Nicole Stempak

1 week ago | ehstoday.com | Nicole Stempak

This year's graduates are turning their tassles on this chapter of their life. But once they toss their mortarboards, it's time to hit the job boards. Every year, the graduating class presents a fresh pool of job applicants, perspectives and ideas. The question is whether companies have room or infrastructure to onboard, nurture and grow new talent. EHS Today wants to know whether your safety department is planning to hire any recent graduates.

2 weeks ago | ehstoday.com | Nicole Stempak

Memorial Day may conjure many images—parades, graveside services, barbecues, swimming, shopping, spending time with friends and family, and so forth. But in order to do that, you first have to get to your destination. The unofficial start of summer is also one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. AAA estimates that 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between May 22 and May 26. That’s an increase of 3.1% from last year—and sets a new Memorial Day weekend record.

1 month ago | ehstoday.com | Nicole Stempak

This week was National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction Week. I hope you had the opportunity to do some additional training. If not, there’s no time like the present!It’s quite revelatory—and humbling—to realize you have the power to affect change. I have been reminded that sometimes the best thing to do is simply get started. After all, we’re all figuring it out as we go along, anyway.

1 month ago | ehstoday.com | Nicole Stempak

I learned a new word, and I want it to be my mantra from here on out (or at least the summer). Insouciance (in-SOO-see-unss) is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern, according to Merriam-Webster. There’s a lot going on in the world right now, and there’s a lot of unsafe workplaces, neither of which lend themselves to embracing an attitude of insouciance. But that’s precisely why I, and perchance you, need to be more carefree—at least when we’re off the clock.

1 month ago | ehstoday.com | Nicole Stempak

Each day, a majority of Americans go to work. To put food on the table. To put a roof over their head. To provide a better life for their loved ones. Despite the requirements outlined in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, too many workers still don't have a safe workplace. The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) calls out unsafe working conditions in their annual compliation of the most dangerous employers, the Dirty Dozen.