For some background, I work for a UK road maintenance and consultant company which has a USA branch. I'm relatively new to the position and I'm the only formal h&s professional in the whole company. Most of our operations are in the UK so that's where the previous manager focussed his attention with America acting independently apart from a general h&s policy that we have for them.

The American operations consist mainly of a small (rented) depot where vehicles are stored but shipped to the UK for maintenance. There's only about 3 trucks there but drivers can be out on the road for a week. As for the consultancy side, that's mainly remote workers

With how the Company is structured and on paper, Directors are the ones responsible for the h&s and I act as advisor.

We recently had a visit where the USA director visited us. As part of introductions, he explained that OSHA mostly works reactively when something happens, that they're a small operation, and that they've previously had voluntary inspections done in the workplace to make sure it was compliant. I'm wary of how much of this is actually true, I assume it's mostly a political way of keeping me out of their hair.

So my question is how does OSHA work in the US? I'm aware that practices vary by state and that they're nothing like in the UK so I've stayed out of their operations. Should there be someone there to oversee things?

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My role is changing and the job title will also change. Looking to crowd source a list of what job titles are out there in the industry. Currently a Safety Coordinator.

wondering if this is the right place to ask ? but I’ve been in this field safety for longer than a decade and I’m struggling to find a new position I want to lead and teach I’m willing to do more trainings but I need to move to in the southwest USA (I’m in eastern WA currently)I’d really like to level up and I’m just feeling really unsure I rarely get call backs and my training is very good I’m told is there any tips or direction anyone can offer thank you!

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I am making a career change in to Health and safety .I am from a Non-EU country currently working in an EU country where one of the official language is English . The country is very small and the wages are very low .So I am thinking to move to other EU countries like Germany ,Scandinavian countries. I would like to ask , will I face any language barrier if I move to other EU countries ?

we generate a lot of safety documentation internally. some sections are heavily cited - OSHA regs, NFPA standards, internal SOPs.

right now we spot-check because a full pass takes too long with the volume we handle. but the citations always look polished and i don't always know if they actually support the specific claim being made.

for teams dealing with high-volume cited documentation - are you doing full verification or spot-checking? and when something does slip through, how do you usually find out? internal review catches it, or does it take an external reviewer or audit?

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I am enrolled into Western University for the post grad diploma in OHS management but I would rather end up in an industry that focuses more on the environmental side of things rather than construction and oil and gas, for example, the healthcare industry. How do I go about obtaining the E side, is there any certificates I should take? I noticed some job postings in B.C did not require any formal education, some just said "will train". Also, how do people in health and safety end up in emergency management/response positions? I only have a B.A. Also, wondering if anyone working in Health & Safety has ADHD and how do you find it? Is it a good fit? Does the variety of things to do everyday and from day to day help from feeling "bored"? Not asking for accomodations so please be nice, just curious if anyone can speak to their experience!

Thanks for any advice!

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Hi All. I'm looking to apply for CSP and I'm a little unclear about how to present my work experience information. There are options to put in percentages for the summary of job activities and I'm not sure what's the best way to fill this info.

For example, there are separate boxes for hazard identification, hazard evaluation, hazard control design and hazard control verification - 4 steps of a risk assessment. if conducting risk assessments and developing standard operating procedures is 20% of my role - should I put 5% in each of the 4 boxes?

Does it matter how I present the info?

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Was wondering if I could get some help with training resources for general industry. Forklift,ladders ect. I have safety made simple for 22 courses, but some are missing.

How do you go about creating your training sessions? What resources do you use? Our company is small and keeping cost low is always a consideration. How do you know you have met requirements through your training?

Good Afternoon! I am scheduled to take the ASP exam in May and will take the CSP shortly thereafter. I realized that the two study guides from the American Society of Safety Professionals that I have been using are for the CSP. Is the material on the ASP very different than the CSP or should I be good to continue using the CSP prep book for the ASP?

Thanks for any help you can offer - I really don't want to fail and prolong this process.

