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Dave Johnson: What's going on

Keep your distance from political correctness & culture wars

July 20, 2022

Critics argue diversity, equity and inclusion and associated values and programs are simply superficial, trendy attempts to look good. Nothing more than social issues greenwashing. But the more I researched into diversity in the business world, the more I realized there’s nothing trendy or new about it.

Politics surround Pregnant Workers Act

Many organizations and businesses seek to influence direction of new law

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

February 28, 2022

Rich economies need women to work. But women present a special health and safety risk at work when they become pregnant. How do rich economies manage this risk?

It’s time to follow a new playbook as Biden plans to ramp up OSHA, according to experts

Dave Johnson

January 17, 2021

OSHA historically has been overly ambitious when Democrats control the White House. It’s time to follow a new playbook as Biden takes over, according to many experts inside and outside OSHA.

Biden wants government to pay for coronavirus tests for workers

June 17, 2020

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced on Thursday, June 11, an expansive plan to restart the economy and protect public health during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including federally funded testing for every worker called back on the job.

The politics of the profession

When to keep secrets, zip the lip or bend rules

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

August 29, 2017

My job was on the line. Within minutes after the CEO chewed my ear, I arranged a confidential meeting with the operating company president. I briefed him on the situation, described changes that must occur, and I promised to protect his plant management the best I could.

The U.S. Presidential election is stressing us out!

It’s equal for Republicans and Democrats

October 17, 2016

Facing one of the most adversarial contests in recent history and daily coverage of the presidential election that dominates every form of mass media, 52 percent of American adults report that the 2016 election is a very or somewhat significant source of stress. The survey was conducted online among adults 18+ living in the U.S. by Harris Poll on behalf of the American Psychological Association.

Traffic deaths: A surprising dimension of the red state-blue state divide

Stuart Silverstein

November 20, 2012

The nation’s red and blue states often are miles apart in social attitudes and, of course, political outlook. It turns out that they also divide into distinct camps when it comes to a grimmer measure — fatal traffic accidents.

Report: Chemical industry spends millions to block TSCA update

November 13, 2012

The chemical industry has spent millions on U.S. political campaigns in an effort to prevent Congress from strengthening the Toxic Substances Control Act, according to a report released by Common Cause, a nonpartisan, nonprofit advocacy group.

OSHA’s standards department should be shut down

Tom Lawrence CSP, P.E.

November 7, 2012

The people who write huge swath OSHA standards are from the same philosophy (big government solves all ) that wrote: 2700 pages of healthcare law, begatting multiple thousands of a pages of regulations; 2300 pages of financial law, with more thousands of pages of regulations, etc. etc. Enough!!

In fighting obesity, governments should not act like our parents

Peter Knight

July 2, 2012

Fanta Grape was nearly my downfall as a child. On a hot African day, there was nothing to beat the colour, the taste and the icy bite at the back of the throat. For all I know, the closest this Fanta got to a grape was the deep purple colour – but it was pure joy in a bottle, and even better with a blob of vanilla ice cream floating on top.