Articles by Dave Johnson

Acting OSHA chief Amanda Wood Laihow gave an overview of the philosophy that will be driving the agency in the next three years.

BS 30480 is the first British Standard focused entirely on suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention in the workplace. 

One reason for the lack of widespread adoption of HOP is HOP asks more of organizations, in terms of time and resources, than traditional safety. 

Feel like you’re really not up to the EHS responsibility you’ve been given?

Changing how EHS performance is measured and evaluated is a theme at this year’s National Safety Congress.

According to a newly released Quarter 1 2025 Civility Index from SHRM, a human resources organization, instances of incivility at work in the U.S. have risen more than 20 percent.

OSHA is extending the period for submitting comments by 60 days to allow stakeholders to review the notices of proposed rulemaking and collect information and data necessary for comment. 

AIHA Chief Executive Officer Larry Sloan says lobbying efforts in the House of Representatives and Senate appear to be successful to ensure the approval program remains funded in fiscal year 2026. 

The years leading up to the 2028 presidential election will be marked by unpredictable national and local politics. Stay tuned to these safety issues.

A House appropriations subcommittee in the first week of September proposed to cut OSHA’s FY26 budget by 8% and NIOSH’s budget by 14 percent.