Articles by Dave Johnson

It doesn’t have to be this tragic — both indoors and outdoors when temperatures reach dangerous, extreme levels. Preventive measures are found all over the internet. But heat prevention practices, in reality, are not always easily practiced, if attempted at all. 

This column, depicting the case of a fictitious construction worker, is based on information presented at a session titled “Mental Health and Suicide Prevention” at ASSP's annual event in early June.

A transformation is occurring in a small but growing number of companies putting time, money and other resources into the health side of safety and health.

The event has just exploded, says ASSP official. 

In recent years there has been more talk than ever about mental health, but talk and speeches don’t solve anything. Does your workplace have any activities planned for today?

Imagine this: Mental health days are offered. Paid mental health days allow you to take time off to attend to your mental health and well-being.

It won’t be long before at least some workplace safety cultures become highly digitized. Think of the time savings and productivity gains.

No one protected this 15-year-old migrant worker who fell 50 feet to his death from a roof in Alabama where he was laying down shingles. What are these kids doing working dangerous jobs? Sending money back home — to Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela and other parts of impoverished Latin America.

We navigate the ethical minefield of industrial hygiene with The Phylmar Group’s Mark Katchen. This episode focuses on the impact of ChatGPT on the EHS profession and also discusses an interesting ethics case study.