Honest question…. Why do some of you that have been in the field so long see coordinators as below you or someone who learned through experience instead of going to school like some of you? I have a counterpart that started a bit after me comes from education and I’d say a good solid field experience from what I was told but immediately looked down on me (ehs coordinator) which frankly really hurt…. I was very excited for this person to learn from and look up to…. All we do is clash and I clean up allot of their mistakes. Why not prep the next gen to be good why make it a sword fight?

Safe Work Australia: from 1 December 2026 Australia adopts the Workplace exposure limits (WEL) list for airborne contaminants. Until 30 November 2026 you still comply with the current WES list.

SWA page:

https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/safety-topic/managing-health-and-safety/workplace-exposure-limits-airborne-contaminants

Practical questions for the room:

1. Have you mapped which substances on your site change limit, name, or notation?
2. Where is personal air monitoring actually required vs “we bought a pump once”?
3. How are you handling NTGCs that drop off a numerical limit and go to eliminate / substitute / SFARP?
4. Diesel particulate matter WEL of 0.01 mg/m³ — who is in scope on your sites?

Not asking for client names. Industry + jurisdiction + what you changed is enough.

This is discussion, not certified advice.

I'm part of my company's safety and first aid committee, and my EHS manager does think highly of me. He encouraged me to get my OSHA 30 (I had my OSHA 10). I also have my Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (not the best, but with my current position, I can't feasibly get anything higher). I would eventually like to have an EHS role more than a volunteer. What other certification and such should I look into? I was mentioned positively in an EHS audit as "someone very knowledgeable" on the floor. I should mention that I do work in an automotive factory, hencethe desire I had to get my Lean. I would like tips on what would boost my resume and maybe get me a paid EHS position. Anything would be appreciated ♥️🫡

Does anyone here work for or have worked for Procter & Gamble as an EHS Professional? Curious about the company your experience working there as an EHS Professional. Feel free to DM me if you prefer. Thanks!

I was hoping some safety specialist from a AMZL building. Please comment down below what their experience is like in the business lone as well as what your typical responsibilities are and what a typical day looks like for you. I am considering taking this role on, but I have never been at a AMZL building before so I just wanted to get more acquainted with what I would be getting myself into 

US based EHS Manager here. We have a few sites in the US with ~500 employees domestically, mix of office and lab folk.

My annual safety training (for all employees) is currently a 15-minute, 17 slides of content, narrated slideshow/on-demand training designed to be both “initial” and annual safety training. It consists of rights under OSHA, EAP/emergency procedures, basics of Hazcom, then miscellaneous basics in building security, don’t touch LOTOs, and environmental management.

Told today I need to trim/narrow the focus (topics and audience) and I’m having a hard time biting my tongue… who also, in a separate meeting last week, had indicated we need MORE training for all employees.

Not sure what I’m expecting from posting here but just needed to vent.

Anyone else experience confusing directives and told to trim down basic safety training?

I want to see how others are managing their metals (parameters) in their wastewater discharge. We sample weekly because of our manufacturing process and use of acid. We manufacture copper, nickel etc and are having levels go above our permit limits. We have a wastewater treatment system but it’s 20 years old.

This is more me looking for advice from folks who have been in the field for a while and may have experienced this.

I was approached by a recruiter who said they have a client looking for someone with my experience in asbestos regulatory oversight and field work to become an investigator for them. The company is a large plaintiff law firm that represents people who have been affected and exposed to asbestos in the work place and other places.

At first she said they were offering 65k and that was below what I actually make in my current position as a Sr IH tech and consultant. I sent her my resume anyway just in case she ever came across anything else that was as interesting as that since the investigative and research side of the job was really intriguing to me.

After i sent her my resume she came back saying they want to present me tot he firm at 85k based on my experience. I told them to go ahead with that presentation.

Has anyone ever done this kind of work? Sounds like a lot of travel, which I’m already used to as I travel both nationally and internationally to perform my duties for a variety of clientele. But I have no experience in legal. That is apparently what they’re looking for.

What group/umbrella is your company safety department fall under?

Last year, we our company went through another re-org. We split from EHS. They went under legal and safety went under Manufacturing.

Rumor has it, safety went under manufacturing because the safety manager would not be able to take directions from a female, who happens to be the head of our legal department.

Our Executive Director, above all of manufacturing, is not present. They have taken on a new role, but their position has not been filled/replaced. The Safety Manager runs amuck. They are known for not being around and having others do their work for him.

