Richard Fairfax, OSHA deputy assistant secretary issued a memorandum on March 12, 2012 to agency regional administrators and whistleblower protection program managers that might have slipped under the radar of many safety professionals.

I recently read an impassioned post from a long-ago coworker who wrote that she is “far happier on a day-to-day basis thanks to these technology tools (Twitter, e-mail, blogs, instant messaging, text messages, cell phones and Facebook).

Agricultural exceptionalism is a term used to describe the special status awarded to employers and firms involved in agriculture, according to a recent Pump Handle post written by Celeste Monforton, a professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health.

That was the question a planning meeting facilitator asked about 15 of us earlier this week. The meeting topic was the future of worker safety.

Imagine if a month ago, on New Year’s Day, a grim-faced President Obama came on TV to address the nation with his official POTUS (President Of The United States) New Year’s Resolution:

Last week we received this new release: “A UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed.

I received this email this morning in response to my query: What are the hot EHS topics for 2012: “The economy continues to take its toll on employees as we strive to do more with less."