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Dave Johnson

Dave Johnson

Dave Johnson was chief editor of ISHN from 1980 until early 2020. He uses his decades of expertise to write on hot topics and current events in the world of safety. He also writes and edits at Dave Johnson’s Writing Shop LLC and is editor-at-large for ISHN. Find him at https://www.facebook.com/Dave-Johnsons-Writing-Shop-101316571547263/, and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveljohnsoneditor/.

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ASSP Conference: Predicting and Reducing Fatalities

Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
July 23, 2025

Rosemary Bernal-Gomez of Southern California Edison that drew a round of applause from the audience.


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ASSP Conference: All Quiet in Washington

Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
July 23, 2025

After a flurry of action earlier this year relating to OSHA field office closures – later overturned – and mass layoffs that decimated NIOSH, there’s a summer lull.


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leadership in safety

ASSP Conference: Linking Observations to Leadership

Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
July 23, 2025

"Stuff That Can Kill You" is identified as one of four groups of observations that can be calculated to determine the health of your safety processes and the quality of your leadership.


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biking in summer heat

Hello Summer: Today I Risked Heat Stress Complacency

It’s easy to take the weather for granted, but it isn’t worth the gamble
Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
July 21, 2025

About 3,389 suffer from heat illnesses, such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heatstroke every year, according to the BLS.


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Congress is Keeping OSHA in its Sights

Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
July 18, 2025

The House Workforce Protections Subcommittee isn’t wasting time when it comes to OSHA oversight.


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Winning business through Safety

OSHA Expands 70% Penalty Reduction for Small Businesses

Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
July 16, 2025

Businesses employing up to 25 employees will receive a penalty reduction of 70%.


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White House Decisions Seen Behind Recent Flurry of OSHA Policy and Standards Changes

Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
June 30, 2025

On June 30, 2025, 25 separate OSHA standards and policy changes were published in the Federal Register. A source familiar with the action told ISHN this was a highly unusual move


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OSHA enforcement

Future OSHA Chief Outlines His Plans for the Agency

Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
June 11, 2025

Keeling, a respected former UPS and Amazon safety executive, is not a controversial pick and is expected to be easily confirmed.


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OSHA’s 2021 standard interpretations

OSHA Field Offices to Remain Open

Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
June 11, 2025

The outcry about closing 18 OSHA field offices and the damage to enforcement and outreach turns out to be much ado about nothing.


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budget

White House Opens OSHA Budget Battle

Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson
June 3, 2025

No real surprises came with the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget for OSHA, released in detail Friday May 30, 2025.


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