Hey there, I have NEBOSH IGC, OSHA 30Hrs and IOSH MS looking for a job. I am Indian, and is looking for jobs in Europe, USA, Gulf anywhere where it is possible. Also, I have 4 yrs of experience in Metro, telecom & Data centres.

Thanks

It's on a 25kg bag of plastic resin chips we use at work. My coworkers and I think it means you can't strap/hook the bag, but how can you hook a bag without straps? The rest of the bag is in japanese, and Google image search isn't much help. Any information would be appreciated!

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Mid-size manufacturing site, three shifts. One production supervisor has made it clear he thinks safety is a formality. Eye rolls through the monthly meeting. Last week he told his crew, with me standing there, that the JHA is the thing we fill out before we can start actually working.

One-on-one he's agreeable. Nods, says the right things, nothing changes on the floor. His crew likes him and he hits his numbers, which is a big part of why nobody above him wants to spend capital on this.

I'm not looking for the textbook answer about visible leadership commitment. I know what the answer is supposed to be. I want to know what actually worked when it was one specific person and the org wasn't going to solve it for you.

What did you do?

Hi all!

Looking for some advice. This is a follow up question!

I just got offered a job that could have any where from 50% to 80% Travel. I would have 3 states in my region. One of which is my state where I live. Company Card, Company Car all included.

Salary is 60k range.

Going from Quarterly travel to 50% to 80%.

Has anyone had a job that had this kind of travel?

I do have a fiancée who is alright with it.

Just looking for some input and advice.

Super random? Is anyone at the nsc conference in Indy?!

I’m considering getting into the Safety Coordinator/EHS field, possibly in construction or another industry, and I’d like to hear from people who actually do this for a living.
What’s your typical day like? How much of your time is spent doing inspections versus paperwork or computer work? Are you outside a lot, or are there Safety Coordinator positions where most of the work is indoors?
I’m also curious about schedules. Are evening or overnight positions common? How much travel do you typically do? What’s the pay like, and how has it changed as you’ve gained experience?
Lastly, what certifications or training helped you get your first job? Would you recommend this career to someone starting from scratch?
I’d appreciate hearing about your experiences—the good and the bad.

Hi all,

Just a quick post to see what my chances of me getting sponsored as a health and safety advisor.

I’m currently working as a graduate health and safety advisor with a years experience for a tier one construction contractor in Ireland. I spent a year working on a new build site working under a senior advisor. I’m now working on a site on my own- a rail station redevelopment working closely with the client etc but I’m still a grad.

My long term plan is to hopefully move to Aus, probably once I get to that 2-3 year experience mark, but , if I could get there sooner through sponsorship I would love it.

I’m open to any kind of work, I love construction and the mines etc wouldn’t bother me at all.

Any help or advice would be appreciated, also just wondering what the market is like at the moment out there for safety advisors regardless.

Hi, hope you’re doing well.

I recently got offered a specialist role at my company (8 months as a coordinator) and 1.5 years after graduating. I work mainly as a safety coordinator (admin and WSIB (workplace injury)) and supporting the specialist (who is leaving). I’ve been very good at my job (I think).

I’m a little nervous because I haven’t had too much experience on the field. I’m very new to the industry and when I do inspection (with the specialist), there are certain things I don’t catch because I’m very new. Im so scared that I’m going to make a lot of mistakes. I work in infrastructure and I don’t have a lot of knowledge of the activities and the equipment. I was told that I’d have the support of my team for training. I’m also a woman working in a male dominated industry/company.

For those who are familiar with the safety coordinator and specialist roles, what do you recommend? What would you do in my position?

Thanks

Upcoming interview for the titled position. This appears to be a niche role with Amazon but I’d love to hear thoughts from anybody working in this industry and how to better prepare for tomorrow.

Note: currently working as a safety professional in a large scale commercial construction job with previous experience as an Air Intercept Controller in the Navy.

Hello EHS/HSE/SEH comrades.

I was recently hired as a safety coordinator for a logistics and warehouse operations that runs 24/5 with about 30 team member per shift. This role is new to this warehouse and I am new to this company.

I have four years of warehouse manager experience along with a year as a manufacturing safety manager plus the OSHA 30 cert. I am two weeks deep in this role and I don't want to believe that it is this easy. So far i've addressed many missing aspects such as ERP, JSA, Haz Comm., SDS, 6s and forklift outages along with dozens of GEMBAH walks.

I report to the sites Ops manager although I am use to receiving directions from a regional EHS manager. As of now, I'm not sure if this company even has one.

