The Environmental, Safety, and Health Communication Special Interest Group under the Society for Technical Communication allows technical communicators to stay current on developments in this growing area of technical communication.

This specialty includes writers, developers, designers, and information managers in fields ranging from archaeology to medicine, industrial hygiene, transportation, space, water management, energy conservation, and hazardous materials.

The Environmental, Safety, & Health Communications SIG

Welcome! On this page you will find general announcements about the ESH SIG and a brief introduction to our wiki. Also, please look at our postcard at the bottom of the page, which can be downloaded and distributed to your colleagues.

STC's 56th Annual Conference/Technical Communication Summit in Atlanta - Call for Proposals

The 56th Annual Conference/Technical Communication Summit will be held in Atlanta, Georgia from May 3-6, 2009. Visit the conference website for more information.

STC’s 55th Annual Conference/Technical Communication Summit

STC’s 55th Annual Conference/Technical Communication Summit was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Sunday, June 1 through Wednesday June 4, 2008. You can view the conference materials at http://www.stc.org/edu/55thConf/index.asp

The ES&H SIG Welcomes New Board Members

SIG Manager

We would officially like to welcome Carol Luttrell and Gevene Hertz as our new SIG co-managers.

Membership Manager and Web Manager

Nicole Madison has agreed to step in as both Membership and Web Manager.

Wiki

Our website has a WIKI-based resources area, where you can participate by adding information about your work and ideas, courses, good books, a link to your website and resume or other materials of interest to the members of our community. Use this new resource often to network with other members with the same interests! To access the WIKI you have to sign in with your STC membership number.

ES&H SIG at the STC International Conference

Please check back for information about the 2009 International Summit. For information on past conferences, please check the ES&H SIG Conference page.

Activities

SIG activities include our online newsletter, reaching out to members of related professional organizations, compiling and resources for our members, such as courses and curricula related to this particular area of technical communication, and an anthology of related articles.

Postcard

Download our postcard and distribute it to friends