In 2006, Ed Foulke was nominated by U.S. President George W. Bush to head the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and assumed the position until November 2008. He’s currently a partner at Fisher & Phillips in Atlanta, Georgia. In this ISHN exclusive interview, he discusses COVID response plans, the current state of OSHA and what employers may face in the near future.

Dave Johnson talks with Rich Fairfax, who worked for OSHA, both in the national office and in various field offices, from 1977 to 2013 in various roles including Deputy Director for the Directorate of Enforcement Programs and Senior Industrial Hygienist for the Office of Health Enforcement. He currently works part time as a consultant for ORC HSE. In this podcast, the longtime safety professional discusses the future of OSHA, both short-term and long-term, as well as the need to fill vacancies and improving morale within the agency.

ISHN’s Dave Johnson interviews Mark Katchen, Managing Principal of The Phylmar Group — an organization that manages three business consortia in the EHS/sustainability area. Mark shares his insights on ESG, environmental, social and government practices related to business.

Join us as we explore how digitally transforming your business, health and safety programs can help sustain your momentum and help translate it into real, measurable safety performance improvement.

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ISHN interviews ASSP President-Elect Deb Roy in this episode of Dave Johnson’s Wide World of Safety. Deb talks about her EHS career arc; acquiring business savvy; the unique culture of LL Bean, where Deb was Corporate Director of Health, Safety and Wellness; the importance of Total Worker Health; and her priorities for ASSP in her year at the helm.

Gas detection safety has evolved over the years as the market has matured with technological innovations. Connected, more durable and faster responding equipment along with Industry 4.0 is providing both awareness and data on safety conditions for workers.

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ISHN Editor Dave Johnson and SafeStart founder Larry Wilson chat about preventing human error, misconceptions in safety, and Larry’s new book, Defenseless Moments.