What is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?
A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, or a Phase I ESA, is typically the first step in the environmental due diligence process that identifies potential environmental concerns for a property. A Phase I ESA is useful for a potential purchaser to understand environmental issues they may be inheriting. The current and historical operations of the […]
SPCC Plans: Are you providing “sufficient freeboard” for secondary containment?
If you’re a facility owner/operator who stores, processes, refines, or uses oil, you’re likely quite familiar with the EPA’s Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Regulation (40 CRF 112). The goal of the regulation, first published in 1973 under the authority of the Clean Water Act, is to protect navigable waters and adjoining shorelines from […]
Ventilation for COVID-19: How Does Your Facility Stack Up?
Face coverings, physical distancing, hand washing, and surface disinfection are well documented actions to minimize potential for occupational transmissions of the virus causing COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). But let’s consider how these proven tactics align with the hierarchy of controls from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. In the case of SARS-CoV-2, the use of […]
Spanish Translation for Health and Safety Topics
How to Make Sure You’re Health and Safety Communication is Spot On The lifeblood of any successful organization originates with its people. Making sure everyone in your organization understands health and safety often times requires language translation services. And for something as vital as worker health and safety, it’s important to know the translated communication […]
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Cutting Costs and Improving Productivity with Ergonomics
Ergonomics = the science of designing the job for the worker, rather than forcing the working to fit the job. With so many back-to-work concerns in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, creating and implementing an ergonomics improvement process can feel rather low priority. In fact, the emotional toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is […]
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Wetland Restoration, Enhancement, and Preservation along the Loosahatchie River
EnSafe’s West Tennessee Wetland Mitigation Bank is transforming former farmland into a self-managing, sustainable, and productive wetland using hydrological and ecological design that leverages nature’s unparalleled capacity for ecosystem restoration. A sea of small orange flags speckling the wintery landscape of West Tennessee is a welcomed sight for EnSafe’s ecological staff. A host of small […]
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How Current, Comprehensive is Your Business’ COVID-19 Response Plan?
As businesses slowly reopen with COVID-19 still circulating, it’s obvious that “business as usual” won’t be a return to pre-COVID-19 norms. Top of mind for employers and employees, now more than ever, is health and safety. When we ask what our clients’ most pressing need is right now, the overwhelming majority respond the way this […]
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EHS Webinar: Key Employer Safety Considerations for Return-to-Work Plans
Mike Palmer, past Vice President of Health and Safety Services and now Vice-Chairman of EnSafe’s Board of Directors, will lead a roundtable discussion covering: Key Employer Safety Considerations for Return-to-Work Plans May 27, 2020, 11:30 am CDT Panelists are EHS professionals from a variety of industries: James Norris, CSP, Director, Safety, Health and Environment, BAE […]
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Announcing our Summer of EHS Educational Webinars
We’re pivoting our 2020 Client Education Series to accommodate COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. Instead of holding the complimentary workshops at our corporate office in Memphis, we’re offering them as webinars. That means anyone anywhere can benefit from our guidance on a wide range of important topics – from OSHA compliance to TSCA chemical data reporting. […]
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Employer Guidance for Keeping Workers Safe
With many stay-at-home orders lifting and businesses reopening, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is asking employers to take the following six steps to reduce the risk of worker exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in their workplaces: Develop an Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan Prepare to Implement Basic Infection Prevention Measures Develop Policies and Procedures […]
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