Introduction to Environment, Health & Safety Management

Explore environment, health and safety management (EHS) by examining a plant injury investigation, identifying blocked walkways, unmarked chemicals, and weak safety compliance, and implementing focused training to strengthen EHS practices.

Explore environment health and safety management principles for office and industrial settings to foster a safer workplace. Minimize risk by selecting appropriate tools and techniques for each task.

Identify the main objectives of environment health and safety management: control events to prevent escalation; minimize the effect on people, property, and environment; and rehabilitate affected people.

Explore environment and safety management in the workplace, focusing on work area, tools, environment, and work techniques and habits, and advise on arranging space and adjusting lighting and temperature.

Explain considerations for environment, health, and safety inspections, covering indoor air quality, fire protection and life safety, housekeeping, equipment operation and maintenance, unsafe conditions and acts, and inspector roles.

Describe the two types of environment health and safety management plans—onsite plans for incidents inside the workplace, and offsite plans for incidents outside.

Explore the eight elements of environment health and safety management, including emergency equipment, fire and electrical safety, hazardous materials safety, storage method, and ongoing plan reviews.

Explain how formal, scheduled inspections, daily informal checks, and post-incident audits safeguard workplaces. Learn to inspect entire workplaces—including interior and exterior environments—using tailored checklists and documenting hazards and corrective actions.

Describe environment health and safety management strategies, including engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE, and emphasize training, audits, and written safety policies to reduce incidents.

Explore the environment health and safety management process, including policy, organizing, planning and implementing, measuring performance, auditing, and documenting corrective actions, controls, and hazard control logs.

Explore how to build an effective environment health and safety program through management commitment, employee involvement, rigorous worksite analysis, hazard prevention and control, and comprehensive safety training.