There are many health threats facing the workforce today, and we’re not just talking about COVID-19. Ailments like stress, fatigue, obesity, mental health issues, and lung and heart disease, just to name a few, continue to burden the public. These issues don’t just negatively affect workers, but their organizations as well, and the entire working world can benefit from addressing the overall health of our populace both nationwide and worldwide. For World Health Day coming up April 7th, we’re sitting down with two guests from the Total Worker Health Program at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and they have some great insight and tips for our audience of EHS professionals looking to help create a healthier workforce. We’re very excited to have on the show Dr. L. Casey Chosewood and Dr. Paula Grubb. Casey is the Director of the Office for Total Worker Health® at NIOSH, and Paula is a Research Psychologist at NIOSH in the Division of Science Integration.

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E67: NIOSH Experts Discuss Total Worker Health for World Health Day

While we are still amid the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing vaccination rates and better workplace safety guidance have led organizations to look ahead to return-to-work scenarios in a post-COVID business world. One EHS-related angle that may be a bit overlooked is your drug and alcohol testing program. Drug and alcohol use has spiked during the pandemic; what does this mean for your safety and testing programs as many of these workers begin transitioning back into the office? On today's episode, we chat with Bill Current, President of Current Consulting Group about some considerations for returning to the office.

E66: Returning to Work Post-COVID: Considerations for Your Drug and Alcohol Testing Policies

Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a global event for celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women that also serves as a call to action for accelerating women's equality. To mark the occasion, EHS on Tap is sitting down with four women who have found great success in the EHS field, Adele Abrams, Lindsay Bell, Abby Ferri, and Camille Oakes, each of whom has also been an advisory committee member for the American Society of Safety Professionals’ Women in Safety Excellence (or WISE) common interest group.

E65: For International Women’s Day, EHS on Tap Interviews Four WISE Women

It's EHS Leadership Week at the EHS Daily Advisor. For this special leadership-focused episode of EHS on Tap we spoke with Mary J. Stine, the global director of EHS programs for a large multinational corporation about her experiences starting out in EHS, the qualities of an EHS leader, and why it is important for EHS to have a seat at the table.

E64: EHS Leadership Week: Mary J. Stine Shares Stories and Advice for Success

The world has been offered a glimmer of optimism for the coming year as numerous COVID-19 vaccines have started rolling out in an effort to combat the pandemic. However, environment health and safety professionals have a lot of questions about the vaccine and what their role, if any, should be in organizational vaccination programs. Fortunately, we're joined today by attorney, safety professional, and trainer Adele Abrams who can help shed some light on some of the questions or concerns EHS professionals might have about complying with vaccination protocols.

E63: COVID-19 Vaccine and Your Company: What Is the Role of EHS?

Diversity and inclusion are hot topics at organizations worldwide, but too often its impact on environment, health, and safety is overlooked. In order to help fill this gap, the EHS Daily Advisor teamed with Avetta to conduct research into diversity and its importance to EHS, from the shop floor to the supply chain. On this episode, we discuss some of the basics about the importance of diversity to EHS with Laurie Knape, an EHS Professional with our research sponsor, Avetta.

E62: Why Diversity is Important to EHS

In this episode, EHS on Tap is kicking off the EHS Daily Advisor Safety Culture Week with a brand new episode that promises to both inform and entertain. We're very excited to chat with the Safety Justice League, a group of self-proclaimed safety nerds who are constantly on the lookout for safety superheroes. This intrepid league of professionals are speakers, authors, and fellow podcasters, with a combined experience of over a half century in the safety field. And in addition to today's podcast, they will also be joining us for a panel discussion at our next EHS Now event on November 11th.

E61: EHS on Tap Powers Up Safety Culture Week with the Safety Justice League!

Even before a great many of us were working remotely, connectivity has been and will always be a key component of successful safety programs and healthy safety cultures. Open communication, engagement from employees and management, and effective change management all depend on connectivity, and technology can help facilitate all of these factors on which effective EHS management depends. On today’s podcast, we’re chatting with two experts, Chris Borneo of MSA Safety and Matt DeLorenzo of Safety io, who can guide us through the practicalities of connectivity, the technology involved, and how it can serve to create better workplace safety programs.

E60: Advancing Your Worker Safety Program with Practical Connectivity

Among the many health and safety concerns related to COVID-19 is the challenge posed to all of our collective mental health. Our current situation has put a strain on all of us to some extent, and with mental health challenges come a concern about potential workplace violence. It’s important for environment, health, and safety professionals to be prepared for any such threats to their businesses, and we have an expert with us today to help us understand these considerations and provide advice on how to stay ready to protect the workforce. Joining us today on the podcast is Jean-Paul (or JP) Guilbault, the CEO of Navigate360, a company that boldly confronts the challenges communities face by creating safe environments where they can thrive and focus on their true mission. Prior to joining Navigate360, JP served as the President and CEO of Community Brands, and he is a techy at heart, with more than 20 years of experience leading fast-paced technology companies.

