I was talking with a plant leader recently. Good operation. No major issues. At one point, he mentioned that most EHS items run through one person. So I asked, what happens when that person is out? There was a pause. Not a long one. Just enough. You could tell. How much of your EHS program depends on one or two people being available? If that answer isn’t clear, it’s probably worth a closer look.

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My stance for EHS Excellence: Any business model that includes a Site EHS Lead is OUTDATED. Yes Sir, Yes Ma'am, I'll hold my ground on this. Here it is rephrased: A Site EHS Lead as the foundation of a program? That model is clearly outdated. EHS excellence has no single point of failure. It is an EHS-driven culture, coached by a dedicated team rather than a chain of site and corporate EHS roles. I really like that prior sentence. It calls into question the value derived from