Podcasts about environmental coordinator

Nicole Arnold speaks with Jeff McDuffie, Safety and Environmental Coordinator about the importance of safety. Later, Nicole interviews Member Service Specialist Selene Lopez about how she used her training to save the life of her cousin.

While the race is on to reduce emissions in Europe's cities, how can they create a long-term net-zero future and move to a circular economy. We look at what's required to make this shift in mindset and how cities should start going about this work. While there are several common challenges that all cities face, it is also clear that cities are uniquely positioned to drive this transition. The podcast includes experts from the United Nations Environment Program, Researchers in the field of circularity and Environmental planners from the city of Lahti, a city chosen to the European Green Capital Award as the first city in Finland. Episode guest appearances· Andreas Gyllenhammar, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sweco· Sharon Gil, Program Manager, United Nations Environment Program· Charlie Gullström, Research and Innovation Strategist, Sweco· Jenni Rahkonen, Environmental Coordinator, City of Lahti· Colm O'Callaghan, moderator, Brid Agency About the Urban Insight podcastThe Urban Insight mission is to share solutions for future city planning and initiate a dialogue about sustainable urban development. Sweco proudly presents this Urban Insight podcast – where science, facts and expertise combine with entertainment and an interest in developing the sustainable cities of the future. We focus on the biggest challenges of our time, exploring the citizens perspective and highlighting best practises from frontrunner cities and organisations around the globe. We discuss the best solutions and how to scale up together. Since 2018, Urban Insight reached 28 million people through news, press and media. Enjoy our podcast series highlighting key actions to deliver on the 2030 Agenda and beyond!During 2022, the Urban Insight podcast will focus on circularity and the key role of cities in achieving this. You can find more insights on our webpage: www.swecourbaninsight.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A very Happy feast of Easter to all of you podcast listeners. To all of our Western listeners, he is risen! And to many of our Eastern listeners, a blessed Holy Week to you, and a very happy Pascha when it comes! Something else that's happening this week: Friday, April 22, is Earth Day. Our celebration of the Lord's Passion and victory over death coincides with Earth Day, so in light of the upcoming Lambeth focus on creation, and the persistent calls to mutual, loving sacrifice, prayer, and stewardship of the earth from Archbishop Justin, Presiding Bishop Michael, Pope Francis, and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, among other local leaders around the world, we are recognizing this Easter/Earth day coincidence this week in a couple of ways. First, in our Daily Devotional. The Living Church puts out a free online devotional every day. This week our author is the Rev. Dr. Rachel Mash, Environmental Coordinator of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. She was also a guest on podcast episode #60, Green Anglicans: An Introduction. She's been reflecting on the connection between Easter and creation this week. You can sign up for the Daily Devotional here, or find them at livingchurch.org. We're also going to plunge deep into the topic of creation and Christianity on today's episode, in conversation with a good friend of the Living Church, the Rev. Canon Dr. Mark Clavier. Mark is Residentiary Canon of Brecon Cathedral in Wales where he also directs Convivium, an initiative to foster a vision of the Church that stands apart from consumerism. He is a regular contributor to BBC Radio Wales and The Living Church and spends a lot of his free time walking. His most recent book is A Pilgrimage of Paradoxes: A Backpacker's Encounters with God and Nature. Mark and his wife, historian Dr. Sarah Ward Clavier, have been on our show before. (As have their dogs, Humphrey and Cuthbert: they provided the howling sound effects for our 2021 Halloween episode.) I brought Mark on today because his work as a pastor, and even his conversion as a Christian, has had so much to do with the earth -- especially landscapes, and preserving and loving local environments. So much of his call has been wrapped up in watching God reveal his character through the woods of South Carolina, the Blue Ridge Mountains of Appalachia, and then the Brecon Beacons and byways of Wales. Today we'll talk about his travels, being bowled over by God's glory, medieval bestiaries, living as Christians in climate apocalypse, and of course, Wendell Berry. And another coincidence: Monday, April 25, will be the feast of St. Mark. So let's get on with our conversation with our own friend, Mark, and listen together for God's healing word to our world. Sign up for our Daily Devotional. Check out Mark Clavier's latest book. Give to the Living Church. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/living-church/support

