OSHA budget justification 2014, industrial truck safety emphasis program, Coke targets water sustainability, and more on EHS This Week

On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:

  • OSHA puts forward FY2014 budget justification, and trend towards enforcement continues.
  • Emphasis program on industrial truck safety in Idaho.
  • Coke targets better sustainability in its water programs, and more.

Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you.

And on a personal note, this is my final podcast with EHS This Week. Thanks for listening through the years, everyone. This has been an engaging and rewarding experience.

Until next week, enjoy the program!

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Report says OSHA is understaffed, Safety Stand Down on heat illness, UN panel calls for environmental impacts reporting, and more on EHS This Week

On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:

  • New report says OSHA is underfunded and understaffed.
  • Safety Stand Down targets heat-related illness.
  • UN panel recommendations call for reporting of environmental impacts, and more.

Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you.

Until next week, enjoy the program!

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