
How Technology Is Changing Environmental Health and Safety
Environmental health and safety is a constantly evolving challenge. As new issues arise, EHS professionals are the ones there to help organizations—and their employees—adapt and respond to changes in their environment to keep people safe.
Michael Zalle, CEO of YellowBird joins Peter on this episode to discuss environmental health and safety policies and procedures in our ‘new normal’ as organizations learn to navigate the pandemic. They talk about:
- Managing OSHA, EPA, and other safety processes
- How COVID is pushing ahead technology in the EHS industry
- The depth of knowledge expected to be held by a few individuals
The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, SVP of Safety Solutions at AlertMedia.
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