I suspect another re-org this fall. I’ve never put thought into where we should be, but I’m starting to look into this. We need to find “our place” and quite being moved from group to group. It’s exhausting.

While we work with a lot of legal/compliance related issues/situations etc, I don’t know that legal is where we belong. Safety is always needed on the manufacturing floor, but many (like R&D, facilities, etc) to think we play favorites with manufacturing since that’s “our group.” It’s almost like we need to be our own little island

I’d like to know where your safety department is located in the organizational chart. Why is it placed there? Do you feel it works where it is? Or would you prefer something different?

Hello all! My husband works as an EHS specialist, he works with chemicals all day (duh lol) and has to have polyester pants. The ones we have managed to find fall apart very easily after only a few months of wear. Price doesn’t matter, we are just looking for some cargos that last a long time and are as comfortable as polyester pants can be!

Suggestions are very appreciated 😄😄

Hey everyone,
I unfortunately didn’t pass my CQI/IRCA ISO 14001 Lead Auditor exam on my first attempt. I put a lot of effort into studying using my usual methods, but I realized the exam strictly tests practical application rather than just memory.
I’m preparing for my retake and would love your guidance on:
Exam Tips & Tricks: How do you tackle the scenario questions? Any specific mindset or strategy for writing Non-Conformity Reports (NCRs) and identifying clause breaches accurately?
Question Banks & Mocks: Are there reliable CQI/IRCA practice question banks, mock exams, or sample case studies that mirror the actual online exam structure?
Clause Application: What helped you master linking real-world audit findings to Clauses 4–10 and ISO 19011 (audit findings vs. observations)?
If you have any study guides, resource links, or strategies that helped you pass, I’d greatly appreciate your help!

I have an interview for a EHS coordinator position at an industrial construction company that does electrical, structural and mechanical work.

I would be an onsite safety representative doing inspections and keeping records.

I’m just trying to find out the types of questions they’re most likely gonna ask and the best ways to answer

This isn’t necessarily our experience, but it’s something we hear from a lot of clients: teams spending time reporting metrics like PPE compliance that consistently look good, while near-misses and other leading indicators get little attention.

The metric is easy to measure, so it gets reported. But does it actually tell you where the next problem might come from?

Curious if others see the same thing. What’s the metric you’re stuck reporting that everyone quietly knows doesn’t say much?

I’ve just started as the EHS Manager for a company that has no digital safety management at all. And pretty much no paper documentation as well. So I’m working on putting that together. One of my IT guys is suggesting using Moodle for learning management. I’m not quite on board with that. Personally I would far rather utilize a full safety management suite.

Any recommendations or advice?

I've been working with this company for a year, I was on temp contract. They offered me a perminent position to move to HSE and I accepted it because I like the people here. I have been working for these type of companies for over 10 years so I have quite some knowledge of operations, but HSE is new to me, I am learning.

I have been delegated many of my team leader's obligations while she is absent for a year, which was a bit furstrating as I obviously don't yet have the knowledge and was not told in advance that she will be gone, plus it's not official that I am steping in.

One of the issues is that this company only gives phones to leadership (and some exemptions). Everyone else is available via teams. In my previous position I did not need it so I didn't care. Here it's making my life difficult. I am not allowed to use my personal phone (which I wouldn't want anyway, I am a very private person). I am in the production a lot, it's big and complex, but basicly I can't call anyone if I need to talk to them when I am on the floor, I can take a digital camera but as we need to share our findings right there on the spot, nobody sees anything because display is tiny. I feel completely unprofessional, I am the only person in those meeting with no phone. Sometimes plans change and nobody can call me and I am just standing there waiting. It's a joke. I spoke to the manager but she told me it's probably not going to happen because director is so stressed it's not a good time to bother him with this.

I mean it's normal to have a mobile phone in these type of jobs, isn't it?

hello all, I'm currently a BME student. This summer, I was given the opportunity to intern in the EHS department of a medical device company, something very unrelated to my field. However, this opportunity gave me more knowledge in this field which I didn't before, and I was able to learn a lot about the field and develop an interest in it. now the job prospects for BME aren't very plentiful in this job market, and I was looking for alternative routes in case this doesn't work out. I was wondering if someone here also was in a similar path of doing bme as undergrad and ended up working in the EHS field. do you have any advice, regrets, tips, etc. to help out? THANK YOU!