A Reflection on 2024, and How EHS Will Evolve in 2025
- Outlook & Trends, Safety
- December 17, 2024

By Justin Ganschow, MS, CSP, CHMM; Caterpillar Safety Services Safety culture exists whether an organization proactively manages it or not. Most simply, your safety culture is reflected by what people do when the boss or the safety manager isn’t watching. They either speak up, or stay silent when they see something or someone working unsafely.
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By Stephen A. Antonelli, Esq. and Alexandra G. Farone, Esq. ; Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C. Originally published February 4, 2025 Updated July 11, 2025 The Trump administration’s efforts to prioritize immigration law enforcement has resulted in increased activity by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) and an uptick of questions from employers about
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By Ted Dunnam, Dunnam Safety Management Let’s talk safety. Not the flashy kind with blinking lights and high-vis vests (although those help), but the kind that gets real—where a solid culture of safety means someone’s family member comes home at night instead of to an emergency room. OSHA—short for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration—was
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by Patrick Hogan, handle.com Most construction safety programs focus on visible controls, such as fall protection, equipment checks, and hazard assessments. These are critical. But many incidents begin earlier, when critical information is outdated, misplaced, or unclear. A crew relies on the wrong revision of a site plan. A permit renewal goes unnoticed. A supervisor
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By NCCER Staff In the high-risk environment of construction, safety isn’t just a matter of policy—it’s a matter of leadership. Construction superintendents and foremen are critical to maintaining safety on the job site. Their decisions, communication style and ability to model and enforce safety practices have a direct impact on the health and welfare of
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By Nick Williams, CEO, ASA Colorado The construction industry is facing a critical health crisis—one that doesn’t involve falling objects or faulty scaffolding but an invisible threat claiming more lives than all jobsite accidents combined: addiction and overdose. In 2023, an estimated 107,543 people in the United States died from drug overdoses, with over 74,000
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