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It seems like every month a major company announces another environmental initiative. Gone are the days when “green” was equated to liberal tree-hugging – green business planning is now considered strategic. The biggest names in business are announcing green campaigns to establish themselves as leaders in their industries. This is forcing other companies to follow suit or lose ground.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to reduce employee exposure to hazards when engineering and administrative controls are not feasible or effective in reducing exposure to acceptable levels.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, industry is responsible for more than one-third of all the energy used in the United States with the majority coming from natural gas and petroleum and electricity coming in a distant third.
Many U.S. and international companies are beginning to realize the value of this environmental management system and many more are motivated by their customers to implement it as a prerequisite for doing business.