SpheraNOW

In this episode we speak with Meredith Boyer, a senior consultant at Huco Consulting, about audits and how companies can view them in a positive light to benefit their employees, facilities and the environment. Yes, we said audits. Boyer is passionate about Environmental Health & Safety audits, and you will be too after listening to her insights. They discuss everything from selecting an inter...

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast we interview Chris Israni, the senior principal consultant at ERM, a leading provider of Environmental Health & Safety consulting services, about building a strong safety culture on an accelerated schedule. It starts with finding the right people—who are passionate about safety—leading the charge. People fall into three broad categories, Chris explains,...

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, Brian Payer, Sphera’s strategic operations program manager, talks about one of the biggest concerns he sees from customers: staying in compliance. With regulations ever-changing and often moving quickly, it’s difficult to keep up. The same way that people go to the doctor every year to get a health assessment, it’s just as important to do a periodic health...

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, Kevin Jurica, Sphera’s senior solution manager, discusses the many difficulties companies deal with when navigating compliance issues. Compliance “is really something that doesn't end. Many companies want the regulatory content they need to help stay in compliance, but they neglect to consider the ongoing challenge of keeping up with regulations. In North...

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, Carrie Young, Sphera's vice president of solutions consulting, discusses Risk Benchmarking, a recent innovation in Integrated Risk Management. Risk Benchmarking presents a way to move toward a more predictive mitigation model based on leading risk indicators so companies have a better understanding of potential incidents and near-misses so that they can pr...

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, Mark Harbin, Sphera’s senior consultant for refrigerant compliance software and services, sheds light on the rigors and complexities facing companies in the wake of wide-ranging environmental regulatory changes. To put things in perspective, Harbin explains the evolution of refrigerant regulations and what the current regulatory changes mean for refrigeran...

In this edition of the SpheraNOW podcast, Andy Hosman, Sphera’s vice president for SpheraCloud, explains why it's only a matter of time before we see more and more companies make the transition to wearables in the workplace to help keep workers safe. We examine some of the challenges facing companies dealing with implementing safety wearables in the workforce, including managing the sheer amount o...

Welcome to SpheraNow, the official podcast of Sphera Solutions. In this series, Sphera’s experts in the areas of Environmental Performance, Operational Risk and Product Stewardship will offer thought-provoking and insightful discussions on key Integrated Risk Management topics that have major implications for large and small companies around the world. SpheraNow is designed to give environmental l...