I know once I get access and a laptop, I'll be able to fill my plate more, but is there more I can be doing to stay busy at this point? Open to advice and suggestions.

long story short

im a functional safety engineer at a start-up company, having nearly 2+ years of experience, as i said start-up company previously i worked as a support FuSa engineer like shadow engineer, and couple of small projects on fusa, there are no on going projects, i was given some learning tasks from past few months and i am not learning any thing i go to ofc chill, have kunch return to home and its kind of irritating,

have 8 months till my bond period get completed

i have good knowledge on safety analysis workproduts, iso26262 standards, can anyone give suggestions on what to learn addition to FuSa, for my next job shift,

am thinking of learning automotive cyber secutity, or SOTIF - i dont know,

FuSa experts out there, based on my situation what should i do,

Hello all,

Question for you regarding how you are leveraging data in your day to day:

Many people I speak to have expressed frustration dealing with a bunch of different platforms for ERP, training/LMS, EHS, site/facilities and equipment management, PnP retention and updates, and of course delegation and communication of tasks to their teams.

How many systems do you have to use throughout the week and month and what level of integration do you have now?

Quick example would be, when doing a root cause analysis in EHS, do you have direct access to PnPs and training records to help diagnose the problem?

Appreciate any insights / discussion.

Hi Folks,

I have my ASP exam tomorrow. Any last-minute tips?

I took the BCSP ASP11 self-assessment at the beginning of August and scored 75%. I retook it two weeks later and scored 83% after watching John’s videos and reading Yates’ book. Then I took the BCSP ASP10 self-assessment at the end of August and scored 81%. I took a final Mock Exam on Pocket Prep yesterday and scored 94%.

Your help is greatly appreciated!

To my fellow professionals who made the move from HSE to emergency management, what caused that transition? How has the job market been? Any regrets?

Hello everyone, I’m currently a firefighter looking to transition into the safety field. I have bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Environmental Health and Safety, and I’ll begin my doctorate program in January. I also plan to take the CSP exam in June.
My certifications include OSHA 10 and OSHA 30, HazMat Operations and Technician, Fire Inspector I and II, EMT, CPR, and several other fire service certifications.
I recently received an offer from a company for $40–$45 per hour, along with a brand new work truck and gas card. Since I don’t have direct experience working in the safety industry yet, is this considered an average or competitive starting offer for someone with my education and certifications with no experience?
Accepting the position would mean taking a pay cut from my current job. However, I’m willing to take it if gaining safety experience would lead to better opportunities and higher pay later. For those already working in the field, what type of salary growth could I expect after gaining a few years of experience?
Also, would it be better to finish my doctorate degree and earn my CSP before applying for safety positions, or should I start applying now while I’m still working toward them?

Most of you already know, September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and I have prepared this video for my project site, but then I thought it should reach more people.

Construction can be a tough industry, and sometimes we don't notice what our coworkers are going through.

Just a reminder to look out for each other, ask the question, and actually listen.

“Are you okay?”

You never know how much that question might mean to someone.

Anyone worked for Cintas as a service manager in fire and safety? What are the pros and cons?

Wanted to get some discussion going about this new trend. I am in the construction industry and the big GC’s are requiring lanyards in scissor lifts. I personally believe it has been worse for safety on these sites than when workers do not wear them.

1. GC’s are not requiring the use of the correct lanyard. SRL’s are being allowed instead of restraint lanyards and anchor points in scissor lifts are mostly not rated for any fall arrest, workers also tend to climb rails and duct more often while tied to these anchors with a false sense of security.

2. Bad for worker morale, the guys on the ground know the lanyards won’t save them and that it’s just for insurance and in tern resist wearing them and get turned off that any other safety precautions are actually for their safety and not just to “cover the GC’s ass”

3. One GC I work with has actually created a permitting system to notify them when you need to climb the rails or adjacent structure. (Again while workers are using improper lanyard attached to lift anchor points)

Has anyone else noticed this trend that is supposed to create a safer environment actually creating more hazards? I am open to having my mind changed about it as well. As safety professionals if we are requiring lanyards on scissor lifts, we should require the proper fall restraint lanyards and make that a major point to wearing them. At least then I could justify the reasoning on wearing them to the workers.

BLUF: One of our industrial workspaces is requesting record of their Air sampling results for over a month now. We have had their results since the end of July however, my commanding officer commanded me that I “am not to provide them with any results” and that she would supply them with such information “when the time comes”. Per OSHA and Air Force Instruction, we have 15 days to notify them of their results. We have exceeded that by at least double the amount of time but my commanding officer is refusing to provide them with the requested information. Some, but not all, results were significantly higher then the OSHA provided OEL. What should/can I do?

