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The rise of intellectual diversity and controversial beliefs in the occupational health and safety community.

Randy DeVaul, safety professional and industry veteran, says that for decades, the standard approach to workplace safety has been built on fear, punishment, and punitive compliance

OHS pros that report through the safety and health department are mostly influenced by OSHA compliance. OHS pros that report to HR lean more to a workers’ compensation mindset. OHS pros that report through production are heavily influenced by costs and hierarchy of controls. 

Despite decades of research linking ethylene oxide exposure to life-threatening diseases, OSHA has not updated its workplace exposure limits since the early 1980s. 

AI learns from us — our questions, our tone, our values. The quality of what it gives back depends on what we put in.

Human error gets tossed around too freely, too broadly, especially in workplaces where there is no safety and health professional.

The federal government shutdown went into effect October 1, 2025.

Several research studies have identified that workers (as well as management) have different perspectives on risk and the potential negative resulting outcomes from exposure to them.

Occupational safety and industrial hygiene — which one should be emphasized for your professional growth in the coming years?

Gone are the days when “mental health was someone else's department…”