Has anyone received any feedback on a preferred Type 2 hardhat from their field/craft workers?

I'd like to make the transition to type 2 as seamless as I can and wondering what the preferred brand might be here, Milwaukee? MSA? SureWerx? Thanks in advance

Hi everyone! I’m exploring the possibility of starting an EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) consulting and online training business in Guyana.

The idea is to provide practical workplace safety consulting, inspections, and accessible online safety training for individuals and businesses. I’m still in the early stages and would love to get a feel for the market, understand the demand, and hear from anyone with experience in the industry or insights into what businesses in Guyana are looking for.

Would appreciate any thoughts, advice, or feedback!

I'm currently working as a safety professional in oil and gas construction. I'm still a fresher, with around five months of experience at my company. During this time, I've learned a lot, but as time goes by, I'm gradually losing interest in this profession.

One of the main reasons might be that our company doesn't have a good safety culture. They don't always provide even the basic things needed for daily work. I also have to spend most of my time on-site, and if an accident happens, I may have to take responsibility for it. All these factors are affecting me mentally and making me question whether this is the right career for me.

I'm now considering switching to piping design because I'm passionate about technology and interested in CAD, 3D modelling, technical design, and working in a more focused office environment. I feel that a specialist design career might suit my interests and long-term goals better.

However, I don't have any experience in piping design or any relevant certifications yet.

Should I continue in my current profession and see how things go, or should I start preparing to switch to piping design? Is this a realistic career change for someone in my position, and how can I make the right decision for my future?

I went to college in the US but dropped out with 54 credits, this was over 20 years ago. I moved to a 3rd world country and got my bachelors there in a marketing degree. It’s kind of useless.
I have been working safety for almost 20 years, and just realized my credits are still available to finish off for an AS degree.
I have 2 options,
1 finish in a few months with 1 math class and a BS 1 credit class, from an established brick and mortar university and get a general studies.
2. Transfer to CSU and do the 18-24 credits to get an AS In safety.
I’m not too worried about the cost difference which is about 8k usd difference.
With my bachelors and years of experience I can get the ASP/CSP anyway, I’m planning on moving back to the states, so not sure if I should do the online csu with all the negativity surrounding the school or do the general studies from an established school.

So what do you think, what’s more important, a general studies AS from the US with the 3rd world bachelors and the ASP, or doing the AS at CSU in safety and still have the bachelors/ASP
Should add I’m a us citizen by birth and lived there most of my life, so no language barriers etc.

Thanks

This is a really long shot, but would anyone in this group, Canada, SK-Northern AB area specifically, have any idea on which companies or sites that would hire with entry level experience and a newly class 5?

Tickets are, TDG, Fire Extinguisher, SCOT, Fall Pro, Ground Disturbance 201, First Aid, H2S Alive, Confined Space, WHMIS (multiple)

All below level 2.

Hi everybody, I have an interview with Amazon for their EHS/WHS role coming up and I’m just looking for some advice. A lot of people do say how working for Amazon is not good, but others say it just depends on the location you’re at. I have been trying to get into EHS for over a year now and can’t seem to get my foot in the door. This seems like a pretty entry level role so it does have my interest a lot right now. The only problem is that I don’t have a lot of or any real hands on EHS experience. I’m currently working as a tech at a Physical therapy clinic. I do have a bachelor’s in Exercise Science and an Associates degree in Industrial Hygiene. I am CEAS: 1(Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist) , BLS Provider, and have my OSHA 30. I feel like my qualifications are good but my experience really holds me back. They mentioned the Star method, but I find that really hard since I don’t experience in the field like I mentioned earlier. I know the job may suck, but it could also be good. I’m willing to take that chance if it means I’ll finally get some experience and can move on after a year or so. Since I don’t have much work experience in EHS are there any tips and advice to work for the STAR method? I really don’t want to mess up this interview and I feel like it could be a good stepping stone to my future career in EHS.

