EORM Acquires
Sigma Engineering
Expands environmental services: site assessments, remediation, permitting, and asbestos, lead and mold services.
EORM, together with the UC Berkeley Center of Occupational & Environmental Health, presents Sustainability in Health & Safety webinar, Weds, Feb 22
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By Jon Xavier, Researcher/Reporter
Published in Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal,
September 16, 2011
Safety, health, environment and sustainability have become important issues for business, and a San Jose consulting firm is building its company on those issues.
EORM Inc. CEO Glenn Fishler said recent trends in the regulations and best practices mean that many businesses need help keeping up with a rapidly changing environment. And EORM is looking to provide a one-stop shop for that assistance.
EORM, which stands for Environmental & Occupational Risk Management, is a full-service consulting firm that helps its clients ensure they comply with regulations and minimize risk to their employees, the public and the environment.
Ergonomics Hitches a Ride
By Jessica K. Ellison, M.S., CSP, CPE, and Danny Nou, M.S., EHS Specialist, EORM, Inc.
Published in Industrial Engineer, September 2011
Recent trends show that more companies are focusing on sustainability, which emphasizes a balance between people, planet and profit, also called the “triple bottom line.” Other monikers for the trend include corporate social responsibility initiative and 3E, for equity, environment and economy. In addition, the workplace has changed, in part due to sustainability, because more employees work from home or telecommute. This leaves fewer people in the office.
Backers of ergonomics programs need to start leveraging the momentum that is created by sustainability. Based on these industry trends, it is evident that there is tremendous global momentum in corporate sustainability and that ergonomics fits right into the people aspects of the people-planet-profit paradigm.
How Are Companies Putting Sustainability
Standards to Work?
By Rebecca Sternberg, MBA, MHS
Principal Consultant, Sustainability Practice Lead at EORM, Inc.
Published in GreenBiz.com, July 11, 2011
Sustainability standards, particularly those that represent the broad spectrum of indicators within sustainability, are needed and becoming increasingly common. But the unanswered question is this: Does a company's investment in implementing a sustainability standard have tangible business benefits? The question remains no matter whether a company is exploring a product certification, operational system, investor ranking or set of supplier requirements.
This article explores the sustainability standards that industry leaders have implemented, why they utilize them and the benefits they receive.
Six Ways to Manage Lab Ergonomics More Efficiently
By Jessica K. Ellison, M.S., CSP, CPE at EORM, Inc.
Ketil E. Jensen. Senior Director of Product Management
at Remedy Interactive
Published in Professional Safety, June 2011
Preventing repetitive strain injuries (RSIs) in laboratory environments requires more than providing industry standard PPE. It requires evaluating each employee and his/her lab setup, analyzing how that employee uses equipment, determining where injuries may occur, and adjusting either the task or equipment. Managing these tasks and following up with at-risk employees can become overwhelming if the right resources and processes are not in place to address these factors consistently, economically and effectively.
This article identifies six practices for improving the efficiency and manageability of a laboratory ergonomics programs.
Sustainable, Environmentally Responsible Controls
and Practices for the PV Industry
By Andy McIntyre, EORM
Published in Photovoltaics World
With the rapid increase in demand (both consumer and commercial) for PV products, it is essential that the PV industry fulfill the perception of being a green industry by avoiding many of the past environmental, health & safety (EHS) pitfalls encountered during the expansion of similar high-technology industries.
PV Design for ESH: Identify Issues Early
By Andy McIntyre & Patrick Tierney, EORM
Published in Photovoltaics World
As the photovoltaic (PV) industry selects equipment to support R&D and production operations, capital equipment suppliers building tools for the PV industry have an obligation to design and deliver safe and reliable process equipment that minimizes the potential to cause injury, meets current environmental requirements, and prevents worker health issues.
EHS Considerations in PV Manufacturing Equipment Installations
By Brent Wilson MPH, EORM, and Varun Gopalakrishna, Principal, Avani Design Consulting
Published in Photovoltaics World
As the photovoltaic (PV) industry expands and ramps up R&D and manufacturing operations, there are opportunities to reduce cost, minimize liability, and minimize equipment installation timeframes through a business risk management approach to equipment installations, one that incorporates environmental, health, and safety (EHS) considerations from the planning process through to the start up of the equipment.
Key Chemical and Physical Hazards
in PV R&D/Manufacturing
by Xavier Alcaraz & Andy McIntyre, EORM
Published in Photovoltaics World
Photovoltaic (PV) technologies have experienced significant improvements in efficiency and greater consumer demand, resulting in many more product alternatives and applications than ever before. These advances in PV technologies have introduced a range of new manufacturing and R&D chemical and physical hazards that require appropriate engineering, administrative and personal protective equipment controls to minimize the potential for employee illness and/or injuries.
Leveraging Ergonomics in the PV Industry
By Jessica Ellison
Published in Photovoltaics World
As the photovoltaic (PV) industry expands and large-scale capital equipment is introduced to support the market, it is increasingly important to evaluate how similar industries have incorporated ergonomics into all aspects of their R&D and manufacturing processes.
PV's Duty to Lead EHS, Sustainability
By Tim Mohin, EORM
Published in Photovoltaics World
As the climate warms, energy supplies dwindle, and pollution concerns rise, the clean energy produced by the photovoltaic industry is needed more than ever before. This industry's explosive growth has been fueled by government incentives and mandates such as the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA), also known as "the stimulus package." With approximately $80 billion set aside for clean technology investments in the form of direct grants and tax incentives, there has never been a better time for the PV industry.
Applying Life Cycle Analysis to PV Manufacturing
By W.Kenneth Lynch, EORM, Inc.
Published in Photovoltaics World
Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is increasingly seen as an economically viable alternative to address our rapidly expanding global energy needs. Despite conservation efforts; as the global economic crisis subsides, the energy consumption of the United States, Western Europe, China, and India will continue to expand.
How to Implement "Management of Change"
for PV Manufacturing
by Dale Goss, EORM, and Robert Barnes,
Robert B. Barnes Associates Inc.
Published in Photovoltaics World
As the PV manufacturing industry continues to mature, addressing the need to continuously and safely update both R&D and manufacturing equipment will require establishing robust "management of change" policy and processes. This article discusses this need and provides the framework for the development and implementation of a successful management of change program.