The lecture was given by Mr. Akram Mohamed Bekzada, Head of Environmental, Health, and Safety at the University of Sharjah, to emphasize these three important points. During the presentation, Mr. Akram discussed risk management, accident causation, and ongoing improvement of risk controls.

Generally, EHS refers to laws, rules, regulations, professions, programs, and workplace efforts to protect the health and safety of employees, the public, and the environment. Obviously, preventing injuries, illnesses, and harmful environmental releases is the primary benefit of EHS and workplace EHS programs.

An example of a workplace incident demonstrating the need for EHS efforts was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (terrible). The “Bhopal/Union Carbide” explosion of 1984, the “Upper Big Branch Mine-South” explosion of 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010, and the fire in the Savar building in Bangladesh are also well-known and more recent examples. The fact that these hazards exist makes EHS programs necessary and beneficial.

Furthermore, EHS programs at work show employees that their employers care about their well-being. With an active EHS culture, your company may have fewer incidents. You will make your employees feel safer and more valued by doing this. The result will positively affect employee morale, retention, productivity, and even hiring.