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| Perspectives and Challenges of IH Professionals Within the Circular Economy (AIHce EXP 2022 OnDemand) | |
| Course Description: Recorded at AIHce EXP 2022 Traditional, linear systems of productivity require high novel material input and produce large volumes of waste. A circular economy is a system that includes the waste outputs as inputs. The circular economy tackles pollution, depletion of resources, climate change, and biodiversity loss by minimizing waste and creating sustainable processes. Circular economies are seen as inevitable and are expected to have both positive and negative impacts on the workplace. The IH role in workplaces practicing circular economy principles is profound. Workers who are required to create circular economies are often from marginalized groups, earning low wages and working hazardous jobs. Toxicological risks in the recycling of materials, difficulty in controlling chemical exposures because of the heterogeneity of waste streams, physical hazards from dangerous equipment, are musculoskeletal disorders because appropriate tools are not available are just some of the hazards in a circular economy. Circular economies present unique opportunities OEHS professional. The objectives of several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals can be met by ensuring safe workplaces, as well as a cleaner and healthier environment for workers and citizens alike. Learning Outcomes At the end of this lecture, attendees will:
Contact Hours: 1 Presentation Date: 05/23/2022 Presenters: Aubrey Arain, MS, PhD Robert Costello, CIH Paul Harper Session recordings are available for 90 days from purchase. Stock #: AOD22_C6 ISBN #: Author/Editor: Member $25/Non-Member $35/Student $25 Your Price: $35.00
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