E59: Mental Health and Workplace Violence in the Age of COVID-19

There has always been a tendency for organizations to silo into discrete units, which can make it difficult to address many of the day-to-day problems that arise through normal business. Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues disrupting how company's look and operate, it is more important than ever to have open channels of communication within an organization. In this special episode of EHS on Tap, my colleague James Davis from the HR WorksPodcast (hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/podcasts/) joins me to interview an environment, health, and safety (EHS) and a human resources (HR) professional from one of the largest private companies in the United States: Koch Industries, Incorporated (www.kochind.com/). Our collective goal is to better understand how EHS and HR work together, overcome challenges, and otherwise collaborate to make their workplace safe during a crisis. Our guests are Walt Malone, VP of HR for Koch, and Sheryl Corrigan, director of environmental, health, and safety for Koch.

E58 How EHS and HR Collaborate During a Crisis

The environment, health, and safety profession is continuing to be shaped by technology and software, and sometimes it can be challenging to keep pace with all of these changes. On this episode of EHS on Tap, we’re talking with Natasha Porter and Christian Johnson of GenSuite, who can help you make sense of the digitization of EHS and compliance.

E57: How Digitization is Shaping the Future of EHS and Compliance

COVID-19 is not merely a temporary interruption to our everyday lives, it has ushered in a new reality within the working world. For environment, health, and safety professionals, the time to plan for operations within the context of this new reality is right now. So what do you need to be thinking about in order to successfully adapt to these changes while also continuing to keep a keen focus on safety? On today's episode, we welcome back Shawn M. Galloway, the President of ProAct Safety to talk strategies for EHS pros preparing to reopen their facilities and worksites.

Adapting to Change and Refocusing on Safety Amid COVID-19

There's a whole lot of information currently floating around about the COVID-19 pandemic. The trouble for those of you in Environment, Health, and Safety roles is that it can be difficult to hunt through all the noise to find actionable steps you can take now to prepare your organization to safely reopen to your workforce and the public. On this episode of EHS on Tap, we’re discussing the National Safety Council’s recently launched Safe Actions for Employee Returns (or SAFER) Task Force with none other than the president and CEO of the NSC herself, Lorraine M. Martin.

E55: Lorraine Martin Discusses NSC's SAFER Task Force and Return to Work Post-COVID-19

Every environment, health, and safety professional knows that leading an EHS team can be daunting, requiring you to spread your attention across many different business areas simultaneously. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to dramatically change how we work, and EHS professionals have had to react to those shifts to ensure they meet their organization's needs. Joining us today on the podcast is Sheryl Corrigan. Sheryl is director of EHS for Koch Industries, Inc., providing oversight of Koch companies’ compliance with regulations and internal policy, and tracking and ensuring follow-up on emerging issues. Before joining Koch, Sheryl was commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, advising the governor and helping set the strategic direction for the state on environmental matters. She has also worked for 3M in a number of positions focusing on EHS operational excellence.

E54: Sheryl Corrigan of Koch Industries Talks EHS, Ethics, and COVID-19

Post-accident drug testing is one of the most persistent problems for occupational health and safety managers. The issue has been complex for some time, but the recent patchwork of state regulations surrounding the legalization of cannabis (or marijuana) adds a whole other level of potential confusion. So for today’s episode, sponsored by OraSure, we’re going to chat with a drug testing expert about what you need to know. Joining us today on the podcast is Bill Current, President of the Current Consulting Group and a 30-year veteran of the drug testing industry. Bill is the author of 10 books on substance abuse-related issues and a regular presenter at conferences, seminars, workshops, and webinars, and he is widely considered one of the leading experts on drug testing and the drug testing industry. Bill will also be presenting an upcoming free webcast for the EHS Daily Advisor titled “Accidents at Work: Understanding Post-Accident Drug Testing in the Age of Legal Pot Use,” on Tuesday, April 28, at 2 PM Eastern time.

E53: The Persistent Problem of Post-Accident Drug Testing

EHS on Tap is an environmental, health, and safety podcast by BLR. On each episode of EHS on Tap, host Justin Scace will discuss emerging legal, regulatory, and policy issues with industry experts and the impacts to everyday environmental and safety professionals. EHS on Tap runs the gamut of contemporary environmental issues including water, air, and waste as well as covers a wide variety of safety issues.