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Welcome to the Spencer-SHE Journal! We hope you find the blog articles and vlogs helpful as we try to share tips, business advice and helpful resources in our field. Never hesitate to reach out and suggest topics you would like us to write about!

EHS ISO STANDARDS

EHS ISO STANDARDS

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a global non-governmental organization with a membership of 165 national standards bodies. ISO’s mandate is to gather experts to develop International Standards designed to ensure quality. ...

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INDOOR AIR QUALITY

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

What is "indoor air quality"? Indoor air quality (also called "indoor environmental quality") describes how inside air can affect a person's health, comfort, and ability to work. It can include temperature, humidity, lack of outside air (poor ventilation), mold from...

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IS YOUR TRAINING EFFECTIVE?

IS YOUR TRAINING EFFECTIVE?

Learner characteristics, training design, and work environment predict training effectiveness. Training factors that have the strongest, most consistent relationship with learning and application of knowledge and skills in the workplace is known as transfer of...

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MYTHS ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS)

MYTHS ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS)

Myth #1: Electric vehicles are worse for the climate than gasoline cars because of the power plant emissions. FACT: Electric vehicles typically have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline cars, even when accounting for the electricity used for charging. Electric...

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DOWNED ELECTRICAL POWER LINE SAFETY

Electrical hazards multiply for workers involved in cleanup and recovery efforts following major disasters and weather emergencies. Life-threatening danger exists around downed and low-hanging electrical wires which can still be energized following a storm. Safety...

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OSHA’S MOST CITED STANDARDS IN 2021

OSHA’S MOST CITED STANDARDS IN 2021

OSHA revealed the biggest danger areas in workplaces during 2021 as reflected in the number of citations.  Here is the countdown:  10.      Machine Guarding (1910.212):            1,113 violations. Ranked at # 10 in 2020; 200 fewer violations than in the previous...

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