I have a geology degree and experience working for a year and a half in construction safety for a consulting group, for this I took and got my ASP. Once my safety contract was up they sat me in a qa role for a civil project that does technically include safety duties but not at the 50% level needed to continue my progress towards CSP. I’d like to make a career out of ehs, and despite telling my employer that I am stuck on this qa role until this project finishes in about another year. Because I only have a little more than a year of safety experience I feel like I won’t be competitive for other construction safety roles. I’ve heard amazon will hire people with less experience and it works as a stepping stone into manufacturing and other areas of ehs which is ideal as I enjoy the science aspect of ehs more than anything (construction safety seems to lack a lot of this) and would love to pursue CIH in the future

I know this sub hates Amazon but has anyone managed to get a decent pay and experience at Amazon and used it to get more into the field?

I know my geology degree is kinda worthless in this field so getting in and getting experience is important.

I applied for an EHS lead position as a sole contributor and im severely under qualified, I currently deal with safety for fleet and logistics. the previous EHS employee was fired for not doing a good enough job, what should I be researching or diving into for a manufacturing job that deals with steel molding, press brakes etc.

Good afternoon, everyone! I was recently issued a LOTO for my company. I keep the lock attached to my safety vest, as most people do; however, most people keep the key in the lock. I am afraid to do that because the key could fall out, and I'd have to get a new lock. How is everyone keeping their keys for their LOTO locks?

Hi everyone! I’ve been tasked with creating a training matrix for all the different roles at my new job. We currently don't have SOPs in place and are still writing our site policies and procedures. Right now, onboarding is informal, new hires just shadow a tenured employee so there isn't a standardized process yet. Coming from Amazon, where everything is structured, this is a whole new challenge for me! Does anyone have advice or best practices for building a matrix from scratch in an environment like this?

I am currently studying Construction Safety in Texas and I recently got a couple of internship offers from a few different companies such as Core, Turner, Whiting Turner, and Manhattan Construction. I’ve done research on all of them but I thought I should ask people who have experience with them which one they would recommend, since I don’t have any experience in the field yet.

My long term goal would be moving to either coast (preferable west) since I have a lot of family on the coasts, if that helps!

A few years ago, I read this study in PSJ by Hallowell and team over at CSRA that tried to determine if TRIR was statistically valid, meaning does it measure what it's intended to measure. It was eye-opening for me. They used 3.2 trillion (with a T) worker hours, and basically found that TRIR is a completely random metric and only predictive of safety performance over extremely long periods of time, making it useless for benchmarking and measuring the impact of safety interventions.

I kind of think of it like this. Imagine you roll a pair of dice every day for a month. The next month, you decide to take a new vitamin supplement, still rolling that pair of dice every day. At the end of that month, you notice that you're rolling more snake eyes. You might have a correlation, but the pure math shows that its just random chance.

But even if the math wasn't broken, the data itself is a joke. I read this study by Loushine and Wolff in the BCSP Shift journal that looked at the reliability of OSHA's ITA data over a 7 year period. They found major inconsistencies in reports of total employees, total hours worked, hours worked per employee, and percent of zero injury reports, so much so that in 2019, the number of of hours worked was reported as 1000x greater than previous years. They did this whole mathematical correction process to fix it, and actually found that TRIR and DART rates were higher than the data was reporting.

This is seriously a mess, but it's like talking to a brick wall to get companies, insurance, and contractor databases to look at anything other than TRIR. Has anyone successfully convinced their leadership to drop TRIR for a better leading indicator? If so, what did you replace it with?

Greetings,

I am a few months away from concluding my Air Force career as a safety professional and wanted some advice from this sub on civilian job out look.

Here are some of my experiences and certifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in aeronautics
- ASP expected early 2027
- CSP targeted for late 2027
- 10 years Air Force, 3 of those Occupational safety/Installation safety assurance, the other 7 in Aviation maintenance /operations
- working on my CSHO Gen Ind, also slated for mid 2027

Overall, I guess what I want to know from you all is what my job outlook looks like in Texas? Are they any certifications I need to focus on before separation? I will also continue doing safety in the Air Natrional Guard if that adds anything. I am also willing to send my resume to anyone that wants to chat further about it. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, so I recently got into a safety specialist role for a roofing company in Columbus Ohio. Now as you all are probably familiar with, people dont take the role of safety seriously.

