Safety & Health Best Practices

EHS Pros Should Have Ethical Duty to Understand All Laws Regarding Worker Safety

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act final rule includes an industrial hygienist because an IH’s observations and skills are rooted at the workplace. IHs are trained to use the hierarchy of controls to achieve reasonable accommodation for pregnant workers.

The Industrial Hygiene Law Project Redux

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Views of a “renegade” industrial hygiene faction believe that the AIHA is more than just an obstacle to the success of the PWFA.

What Should You Do About Electromagnetic Fields in the Workplace?

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0500

EU’s EMF Directive requires employers to conduct and communicate risk assessments, especially for EMF sources measured above action levels.

How Varied Perspectives Will Shape the Future of Workplace OHS Practices

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0500

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

Personal Liability for Your Negligence? Why OHS Pros Today Need a Legal Mindset

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:43:30 -0500

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.

Professional Growth: Occupational Safety or IH?

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0400

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

The Global Risks Report 2025: What's the Real Danger?

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Are you ready to face the challenges of the world’s No. 1 risk? The skill you will need to conquer this challenge is rigorous skepticism.

Children’s Health: Ten Solutions Offered to the MAHA Commission

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0400

President Trump’s “Make Our Children Healthy Again” Assessment Report, was released May 22, 2025.

How to Succeed in The Complex World of Conflict Mitigation

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0400

It’s time to toughen up buttercups. Trump 2.0 dismantling of traditional OHS as we knew it, is far from complete.

First-hand perspective: IH practice offers door to opportunities

Tue, 13 May 2025 09:00:00 -0400

An industrial hygienist who became a medical student discusses why he chose psychiatry and how industrial hygiene helped him succeed in his current path.

Will OHS Pros Support Government Children’s Health Initiatives?

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0400

The leaders of our nation’s major OHS organizations have shown an indifference to support children’s health from a workplace perspective. Will that change?

Puzzle pieces reshaping women’s reproductive health

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0500

An OHS pro’s view on workplace reproductive health is being reshaped by various departmental changes.

How to Deal with Forced Change: The Strongman Management Style

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:00:00 -0500

The next four years will be the most chaotic time for business in our nation’s history. Get ready for a wild ride for OHS too.

Technology advancements: How safety pros can distinguish hype from hyperbole

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0500

Can you tell the difference between tech hype and hyperbole when it impacts occupational health?

Are you competent on mold and other OHS science topics?

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Mold is everywhere, but few people outside the science community understand it.

It’s time to provoke to spur action from OHS leaders

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Why would I risk OHS organizational wrath with such nasty and unfounded comments?

Why risk assessments are not required by the PWFA

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 11:08:02 -0400

The information in this article demonstrates that risk assessment for pregnant worker concerns has been known globally for decades, even more than a century ago within the U.S.

The future of AI work and its impact on OHS pros

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0400

I believe that there will likely be greater risk for “safety” job loss when AI and its technology partners get on a full roll.

Epilog for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act’s final rules

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 09:30:00 -0400

EEOC’s final rule and interpretive guidance for implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was published in the April 19, 2024 Federal Register.

The 5 whys for menstrual health awareness in the workplace

Wed, 15 May 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Menstruation seems like an odd topic to discuss as a workplace OHS issue as Menstrual Hygiene Day is in May.

U.S. employers need to embrace concepts of PWFA

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0400

If our nation seeks to remain the richest on the planet, then U.S. employers must embrace the concepts of the PWFA.

How to develop a lifelong OHS career plan

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0400

If you have spent four or more years earning an OHS related degree, then you are likely a career thinker looking to maximize your professional growth.

Use AI to help solve PWFA concerns? Be careful with this tool

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:00:00 -0500

It may be tempting for HR pros to use AI assistance to resolve the more complex accommodation requests of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

Six priority actions for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:51:29 -0500

Final rules for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act are now published. The following should be your priority actions to ensure compliance and success with the new law.

Congress promotes workplace PPE during PWFA rulemaking

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0500

Rulemaking process for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act includes workplace PPE, and OSH professionals should be paying attention.

What you need to know about The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act proposed regulations

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

The EEOC published proposed regulations to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act on 08/11/2023. Read this article for answers to your questions.

Is the manufacturing sector prepared for rising heat?

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

With record setting high temperatures globally, and heat hazards continually flamed by the media, all work locations must be prepared for heat concerns among their workforce.

How much is a human life worth?

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

To avoid the contentious debate of what an individual human life is truly worth, government agencies use the “Value of a Statistical Life.”

Overcoming pockets of indifference towards PWFA

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

The federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) passed in December 2022 will become enforceable this coming June 27, 2023

Litigation over toxic chemicals is spearheaded by public sympathy for ‘heroes’

Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Toxic chemicals at Camp Lejeune creates ripple effect on OHS practice of tracking harmful exposure.