What steps can the Biden administration take to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Bureau of Land Management to better address its conservation and climate change goals? This question was addressed in a lively online discussion hosted by PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility). Panelists discussed the results of a recent employee survey, trends in land management planning, problems in BLM’s management culture, and questions from the webinar participants. This discussion was held on February 24, 2021. Panelists included: Moderator: Rebecca Leber of Mother Jones Chandra Rosenthal, Director of Rocky Mountain PEER Laurel Williams, Officer for U.S. Public Lands and Rivers Conservation at the Pew Charitable Trusts Richard Spotts, former Planning and Environmental Coordinator at the BLM Arizona Strip District Office Mary Jo Rugwell, former BLM State Director for Wyoming. LINKS: Presenter Slides http://studio809radio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BLM-A-New-Era-PPT-2-25-21_slides-FINALwPew.pdf Presenter Slides From This Event http://studio809radio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BLM-A-New-Era-PPT-2-25-21_slides-FINALwPew.pdf Video of this Webinar https://www.peer.org/webinar-new-era-bureau-of-land-management/ 2021 Bureau of Land Management Employee Survey Report https://www.peer.org/report-2021-bureau-of-land-management-employee-survey/ Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) https://www.peer.org The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region. Colorado Springs Office of Innovation & Sustainability Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future Pikes Peak Environmental Forum Pikes Peak Group of Sierra Club Pikes Peak Permaculture Keep up with all the organizations and events making our area a better place to live. Subscribe (free) on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss an episode:  

In Episode 10, we interview a fellow EHS professional, discuss an article about a mining disaster in China, and talk about OSHA's press release regarding hazard communication. For more information about Bakida, visit our website at bakida.org. Email our team at info@bakida.org if you have questions, or if you have topic suggestions for future episodes. This podcast episode was recorded on February 8, 2020.

On November 13, Michigan's Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced she was revoking the easement that gives Enbridge permission to operate Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac, where it crosses the Great Lakes. This is a huge win for the Oil & Water Don't Mix coalition and other organizations in Michigan, and thousands of people who have been working to get this pipeline shut down for over 7 years. In this episode, we have four leaders of the OWDM campaign to talk about this huge win - how it happened and what we need to do going forward - because it is not over yet. With us today we have Sean McBrearty, with Clean Water Action, who coordinates the OWDM Campaign; Liz Kirkwood, ED of FLOW - For Love of Water; Jim Lively with the Groundwork Center and the Great Lakes Business Network; and Mike Ripley, Environmental Coordinator with the Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA). For more background on Line 5, listen to Episode 3 with Bay Mills tribal president Bryan Newland, and Episode 6 with our interview with Larry Bell from Bell's Brewery and Beth Wallace from Great Lakes Business Network in Episode 6. forloveofwater.org cleanwateraction.org groundworkcenter.org 1836cora.org oilandgas360.com/will-enbridge-tsxenb-stock-really-go-bankrupt/ Speaking of Resilience is created by the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities and the Michigan Climate Action Network. This episode was produced by Miriam Owsley, hosted by Kate Madigan.

Right now, there is much uncertainty in the world. We have an ongoing pandemic and everyone is trying to do business as usual. There is a new certification that proves your company is doing your best to manage the risk. To know more about how you can do to manage the risks and what it takes to get this certificate I invited Susanna Airola, Environmental Coordinator at Viking Line. 

Rev. Dr. Rachel Mash is the Environmental Coordinator of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and currently resides in Cape Town. Her Green Anglican movement has pushed the importance of conservation within the greater faith community. More on Rachel Mash here: http://climatereality.co.za/meet-rachel-mash-a-pillar-of-the-green-anglicans-movement/ More from Religica at https://religica.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Religica.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/religica YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPuwufds6gAu2u6xmm8SBuw Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-religica Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3CZwIO4uGP1voqiVpYdMas?si=0k2-TSmwTkuTQC2rgdGObQ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/religica/id1448005061?mt=2 Religica is a comprehensive online platform at the axis of religion and society that provides non-sectarian, coherent, integrated and accessible awareness about the role of religion in society, with a focus on strengthening local communities.  

