Safex News
2021 Virtual Ohio Safety Congress Is Now Open for Registration
It’s time for the Ohio Safety Congress (OSC) once again. In its 91st year, OSC the largest and longest-running regional occupational safety, health and workers’ compensation conference in the U.S. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, OSC21 will be a completely online...
Introducing Safex’s New Intern Sarah Mok
Our past interns didn’t get a face mask on their first day, but Sarah Mok did. We’re glad she’s willing to mask up and join as an environmental and industrial hygiene intern. Sarah is currently finishing the Master of Public Health program at Ohio State, from which...
Safex’s Health, Safety & Environmental Commitment Day
Safex is thrilled to announce a virtual day of learning to help you and your company commit or reaffirm your commitment to safety in 2021. Health, Safety & Environmental Commitment Day will be held virtually on January 12, 2021, from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET. The one...
Safex Featured in Recycling Today
Safex teammates Beth Angus and Megan Scherer recently had their co-written article, 5 principles of industrial hygiene, published in Recycling Today. Here's the full text of the article. 5 principles of industrial hygiene Scrap and recycling facilities must consider...
Announcing 2021 First Quarter HSE Training Calendar
We're looking forward to a new year and new ways to safely train your team. Our classes appeal to safety, human resources, environmental and industrial hygiene professionals. Safex trainers are experienced and make classroom learning hands-on, COVID-19 conscious and...
Ohio BWC Issuing Unprecedented Dividend Checks
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) will be issuing a third dividend check to employers to help with the economic impact of COVID-19. Businesses recently received their second dividend check in late October, and the new checks will arrive in mid-December....
Safex Releases New Employer Resources for COVID-19
Safex is committed to helping employers keep workers safe and on the job. Our team recently created three key resources to help you do just this. View our new COVID-19 toolkit to get resources on: Tips for communicating with employees about COVID-19 How to prepare for...
Safex Innovates with Virtual Safety Walk-throughs
Safex is now offering virtual safety walk-throughs. With video chat software, our team can inspect your facility, no matter where it is in the U.S. So far, we’ve helped clients in Dallas, New York City and Canton, Ohio. We’ll survey the facility for: Potential health...
Grote Adams Selected for National Working Group
Safex Founder and President, Dianne Grote Adams, has been selected to serve on an American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) working group. The ABET EHS Criteria Working Group will review and update criteria which the nation’s accreditation group, Accreditation...
Dianne Grote Adams’ Career Story Featured in Safety+Health Magazine
Dianne Grote Adams founded Safex in 1992, but her career in environmental, health and safety began before that. Her story was featured in Safety+Health magazine, published by the National Safety Council. Read full article here or below. My Story: Dianne Grote Adams...
Safex Maintains High Customer Satisfaction Ratings
Safex clients continue to be as happy as ever as evidenced by our recent satisfaction survey*. We’re delighted to know that we’re exceeding expectations and that 80% of clients rated us an eight, nine or ten out of ten when it comes to recommending Safex to...
Moving Forward While Working in a Pandemic
The facial coverings are a nuisance and your hands are dry from all the hand sanitizer, but you’re open again and adjusting to the new normal of working in a pandemic. Now that things have stabilized a bit, we want to take a moment to say PHEW and remind you that our...
Return to Work Services From Safex
Businesses are reopening and we want to help you do this as safely as possible. Our team of EHS professionals is at your service.
Safex Ranked On List of Largest Family-Owned Businesses
Safex has been recognized by Columbus Business First as #89 on their list of Central Ohio’s Largest Family Owned Business. Founded by Dianne Grote Adams in 1992, Safex provides environmental, health and safety consulting services to manufacturers, municipalities and...
Safex Will Help You Get Back to Business
The President’s phased plan for opening businesses is out and Safex is ready to help you reopen and support you every step of the way. If you haven’t seen it yet, President Trump is recommending a three phased plan. Phase 1: The first phase will be most restrictive....
Beth Angus Wins National Industrial Hygiene Award
Beth Angus, Certified Industrial Hygienist with Safex, has been awarded the prestigious 2020 John J. Bloomfield Award by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®). This honor is bestowed to an industrial hygienist with three to 10 years of...
Marissa Lange Joins the Safex Team
Honest, outgoing and meticulous is how you might describe our newest industrial hygiene consultant, Marissa Lange. She’s everything we’ve been looking for to round out our team. Marissa brings several years of industrial hygiene and safety experience to...
Safex Continues to Serve Employers
It's our mission to keep employees safe and on the job. We take it seriously and want to support those working virtually and the essential businesses with staff onsite. In addition to our regular environmental, health and safety services, here are some other services...
Safex Offers Free EHS Program Review
We're offering free environmental, health and safety program reviews to make life a little easier. Let us ease the burden so you can focus on the rest of your job. From now until April 3, we'll review your EHS programs for FREE. Just upload your programs via this...
COVID-19 Update
Your health and safety remains a top priority at Safex. We’re staying up-to-date about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) by reading the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Ohio Department of Health and OSHA. Our regular...
Coronavirus Disease (COVID 2019) Update from Safex
The safety of our Safex team and your team is our highest priority. We’re staying up-to-date about Coronavirus Disease (COVID 2019) by reading the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Ohio Department of Health and OSHA....
Safex President Featured on Podcast
Our President Dianne Grote Adams was recently on Rea & Associates CPA's Unsuitable podcast sharing her opinions on why health and safety programs matter. She also gives some tips on how shifting your focus on health and safety can improve your business’s bottom...
New to the Team
New to our team is industrial hygiene consultant Irene Wang. She’ll be working with our clients to conduct industrial hygiene sampling for hazards like noise and VOCs, indoor air quality assessments and respirator fit testing. Irene recently graduated from Johns...
Seek Us Out at Safety Congress 2020
Seeking information and solutions to your biggest EHS challenges? Join us for educational sessions and the annual expo at the Ohio Safety Congress on March 11 and 12 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Stop by our booth (#321) to enter our raffle for a $100...
Safex Continues to Support the Community
Community service continues to be an important part of Safex. We finished out the decade strong by giving back to our community in several ways. Have a look.My Very Own Blanket, a Westerville charity committed to helping kids in foster care, had a goal to make and...
Meet Safety Specialist Kevin Burns
Kevin Burns is our newest Safety Specialist and we’re excited to introduce you to him. He’s a recent graduate of Slippery Rock University with a B.S. in Safety Management. Kevin’s interest in safety was sparked as a high school student when he met Slippery Rock’s...
Dianne Grote Adams Helps to Bring New EHS Major to Otterbein University
As published in This Week Community News on January 7, 2020. Otterbein University has launched a new degree program for this semester, with the help of a local business owner. Students will now have the option to obtain a bachelor’s degree in environmental health and...
Safex Announces 2020 Training Calendar
Save the date for 2020 Safex training classes. Register via the links below. Permit Required Confined Space - Jan. 14 OSHA 8 Hr HAZWOPER DOT Requirements for Shipping Hazardous Materials - Feb. 6 DOT Requirements for Shipping Hazardous Materials – Aug. 25...
Safex Team Continues to Grow
2019 is shaping up to be a busy year for Safex. That's why we've expanded our team. We're pleased introduce you to: Mackenzie Barnwell – Industrial Hygienist You may remember meeting Mackenzie Barnwell this spring. She's our former intern who...
Safex Earns Women-Owned Business Distinction
Safex is moving up the ranks as one of Columbus' top women-owned businesses. According to Columbus Business First, based on 2018 revenue, Safex is now the 39th largest women owned business in the city. Safex jumped five spots from the 2018 to 2019 list....