I don't know about you, but February has felt interminable, as bad as or worse than January. And my area has hardly seen snow accumulation. Yesterday, it was 65 degrees Fahrenheit. It felt strange to walk out the door without my winter parka. Is this what living in California is like? Except right now, of course, since they're getting the snow that my area would!
The absence of my traditional winter hibernation means that I am not hunkered down and focused on big projects to start once spring officially arrives. It feels like I'm already in the midst of them. I always appreciate the first few months of the year because it gives me a chance to recover from the holidays and prepare for year ahead. Our team is already busy at work on some of the programs you've come to know and love from EHS Today, including our annual Safety Leadership Conference (the call for speakers is underway) and America's Safest Companies competition.
However your spending your days, I hope you are safe and well.
In the meantime, enjoy some of our most popular stories of the month, as determined by you.
Younger Workers at Odds with Companies Over Value Systems
Gen Z workers have different ideas about capitalism, work ethic and purpose in the workplace.
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Quiz: How Much do you Know About OSHA?
Take our quiz and see how much you know about the latest rules, regulations and news from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Test your knowledge here.
Addressing Burnout in the Workplace
These are challenging times. It’s time to show workers you care about their mental and physical well-being.
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Is This the Year we Learn How to Teach Gen Z?
Gen Z prefers experience-based safety training as opposed to traditional classroom learning.
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Regulatory Update: NY Warehouse Worker Law Aimed at Amazon
Amazon already changed work standards and practices.
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Welcome to the ESG Evolution
A look at the impact, challenges and rewards of the developing relationship between EHS and ESG.
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Keeping Temporary Workers Safe
It has long been a challenge to protect workers from injury and harm. That’s especially true for temporary and contract employees, who often perform the least desirable work—and have the least amount of training.
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OSHA Directors Have Increased Authority to Cite Certain Types of Violations
The changes are aimed to stop "employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply with certain workplace safety and health requirements."
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Hazardous Chemical Spill, Coffee Outreach and Future Cringe: What We’re Reading This Week
A look at some news of note.
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A More Efficient Approach to Overexertion Injuries
Still doing task assessments by hand? Time to reconsider and scale efforts to maximize impact.
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On Valentine’s Day, Share the Love with Your Employees
While you may not buy your co-workers chocolates and roses, there are ways you can show your appreciation this Feb. 14–and the whole year through.
Read more here.