Dave Johnson Articles

At the National Safety Congress: Be mindfully focused

October 12, 2021

Staying focused and on task in the age of constant chatter – social media and cell phones – is a challenge that must be met, said Richard Hawk, who presented a session on mindfulness Monday, October 11 at the 2021 National Safety Congress & Expo in Orlando, Florida.

ASSP Safety21: The focus is on HEALTH in safety & health

Dave Johnson

September 14, 2021

It’s Tuesday Sept 14 at the ASSP conference in Austin and on a day when an afternoon general session addresses “Well-Being: What Does It Have to Do With Safety?” a tour of the expo floor finds numerous vendors offering health-related services. And we’re not just talking about first aid kits.

Book Review: A young pro and his mentor address “Delivering Safety Excellence”

Dave Johnson

August 25, 2021

“Delivering Safety Excellence” gives safety and health professionals ideas, tools, confidence and courage to tackle whatever challenges confront them

Breathing new life into Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) programs

Dave Johnson

July 6, 2021

Behavior-based safety (BBS) has been widely implemented for more than 40 years to help improve safety performance and prevent serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs). There are several factors that have driven the popularity of BBS.

Former Cal/OSHA chief Doug Parker to steer OSHA through politics & media scrutiny

Dave Johnson

April 19, 2021

Doug Parker, the former head of Cal/OSHA nominated by President Biden on April 9, 2021, to lead federal OSHA, steps into the most pressurized and politicized atmosphere in the agency’s 50-year history.

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.

Complacency depends on what you’re doing

Dave Johnson

October 28, 2020

For all the COVID-19 safety guidelines circulating, some hundreds of pages long, basic best practices are straightforward and known by most Americans. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, recently recounted them in an interview with the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Pandemic best practices and new technologies

Consider these 12 practices from the field; stay abreast of breakthrough technologies

Dave Johnson

September 16, 2020

For all the COVID-19 safety guidelines circulating, some hundreds of pages long, basic best practices are straightforward and known by most Americans. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, recently recounted them in an interview with the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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A risk-based approach to reopening amid COVID-19

Those willing to take risks can succeed during the pandemic

Dave Johnson

July 9, 2020

Jurassic World: Dominion is poised to be the first major studio release to resume filming in the United Kingdom in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. But filming in the midst of a pandemic will not come cheap to Universal Pictures.