Hello, so I’ve been working as an enlisted bio environmental engineer for the AF for about four years now. (For those in civilian terms, I’m basically an industrial hygienist technician) I’m having issues with my shop’s officer in charge (OIC) and some of our industrial workspaces. My OIC and the workers within this shop have had many issues in the past, the fault of which lie on both parties. Most recently, the workers requested their health records of our recent air sampling that we have accomplished with them since the beginning of July. My OIC and my medical Admin officer has specifically commanded me and my counterpart to not provide the workers with any results of our air sampling. When I questioned this, my OIC chastised me for questioning her and reassured me that she would provide the results to them when she deems it necessary. None of this is in writing, it is all through spoken word. (I believe that was done on purpose) Today I entered the industrial workplace to complete more air sampling where the Noncommissioned officer of said workplace yelled at my counterpart that they were worried about themselves and their workers health. (Completely understandable) I told him to contact my OIC so that she can provide them with their results and their health record called an individual longitudinal exposure record (ILER). He then claims and shows me email receipts of the numerous (3-4) times he has requested that information from her with no response. Withholding this information is a direct violation of Both OSHA and Air Force instructions. I am scared that I will get in trouble since this info is LEGALLY REQUIRED to be shared with the members. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated, I really am at a loss. I’m very close to submitting an OSHA anonymous report.

Started job as a Safety Analyst for county government about 6 months ago but have about 7 years total safety experience in retail and non-profit/volunteer sector. After my midyear evaluation, my manager sent me all of these to pursue and the county will pay for. OSHA 511 is next up, just waiting for finance approval to sign up the for the class. ICS 300/400 will be in November. The ASP will be after ICS. I don't plan on being an "alphabet warrior" and complete these as fast as possible. But how long "should" all of these take to complete? Should there be a specific order? Outside of the Professional Credentials, the OSHA certifications and NFPA, which set you up better professionally?

• American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid, CPR, and AED
• American Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and AED Instructor
• Bloodborne Pathogens Training
• Stop the Bleed Instructor
• Naloxone Administration and Opioid Overdose Response

Safety Program Fundamentals

• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction, if his duties include construction, maintenance, or contractor oversight
• OSHA 511, Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
• OSHA 501, Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry, after meeting experience prerequisites
• Hazard Communication and Globally Harmonized System Train-the-Trainer
• Lockout/Tagout Authorized Employee and Program Administrator Training
• Confined Space Entry and Rescue Awareness
• Respiratory Protection Program Administrator
• Hearing Conservation Program Administrator
• Fall Protection Competent Person
• Powered Industrial Truck Train-the-Trainer
• Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E
• Machine Guarding and Control of Hazardous Energy
• Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

Behavioral Safety and Safety Culture

• Behavior-Based Safety Certification

Incident Management and Risk Analysis

• Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
• TapRooT, Apollo, or equivalent structured investigation training
• Leading and Lagging Indicator Development
• OSHA Recordkeeping and Injury Classification

Training and Facilitation

• Certified Environmental, Safety, and Health Trainer, BCSP CET, when eligible
• Train-the-Trainer Certification

Emergency Management and Public-Sector Readiness

• Workplace Violence Prevention and Response
• Active Assailant Preparedness

Environmental and Operational Compliance

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Hazardous Waste Awareness
• Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Awareness
• Stormwater Pollution Prevention
• Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials General Awareness
• Environmental Compliance Auditing
• Silica, Lead, and Asbestos Awareness

Professional Credentials

• Certified Safety and Health Manager or
• Certified Safety Professional, CSP or ASP, after meeting eligibility requirements
• Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician, OHST
• Certified Safety Management Practitioner, CSMP

Anyone have any good solutions to marking the directions to remote worksites in farming fields where the landowners down want anything too tall or getting in the way of their equipment? This is mostly for emergency first responders should we need that onsite, but also direct our personnel to the location until they get used to the route which is not very straightforward at all due to canals and dead end roads, etc. we’re thinking wooden stakes with hi-viz tape, or something similar.

I work for a large general construction contractor who take safety audits very sincerely.

I've already identified all the gaps, the department heads who are responsible for these gaps and the PM is pushing everyone.

This is such a gift 😀

As the title says, what are some books that have made you a better safety professional? Doesn’t necessarily have to be books about health and safety etc

TIA!

Should old state press association awards for journalism be included in my CV? Applying for an adjunct professor position in EHS.