The Statistical Abstracts of the United States, 105th edition, estimates that 5 to 10 million workers are exposed to heat illness annually. Heat illnesses (such as heat stroke, heat exhaustion, and heat cramps) are caused by hot environments and are preventable occupational health hazards. Heat illness results when the body is out of heat balance. Heat balance means that the heat the body produces equals the heat it loses. When…

What is the importance of zero? That was the question that the Certified Environmental Management, Ltd., (CEM) President asked one of their clients in the mid-1980s. The explanation was simple; any reported injury or illness performance above zero means that someone who works for our company is experiencing a health or safety event that could permanently change their lives or the lives of their families. The CEM executive began to…