EHS
Network Local Roots in
While our Organization Expands to
meet growing needs of membership Our Roots remain in Hesston
The EHS Network was started in Hesston in 1999 by a few
individuals who believed that it was important to "NETWORK with other
professionals in industry" to drive Environmental, Health, and Safety to a
World Class level in their own organizations.
Due to strong Management Commitment and Support and Extensive Employee
Involvement, the group has grown tremendously over the past couple of
years.
There are other organizations, which hold training, and we
do not wish to take away from those organizations. However, these meetings are geared toward
involving more employees in the overall process of Safety. We believe that with Management Commitment
and Support, Employees can and should become more responsible for their own
safety. We encourage companies to send
their shop employees, safety committee members, safety ambassadors,
supervisors, managers and others to the regular meetings to become
"Educated in Environmental, Health, and Safety Issues". We believe that through Management Commitment
and Employee Involvement, Safety can and will achieve World Class Success!!
Over the past several years, we have invited local specialists, Kansas's regulatory agencies, and even Federal agencies to present on topics of interest to our members. Topics vary, but in general, programs have come about because of interests or requests of those attending. Meetings have been in Hesston at AGCO Corporation and Excel Industries. Due to the growth of our organization, EHS Network expanded in 2004!
Considerable discussion has taken place about how to expand
to other communities and continue to serve the Hesston Area, where this
valuable Network was first formed.
Therefore, Hesston will continue to host monthly meetings as they have
in the past. Hutchinson and Wichita will
begin hosting meetings to accommodate the growing needs of those areas. Tentatively, meetings will be held in
Hutchinson and Wichita once per quarter.
Once their membership grows to support monthly meetings, they will be
expanded to meet those needs.
Our goal is remains simple.
We would like to Promote a Cleaner Environment and a Safer Workplace
through training and Education!! We
believe that every company can achieve World Class Safety, if they have
Management Commitment and Support and Employee Involvement!!
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