Environmental, Health & Safety Blog

The Ergonomic Assessment: Identify and Reduce Ergonomic Risk

Emily Felber — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:37:49 GMT

Ergonomic risk is present across all industries, affecting millions of workers every year. Whether your employees are moving materials, working in a biosafety cabinet (BSC), using power tools, or typing on a laptop, ergonomic hazards can be present. Fortunately, there are a variety of tools and solutions safety professionals can implement to lower the risk to employees—starting with an ergonomic assessment.

Account Governance: Redefining Environmental Services

Greg Klyachman — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:19:32 GMT

Businesses today can’t be successful with the same old, business-as-usual approach to waste management and account management; to be successful today, organizations need a proactive, integrated waste management partner that helps drive continuous improvement.

That’s where account governance comes in. Account governance is the next evolution beyond traditional account management, evolving waste and other environmental, health, and safety (EHS) services to the next level. It’s a proven operational framework, unique to Triumvirate Environmental, that takes EHS management and success to the next level through dedicated, hands-on, integrated support—with a continuous commitment to service excellence, safety, and sustainability as the foundation for this model.

Heat Stress Toolbox Talk: Stay Cool About Heat Stress Awareness

Nick Bartys — Thu, 21 May 2026 16:12:59 GMT

Heat can quickly turn dangerous—especially for crews at work. Hot conditions can turn into emergency health events in the blink of an eye. A heat stress toolbox talk can be an important first step for recognition and prevention of heat stress.

Submitting A Hazardous Waste Reduction Plan: Ultimate Guide

Kay Peat, ASP, MPH — Wed, 13 May 2026 15:39:29 GMT

Are you prepared for New York State’s July 1st Hazardous Waste Reduction Plan (HWRP) deadline?

Fall Protection Training: Your Guide to Safety and Compliance

TEI Experts — Mon, 04 May 2026 19:10:24 GMT

On OSHA’s top 10 most frequently cited standards list, fall protection is represented twice. General fall protection safety (29 CFR 1926.501) is a regular leader in this ranking, but OSHA’s suite of fall protection training requirements (29 CFR 1926.503) also holds its own, year after year, on this list.

Hazard Communication: Your Guide to the OSHA Safety Standard

TEI Experts — Mon, 04 May 2026 18:08:15 GMT

Hazard Communication is a frequent offender on OSHA’s top 10 most frequently cited standards list—despite it being one of the administration’s most important safety standards. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) puts forth hazard communication guidelines for compliance to give workers the right to know and understand risks and hazards in their workplace.

Hazard Communication (hazcom) is a vital safety standard for organizations, industry-wide—and one that operations managers need to consider. The standard applies to almost all operations, and a recent analysis from Traceone found 5.6 hazard communication violations per 100,000 workers. Staying ahead of hazcom compliance is crucial.

Fall Protection Safety: Strengthen Your Weak Spot

TEI Experts — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:55:40 GMT

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501) safety standard continually tops the list of OSHA’s top 10 most frequently cited standards. This demonstrates not only a continual failure by employers to protect their employees from avoidable falls, but also an emphasis by regulators on ensuring adequate worker fall protection safety.

Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans: A Complete Guide

Elizabeth Tautges — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:52:39 GMT

Inspired by Elizabeth Tautges’ master’s research, “Releases of hazardous materials and waste from transportation incidents in the US: an analysis to increase environmental resiliency.”

Understanding the Bigger Picture with EHS

TEI Experts — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:18:45 GMT

Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) programs are becoming more complex as organizations balance regulatory requirements, operational efficiency, and risk management. We spoke with Mike Albert, EHS National Sales Director at Triumvirate Environmental, about how his experience across waste operations, program management, and client support helps organizations navigate increasingly complex EHS challenges.

OSHA's Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards: The Usual Suspects

TEI Experts — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:05:19 GMT

Year after year, organizations across industries and throughout the nation fail to meet federal worker safety guidelines. And year after year, this oversight exposes laborers to needless injury or even death, opening organizations up to immense risk.

The proof of these conditions comes directly from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA’s top 10 most frequently cited standards list outlines the most common standard violations—and year after year, this list of frequently cited OSHA standards lists the same repeat offenders, the top 10 most wanted criminals of the compliance world.

With frightening regularity, these “usual suspects” make the list of OSHA violations —with the only variations generally being where they are in the hierarchy of the most common OSHA violations. The prevalence of these repeat standards on this list underscores the prevalence of rule breaking, as well as the keen eye of OSHA to catch violations.