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Category: EHS Leadership
EHS Risk Management: From Silos to Strategy Across the Organization
Most organizations believe they have a clear understanding of EHS risks, but in reality, that view often varies across sites, functions, and leadership teams. This is where EHS risk management begins to break down. When EHS operates in silos, risk doesn’t disappear—it becomes fragmented, repeated, and harder to see. Embedding EHS into how the business operates creates a more consistent, enterprise-wide view of risk—allowing organizations to identify and control it before it turns into consequences.
Is Your Safety Committee Effective?
Most organizations have a safety committee. Meetings are scheduled, agendas are reviewed, and minutes are recorded. Yet simply having a committee does not necessarily mean it is contributing meaningfully to safety performance. We’ve explored why many safety committees underperform and what high-performing committees tend to do differently. In a follow-up article, we also outlined eight…
8 Elements of a High-Impact Safety Committee
In a previous article, we explored why many safety committees underperform and what high-performing ones do differently. This article builds on that discussion by outlining the elements that help safety committees move from routine meetings to meaningful impact. Most organizations have a safety committee. But relatively few have a committee that consistently drives meaningful improvements…
Why Most Safety Committees Underperform — and What High-Performing Ones Do Differently
Many organizations have a safety committee. Few have one that drives measurable impact. Committees are meant to be engines of safety leadership. Yet in many organizations, they function more like administrative review groups than strategic drivers. They meet. They review incidents. They document concerns. And then… not much changes. That’s not a commitment problem. It’s…
EHS Excellence: Why Executive Leaders Can’t Afford to Stop at Compliance
Most executive leaders understand that environmental, health, and safety (EHS) responsibilities come with the territory. But too often, those responsibilities are viewed narrowly, treated as a compliance obligation, not a business advantage. The reality? Compliance is the foundation while excellence is a differentiator and competitive advantage. What is EHS Excellence?EHS excellence means going beyond compliance…
What is the 5i Psychological Health and Safety® Methodology?
The 5i Psychological Health and Safety® (5i PHSTM)is a proprietary methodology developed by EHS Compliance Services Inc. (EHSCSI) to help organizations systematically reduce the risk of psychological harm in the workplace. Rooted in the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle that underpins international standards like ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, the 5i PHSTM Methodology provides a structured, holistic approach…
Using Strategic Thinking
There is lots of buzz about “strategy” from strategic planning to strategic objectives but having a strategic though pattern can assist an EHS professional in ensuring effectiveness. Strategic thinking was the title of one of the sessions I attended at the American Society for Safety Engineers (ASSE) Leadership Symposium. The session was given…