City of Sanford Environmental Coordinator, Hope Duncan shares some insight and important information about preventing sewage overflows, the city's oil & grease recycling program and other community outreach efforts she is responsible for.

Our guest this week is Dawn Oleksy, Environmental Coordinator for James City County. Dawn covers the ins and outs of recycling, answers the water bottle cap question and makes a highly controversial statement on football. Check it out and let us know what you think!

The MYD Earth Show recently travelled to Oranjemund in the South of Namibia to find out how mining can co-exist with protecting the environment. In this episode of the show, we speak to Nande Nickanor an Environmental Coordinator at Namdeb Diamond Corporation in the town of Oranjemund. Nande explains about the history and the future of mining and the earth, as well as about how adopting environmental practices is a benefit to companies and communities.

TOPICIntegrated Water Resource and Infrastructure Management IN THIS EPISODE[01:43] Introduction of Matthew Naud. [01:54] Matthew explains what his job as the Environmental Coordinator for the City of Ann Arbor entails. [02:42] Matthew shares his personal background and what motivates him to do his work. [03:33] Matthew describes his session at the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference. [04:42] What kind of water or climate-change challenges is Ann Arbor facing, and what’s being done to meet those challenges? [06:10] What’s being done to deal with the increased amount of precipitation, and what are the implications to the community of that increased precipitation? [08:24] Matthew explains why increased rainfall and runoff is a challenge and why the storm-water utility was created. [10:23] Matthew shares the implications of not managing the storm-water runoff. [11:31] In Flint, is the source of the water that is being used part of the problem? [14:00] Are there other communities that have created this storm-water utility and taken this approach that Ann Arbor has? [15:00] How long has Ann Arbor had that system in place? [15:13] Did it face any legal challenges or real political pushback? [16:14] Is funding the rest of the infrastructure equally challenging? [18:49] What is the quantity of water that people can get for a dollar? [19:42] Is there any reason why these approaches that are taken in Ann Arbor not broadly transferrable to other places? [20:25] Do you get many people asking you how you do it and learning from Ann Arbor’s approach? [21:30] Are there any other cities in Michigan that have a storm-water utility? [21:49] Matthew shares where listeners can learn more about he’s doing in Ann Arbor. [22:23] Matthew shares one change that would lead to smarter, more sustainable, and more equitable communities. [23:03] Matthew explains the action that listeners can take to help build a more equitable and sustainable future. [23:29] Matthew shares what Ann Arbor looks like 30 years from now. GUESTMatthew Naud has been the Environmental Coordinator for the City of Ann Arbor since 2001. He staffs the City’s Environmental Commission and makes recommendations to the City Administrator, Mayor, and City Council on a broad range of sustainability issues. Mr. Naud is a member of the Urban Sustainability Director’s Network where he serves on the Planning Committee, Innovation Committee, and Small Cities User Group. Mr. Naud was recently appointed to a three year term on the USEPA Board of Scientific Counselors – Sustainable and Healthy Communities Subcommittee. He holds Masters degrees from the University of Michigan in Biology and Public Policy and an undergraduate degree from Boston College. ORGANIZATIONThe city of Ann Arbor is committed to providing excellent municipal services that enhance the quality of life for all through the intelligent use of resources while valuing an open environment that fosters fair, sensitive, and respectful treatment of all employees and the community they serve. Ann Arbor has 114,000 residents, spans 28.6 square miles, and is frequently recognized as a foremost place to live, learn, work, thrive and visit (http://www.a2gov.org/news (www.a2gov.org/news)). To keep up with City of Ann Arbor information, subscribe for email updates (http://www.a2gov.org/subscribe (www.a2gov.org/subscribe)), follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/a2gov (http://twitter.com/a2gov)) or become a city fan on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/thecityofannarbor (www.facebook.com/thecityofannarbor)). TAKEAWAY QUOTES“We work a lot with—it’s called the Graham Sustainability Institute and they have a climate center and so for about the last five years we’ve been working together. One of the things that they’ve demonstrated is…we’ve seen a 42% increase in precipitation. We’ve seen a significant change in the amount of rain. Extreme storms are up 40%. So, that’s what we’re measuring, and it’s been great...

