This fifth blog of ourEHS and compliance training deep-dive blog series analyzes emergency action plan training requirements. Let’s face it—even if you are incredibly careful, emergencies will arise in life sciences, healthcare, higher education, and industrial settings. While the exact definition of “emergency” may vary depending on local, regional, or federal regulatory designations, it typically applies to situations such as: Fire or excessive heat Medical incidents, when there are injuries or other medical events like cardiac arrest or stroke that require urgent care Exposure to, or unco ..read more

This fourth blog of our EHS and compliance training deep-dive series analyzes chemical hygiene plan (CHP) training importance and key elements. The importance of maintaining a thorough chemical hygiene plan (CHP) is nothing new in the environmental, health, and safety (EHS) industry. Few, however, actually understand the importance of training to it—which is problematic because, as with many safety and compliance programs and solutions, a CHP is only useful if those affected actually know how to use it. And make no mistake, top chemical hygiene programs are a must in the several hun ..read more

*Editor's Note: We are happy to feature this guest blog from the My Green Lab team. My Green Lab, a non-profit environmental organization with a mission to build a global culture of sustainability in science, works to introduce both new perspectives and proven best practices within a carefully crafted framework to inspire tens of thousands of scientists to make a positive change in their labs by reducing the environmental impact of their work. You can learn more about My Green Lab on their website. Laboratory fridges and freezers are essential for scientific discovery and the betterment ..read more

We continue our EHS and compliance training deep-dive series here, with a discussion of RCRA training regulations. The next stop on our deep dive into common environmental, health, and safety (EHS) and compliance trainings takes us to those pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). RCRA, passed in 1976, led to a baseline set of hazardous waste regulations—including a training requirement for hazardous waste generators that can vary state-to-state ..read more

Human blood poses unique and serious risks to workers across industries due to the potential presence of bloodborne pathogens (BBP). As such, it is the only health-related workplace training the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires. In fact, it is one of the few health-related trainings specifically developed for the life science industry. This underscores the importance of BBP precautions to biotech organizations—precautions that include proper training programs that will protect your employees and keep you in safety compliance ..read more

Worker training is necessary for virtually every process, task, or program within the field of environmental, health, and safety (EHS)—including for those employees tasked with hazardous waste management.   ..read more

Across healthcare, life sciences, higher education, and other industries, environmental, health, and safety (EHS) training is essential. But in a choppy sea of regulations, training types, market demands, and more, it can be challenging to determine which trainings an employee needs, in which format, and at what cadence. Throughout 2024, follow along as we dive into the most common Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-required training courses and explore solutions for maximizing their effectiveness ..read more

We are entering the season of rest; one study indicates that employees are twice as likely to request time off in December in comparison to any other month. Your staff is taking a well-deserved holiday break, but this shutdown time doesn’t have to mean operational standstill—the holiday season is a wonderful opportunity for continued facility and institutional improvements and perhaps even hard and soft return on investment (ROI) opportunities. Empty facilities present a unique opportunity for services to be performed safely, correctly, and efficiently—with minimal or no interruption. In fact ..read more

Startup life sciences or pharma organizations face many challenges while innovating, securing approvals, and getting to market. And it’s especially difficult for managers in smaller organizations, with limited resources, to maintain compliance with relevant environmental, health, and safety (EHS) regulations and guidelines ..read more

Environmental, health, and safety (EHS) training is vital across industries and roles. But trainings that don’t apply best practices for adult learning tend to be immemorable and ineffective—risking non-compliance and unsafe practices from ill-equipped personnel. It’s essential that an organization’s training program be based on the most modern evidence-based methods, ones which support long-term knowledge retention. Fortunately, there are ways of designing trainings for memorability, beginning with two key concepts: Andragogy (principles of adult learning) Universal Design for Learning (UDL ..read more