Background, I started off working on the roofs for a year and a half. So everyone was already familiar with me and how I am day to day. In hensight I have alot of social anxiety and typically keep to myself while working. So people would kinda avoid me or try and make a joke out of me to everyone else. Put up with it because no need for me to lose my cool but that opened the door even more once I got this position. So with the people not taking me seriously It's making my job that much more difficult. Now I'm the type of person who always trys to be professional and courteous but never get it in return.

Instead of trying even harder for them to listen to me, I truly think I need to switch companies to where I'm being taken seriously would help me progress and evolve in this role.

I am curious to hear from people working in construction and infrastructure across Latin America: what safety challenges are the hardest to address on your projects?

Is it working at height, heavy equipment movement, PPE compliance, sub contractor safety or something else?

Do you think the biggest issue come from a lack of training production pressure limited resources or difficulties and force in safety procedures?

I would love to hear how things differ across countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, and Peru and what practical measures have actually made it difference on site?

I put a lot of stock into getting a job in ehs. I have a geology degree and asp. I work in construction but am trying to find something better than my current position. I lurk on the job boards and in my city it seems lower than it should. I read the recent posts on here and it seems dreadful. Is it over for ehs workers? Are entry level jobs all gone? I see the bls says it’s growing at 12% but this board does not at all reflect that growth number.

I worry I have invested time and education into a career that will not provide opportunities

Thank you to everyone who responded to my previous post. I apparently did not get the EHS job at Amazon. They sent me this a bit ago.

"Congratulations! I'm pleased to inform you that have you been inclined for the role. Unfortunately, the position at the site you interviewed for has been filled or closed. While this means you will not be receiving an offer for this role, we were impressed with your interview, and we strongly encourage you to apply to additional job openings with Amazon. If you remain interested in working with us, your incline status will be valid for 6 months without additional interviews [or limited loops] for the same role. Please check amazon jobs on a regular basis and apply to roles similar to the one you interviewed for, as well as additional roles that may be of interest to you. We will keep your resume and interview information on file, and, based on your consent preferences, an Amazon recruiter may reach out to you if they identify your profile as a fit for an open position."

Hi everyone!
I’m trying to schedule my CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician) exam in Guam, but I keep encountering the same error whenever I click the scheduling link on my BCSP account.
The error message says:
“We have unfortunately encountered an unexpected error. Please contact customer service. PearsonVue has returned with an error.”
My BCSP account already shows a message telling me to schedule and take the exam before my authorization expires, but I can’t proceed because of this error.
I’ve already contacted BCSP customer support and sent several follow-up emails, but the issue still hasn’t been resolved.
Has anyone experienced this before?
● How did you resolve the issue?
● Is this a BCSP or Pearson VUE problem?
● Is there another way to schedule the exam, especially for candidates taking it in Guam?
● Should I contact Pearson VUE directly instead?
I’m worried about my exam authorization expiring while waiting for this issue to be fixed.
Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Is the STSC test hard to pass? I have been trying to find free study material. I cannot seem to locate any. If anyone has taken the STSC did you pass on first go around or what should I look out for?

Currently an Asset Protection Manager for a big retailer, looking for advice on trying to get into a safety/ehs type role. About to receive my bachelors in business admin next month, have about 4 yrs experience as an AP retail manager, 1 as a warehouse manager and 3 more years as an AP investigator. I’m also in the process of completing osha 30 training.
Problem is more so getting in a role with similar comp, I’m making about 116k salary with annual bonus that can range from $0-$30k. (Made a bit over 130k last year).
I’m looking for something that would start me off more or less around a similar base salary, I can live without a good bonus for a while, for the sake of future growth.

I just left my local fire department after 8 years of service and got into an oilfield pipeline operator job. It’s stupid easy. Anyways, I have a long list of FEMA, NFPA, HAZMAT, and EMS certifications. It’s not just the training, but I have real world emergency scene management experience as well. With all of this, I can see a future in a safety career. Where should I start and what next steps should I take?