(Published on Dec 18, 2013) Amanda Nesheiwat, a Bergen Community College graduate, is one of seven environmental coordinators working at the county or municipal levels in NJ. Sustainability managers are also employed by numerous NJ universities, colleges, businesses and schools.

Clare Sullivan of Feedback Farms is currently the Environmental Coordinator of the Millennium Village project in the Tropical Agriculture and rural Environment Program of Columbia University. Before that she worked in a variety of capacities in the food service industry – running a collective bakery in St. Louis, working as a pastry chef in New York and doing agricultural research at the International Potato Center in Lima, Peru. Clare is also a serial crew leader for the Student Conservation Association and has served on it’s advisory board. She has M.A. in International Affairs with a focus on Environmental Policy from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a B.A. in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis. Thanks to our sponsor, Heritage Foods USA. “That’s the neat thing about urban gardens- there’s so many intersections with the communities that surround them.” [6:00] — Clare Sullivan on Greenhorn Radio

BioPharma EH&S Podcast Episode #11 Discuss: The Evolution of Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance and Operational Risk Management Software Upcoming Events and Happenings of Importance to Environmental, Health and Safety professionals in the BioPharma industry. Hello everybody and welcome back to the Biopharma EH&S Podcast, Episode #11, it's Saturday, February 26th, 2011.  And this is the podcast helping you take your environmental, health and safety program to the next level. This next week, on Tuesday, I will be heading to San Antonio, Texas for the National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) Management Information Systems conference which will be happening on Wednesday and Thursday, and then on Thursday of the following week I will be heading to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest. So the first thing that we always go over is to review what we talked about in the last episode, then we will cover our main topic for today, which is "The Evolution of Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance and Operational Risk Management Software".  Then after that we will discuss important events and happenings of importance to EH&S professionals in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industry. As a podcaster, having listener questions and feedback is extremely important and it would me a lot to me. So, please call our listener voicemail feedback line at 206-337-4769 with your questions regardingenvironmental health and safety software, potent compound safety, industrial hygiene, and anything else related to EH&S in the Biopharma Industry. In Episode #10 we discussed "Industrial Hygiene in the Pharmaceutical Industry." In that discussion we talked about the strategies for managing a potent compound safety program in the pharmaceutical industry is actually similar to managing a traditional industrial hygiene program, however, the big difference is that many of the compounds have occupational exposure limits that are significantly lower than those of traditional industrial chemicals, and that you will have to place an emphasis on engineering controls in order to achieve acceptable airborne concentrations. So, let's go ahead and move into our main topic for today, which is: The Evolution of EH&S Compliance and Operational Risk Management Software So what exactly is EH&S Compliance and Operational Risk Management Software?  Well that can mean many things to many different people and companies.  For some companies that are somewhat in the reactive mode - it may mean just tracking occupational injuries, accidents, and claims.  For others, for those companies that are slightly more proactice - it may mean audit finding tracking, corrective action tracking, and leading indicator tracking.  And for the more advance companies it can mean tracking sustainability efforts, and greenhouse gas reduction efforts.  It also can mean authoring and managing material safety data sheets, air emissions reporting, hazardous wastes management generation tracking, industrial hygiene data management, and many, many other environmental, health and safety program elements. So, let's step back for a moment and talk a little about the history of environmental, health and safety compliance software, and operational risk management software.  Back in the mid-1980's when I started in the environmental, health and safety field I was working for Waste Management of North America as an Environmental Coordinator.  Back in those days I remember that the majority of EH&S tasks were done by paper, and completion of paper-based forms. I also recall that EHS professionals were largely the people with the big binders on their bookshelves containing all the company EH&S rules and programs.  At that time, at least at the entry level, personal computers in the workplace were rare.  Then as we approached the 1990's a few computers starting appearing around the office, but were pretty much exclusively limited to divisional presidents, directors, and an administrative assistant or two.  