highly populated by teenagers. So what are the best tactics to engage your generation z employees while keeping your restaurant compliant with today’s labor laws? Research has found generation z to be very different than their older millennial brothers and sisters, meaning operators need to find a whole new approach to engage them. In this guide we’ll highlight the engagement and compliance challenges restaurants face with this group of workers. And then we’ll walk you through best practices we’ve seen work using mobile scheduling apps and digital communication tools.

The AWS Well-Architected framework has been developed to help cloud architects utilize best practices to build the most secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure possible for their applications. This framework provides a consistent approach for Jelecos and its customers to evaluate architectures and provides guidance to help implement designs that will scale with your application needs over time.

Countless studies and analyst recommendations suggest the value of improving security during the software development life cycle rather than trying to address vulnerabilities in software discovered after widespread adoption and deployment. The justification is clear.For software vendors, costs are incurred both directly and indirectly from security flaws found in their products. Reassigning development resources to create and distribute patches can often cost software vendors millions of dollars, while successful exploits of a single vulnerability have in some cases caused billions of dollars in losses to businesses worldwide. Vendors blamed for vulnerabilities in their product's source code face losses in credibility, brand image, and competitive advantage.

A forward-looking CMDB does more than keep an organization's IT operations running. It draws clear connections between IT components and business services, which is the core of Business Service Management (BSM). But even more critical than the CMDB's ability to support business as it is now, is the question of how well it will drive business innovation in the future.

Managing talent and how that talent performs is a high-stakes arena that takes up a lot of time and resources. How are your competitors tackling these issues? Every HR department is trying to find more efficient ways to provide service to employees, from answering routine requests to dealing with complaints and whistleblowing. For efficiency, employee satisfaction, and legal compliance, it’s important to track, monitor, and respond to all these employee actions. The consequences of having complaints and allegations fall through the cracks are two-fold: employees feel ignored, and lawsuits become more likely and harder to defend. As a result, many organizations are buying or building systems to manage this important tracking process. To find out who’s doing what and what’s working in the real world, BLR conducted a Case Management Survey in February 2016. Download the summary to see the results!

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The Cloud, once a radical idea in IT, is now mainstream. Whether it’s email, backup or file sharing, most consumers probably use a cloud service or two. Similarly, most IT professionals are familiar with cloud service providers such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft Azure, and many companies have moved at least some of their information technology processes into the cloud. In fact, the cloud has become so popular it’s easy to assume that running IT applications on-premises is not cost competitive with a cloud based service. In this report Evaluator Group will test the validity of that assumption with a TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) model analyzing a hyperconverged appliance solution from HPE and a comparable cloud service from Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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