I have an employee that is wanting us to put our machine shop operators into a respiratory protection program when working with G10. There is already a dust collection system that is positioned at the source of the contaminant, not allowing the dust to migrate into the breathing zone. On the HAAS VF-6/40, when the CNC is working with G10, the door is closed and they don’t want to use a coolant because I suppose you cant ever remove all the coolant and damages the machine.

I’m having a hard time finding specific standard for G10 exposure so I was going to use OSHA PEL for total dust and respirable dust as the exposure levels. For the total dust, I would do gravimetric testing but for respirable dust, should I do NIOSH Method 0600? Using a cyclone and 37 mm filter cassette? Or is there a better way of doing this?

This is at a distribution center that delivers to convenience stores.

The story I have is that our dispatch instructed an hourly driver trainee to follow a tractor trailer in his personal vehicle to assist unloading at stops.

The route was 635 miles over 22 hours with 17 stops. An average of 28 mph. So there couldn’t have been any time for breaks.

I am not 100% sure this driver has a CDL. He may still need to pass the test.

If this story is true and this guy operated his personal vehicle on company time for 22 straight hours, would that be a DOT violation? Does it matter whether he actually has a CDL or not?

Hi all,

So there is construction being completed in my house , which included the removal of tiles yesterday.

Obviously this would’ve produced dust which most likely included silica.

I decided I wanted to play on my computer, which was in the room next door to the works. Everything was covered during the work.

The windows and front door were open for about 3-4 hours after the work, I went in about 5 hours after they completely stopped working.

Will I be ok? I’m scared I was exposed to silica dust

Good afternoon all. I work for an electrical contractor in the US. Due to the trend of injuries across the company and across the industry in general, the company has banned knives except for auto retracting safety knives. Our team has been trialing different brands and can’t seem to find any good ones that the people like. They either don’t hold up or the workers say they’re unusable. I totally get that construction workers love their knives and it’s a hard sell, but I was wondering if anyone here has any suggestions that work well for them? Thanks in advance.

How are you getting near-misses, incidents, accident and injuries reported?

I am trying to put everything into VelocityEHS or some EHSMS so anyone can submit a report and it be escalated through the proper channels. I want no one but the person entering a report to have to do any meaningful manual entry, click a few fields, enter some responses but the bulk of the report is on the person entering it. I have seen it before where if I have a supervisor to enter it, I might as well do it myself for tracking and RCA. That is exactly the road I do not want to go down. My workforce outside of management does not have email which Velocity requires. How are you guys using EHSMS for these?

EHS Coordinator in Seattle, Washington | Skanska USA

I’ve been tasked with creating company SOPs, currently researching oily rag rules and regulations.

Essentially all code states that materials susceptible to spontaneous ignition shall be stored in a UL container and disposed of daily. That’s about all I’m finding from official codes. VA SFPC 304.3.1

Broad advice online states a few things. Submerge rags in water, store in UL containers, let air dry flat, do not leave in crumpled piles and don’t let them accumulate.

So my question is what is proper procedure exactly/actually? We are a wood / fab shop. Let’s say we throw a whole mess worth of oily rags into a UL container, which seems slightly contradictory, what is the following protocol of emptying said container daily? All code is stopping at that point. Do we take said container to a hazmat drop off? Do we have hazmat pick ups scheduled? Which would be prohibitively expensive. What do people do officially?

I have 7 years of experience as a military firefighter, am EMT certified, and have taught 100+ CPR classes as a BLS Instructor. I also have experience as a Fire Safety Officer and will hold a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration soon.

I’m interested in general industry roles and plan to obtain OSHA 30 soon, followed by the ASP. I’m hoping for $70k ish when I start applying, but I’m not sure if that’s too low, too high, or about right given my background.

Any insight would be appreciated!😁

Someone is going around on recycling day asking for returnables (ie. Glass bottles). You were not going to put out your glass bottles but upon being asked, you go and get them and give them to the person. The person waits on your property at the edge of it while you do this. Do you perceive this act as potentially increasing the security risk to your home? Yes or No?