I still recall, looking out my office door, and seeing our library of federal and local regulations that covered the entire wall in one of our common areas.  Then in the late 1980's, our first safety management software system appear.  It was a DOS based system used for reporting occupational injuries, accidents, and other claims. It was basically, a workers' compensation and liability claims management system.  So, it was really an operational risk management software tool.  Still at that point, data entry into the system was primarily done by the admins, and the EH&S management would receive a printed report once per month.  As more and more people in the office begin to have dedicated computers, everyone started  to get creative in using them to manage various issues, including environmental, health and safety.  I believe the first EH&S software tool that I every developed was a Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet used to track employee training. Then in 1990, the next environmental, health and safety management software tool that I recall using was a system called CMS, which stood for Compliance Management System, and as the name refers to, it was primarily a PC-based system to manage EH&S compliance tasks and requirements.  It was ugly, but it actually worked quite well.  The one challenge however, was in those days, implementation was a pain.  A team of people would come out for a week or more, review every permit, every requirement and input them by hand into the environmental, health and safety software system. Then around 1993, I recall my first experience with the world wide web - I clearly remember that I was in the office of the IT manager who's office was next to mine, and using Mosaic we pulled up the Center for Disease Controls' website. After that event, I remember that information technology just exploded, and in March of 1993, I attended the Global Environmental Management Initiative meeting in Pentagon City.  During that meeting, there was a presentation about integrating right-to-know information at Dupont.  It was basically centered around managing material safety data sheets.  During that same time frame, I recall seeing a presentation by Bill Sugar on Anheuser-Busch's Environmental Management System, which was originally written in Lotus Notes.  It had it's shortcomings, but with the leadership of Bill Sugar and his team of environmental, health and safety professionals they took EH&S management to a whole new level.  We then began to see environmental, health and safety software move from compliance-focused, and regulatory reporting focused to more of a total quality management approach.  With the emergence of ISO14001 and OHSAS 18001 managing data began more important.  In addition, with increase demand for corporate transparency, the need for rapid access to environmental, health and safety data became even more important. So, that's some of the early history of environmental, health and safety software.  And were do we stand today?  Well, that vast majority of environmental, health and safety management systems are web-based.  Everyone has an email, everyone has access to a computer. Our cell phone's have more computing power than my first computer.  Most major corporations collect and report all kinds of environmental, health and safety data.  The majority of this data is readily available to anyone with a computer. So what challenges do we face today?  First off, reducing complexity.  As a provider of environmental health and safety software, we have to realize that not every company is going to have a full-time administrator to run these complicated systems.  More features, doesn't necessarily mean better.  If you think about it, the one reason text messaging and twitter is so popular is that if you can't say it in 140 characters then you're saying too much.  Second, there's too many companies offering EHS software solutions out there, there has to be, and will be some industry consolidation. So, what's in store for the future of environmental, health and safety software?  Well,EH&S mobile apps, like Affytrac mobile will become more important.  I also have addditional thoughts, but prefer to keep those to myself for now. Alright, so that does it for our discussion on "The Evolution of Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance and Operational Risk Management Software" So here's events and happening for environmental, health and safety professionals. Next week, as previously mentioned, in San Antonio, Texas - the National Association for Environmental Management will be having its Management Information System conference.  I'll be there and would love to meet you.  Please call me at 303-884-3028 or email me at dcalhoun@affygility.com Next on March 6-10, it's the Society of Toxicology's annual conference in Washington, DC.  I won't be there, but Joe Nieusma, Senior Occupational Toxicologist with Affygility Solutions will.  If you would like to talk to Joe, please give me a call and I can arrange it. Then in April, Affygility Solutions has a whole bunch of environmental, health and safety webinars starting.  These include, our every popular Advanced Topics in Potent Compound Safety, our Dermal Exposure and Absorption of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Isoflurane Safety, and much more.  Go to Affygility.com and check out our schedule.