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?
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!
I’ve been in EHS for 14+ years and hold my CSP. Most of my career has been on the corporate side—EHS management systems, auditing, ISO 14001/45001, program development, systems implementation/automation, and contractor compliance.
I recently started doing some independent consulting on the side and landed my first client. It’s been a great engagement and confirmed that I genuinely enjoy the consulting side of the profession.
What I’m struggling with is figuring out how people make the jump from that first successful engagement to a consistent pipeline.
For those here who consult independently or have done it in the past, how did clients #2, #3, #4 actually happen?
Was it mostly referrals and word of mouth? Former professional relationships? Subcontracting for larger consulting firms? Networking with contractors? Industry associations? Something completely different?
I’m particularly curious about people who started while already having substantial EHS experience rather than starting a consultancy as their full-time job on day one.
I know there’s no magic formula, but I’d love to hear what actually worked—and what turned out to be a complete waste of
Is it just me or are there two types of safety cultures
To expand on meaning
For 1. It’s a safety culture that looks great to compliance auditors but onsite inspections tell a different story
For 2. It’s a culture where violations and citations happen because things weren’t tracked or filed on time but when doing onsite inspections everyone knew about safety and could describe things well.
There has to be a safety culture where both can be true right? Or is that the unicorn we are all chasing
I'm working on a long-form YouTube video about why crews should have regular opportunities to discuss safety before work begins, and I'd like to get some perspectives from other safety professionals.
I'm not necessarily arguing that every crew needs a separate formal toolbox talk every single morning. Depending on the workplace, the safety discussion might be a toolbox talk, part of pre-task planning, or incorporated into an existing morning huddle.
In my experience, I've seen daily safety talks used in manufacturing, while in construction I've more often seen morning huddles and pre-task planning. Sometimes those conversations naturally include safety, while other times they're primarily focused on getting the day's work organized.
I'm interested in hearing from people in different industries:
What value have you seen from regular toolbox talks or pre-shift safety discussions? What makes them effective—or ineffective—at your workplace?
I'm especially interested in real-world examples of times when these conversations identified a hazard, changed a plan, got workers more involved, or otherwise made a difference.