Executive Brief • August 8, 2024
NAEM
“I’d rather regret the risk that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.”
Simone Biles (b. 1997)
The most decorated gymnast in history
5 Ways to Use Tech to Enhance Total Worker Health
How to boost worker safety, improve your bottom line, and help your team spend their time where it counts.
EHS Today

As Extreme Heat Threatens Its Future, the Olympic Games has Become the World’s Fair of Sustainability
In the summer, global warming fuels extreme heat and storms that can affect the quality of the competition and the health of the athletes and spectators.
Fast Company

Back to Basics: Recognizing the Warning Signs of Workplace Violence
Workplace violence has a been a major concern for businesses for years now, but it’s especially topical as some states begin passing legislation requiring workplaces to have violence prevention plans in place. While the settings and requirements vary, one thing that businesses everywhere should do is ensure that workers know how to recognize the warning signs of workplace violence.
EHS Daily Advisor

Will AI Help or Hurt Sustainability? Yes
AI has the potential to help address societal problems like climate change, but challenges like high energy consumption threaten to negate its benefits.
MIT Sloan Management Review

Beta-Testers Needed for New AIHA Heat Stress App
The AIHA Heat Stress mobile app is intended for use in preventing heat-related illnesses through recommended health measures for two specific user types: outdoor workers and managers of outdoor workers.
Healthier Workplaces
 
2024 EHS & Sustainability Events
IMPACT24 | Sustainability Impact Series
Circularity & Waste Reduction Best Practices & Innovations
September 18, 2024
Virtual & In-Person (Chicago, Boston)

Explore effective strategies being used by your peers at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Cummins, and Eaton to help their companies make significant strides in their zero waste programs. You’ll also hear how a circular economy pioneer changed his company’s attitude toward sustainability to build and lead one of the most advanced circularity programs in business.
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FORUM24 | EHS & Sustainability Management Forum
FORUM24 | EHS & Sustainability Management Forum
October 28 - 30, 2024
Fort Worth, Texas

NAEM's EHS & Sustainability Management Forum is the largest annual gathering for environment, health and safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) decision-makers. This annual conference is the premiere event dedicated to best practice-sharing for those developing and integrating strategic EHS and Sustainability programs within companies.
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2024 NAEM Webinars
Circular Economy and Reframing the Path to Zero
Circular Economy and Reframing the Path to Zero
August 13, 2024

You’ve heard of the 3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), but did you know there are actually 10 Rs? FuelCell Energy and Ramboll will lead you through a decision-tree for increasing your organization’s opportunities for circularity. This tool will help guide you at critical pivot points across the product lifecycle.
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EHS&S Job Opportunities
Assistant Vice Chancellor for EHS
University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth, MA

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EHS Generalist
Bayer Corp.
Clarion, IA

EHS Coordinator
Akron Children’s Hospital
Akron, OH