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A number of industrial industry professionals address issues in the industry.

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Longtime, former ISHN editor Dave Johnson opines on hot topics and issues concerning the safety professional, such as risk management, climate change, chemicals and diversity. His decades of experience covering safety give him a unique outlook on the current state of the profession.

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How to prepare for rise in cancer rates

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Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
February 6, 2023

Within the coming decades, lifetime cancer risk i.e., cancer incidence in the U.S. will increase 50%-70% mainly because of population growth and an aging population.


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BLS reports lowest fatal injuries

Man down: Should we stop work?

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Dave Johnson
January 12, 2023

Money is behind the hollowness of many companies’ stop work policies. Sure, if you see something, say something. A change in weather conditions. An emergency situation. A near-miss incident. A lack of knowledge as to how to proceed. Unsafe conditions. Equipment used improperly. All legitimate risks. All often ignored by the workers who have the authority to halt work. Why? 


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Breaching the C-suite

Powerful execs can be intimidating when it comes to safety
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Dave Johnson
December 13, 2022

How many safety pros give CEOs a pass when it comes to safety? How many lower their expectations of what CEOs should do for safety? As a rule, the majority of CEOs have no schooling in occupational safety and health. They distance themselves from it, consciously or unconsciously.


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Separating safety management from operations isn’t always beneficial

Issues occur within safety oversight
Peter G. Furst
December 13, 2022

When you have a complex supply chain, issues may occur with oversight responsibility for various operations. Fundamentally some of this emanates from the industry’s reaction and response to the promulgation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.


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Benita Mehta
December 13, 2022

A Q & A with ISHN’s CE Center development manager, in which she explains how to earn free CEU credits and what that means for our readers.


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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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Many OHS pros are being kept out of the loop with ADA management

Markiewicz
Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
December 13, 2022

Now that I have been personally thrust into the ADA-world, I am looking at the regulation with a much keener eye. I have many concerns.


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Leading Safety

Employee engagement’s impact on safety

Engaged workers have fewer incidents, are less costly for employers
Peter G. Furst
November 16, 2022

Engaged employees not only have fewer incidents but those that do occur are significantly less costly and more than likely allows workers to get back to work far more quickly.


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Report uncovers extreme stress facing industrial workers

Demanding roles taking tolls on workers’ mental health and bodies
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Benita Mehta
November 16, 2022

A new report conducted by a third-party research firm reveals that the demands of transport workers, as defined by warehousing, transport, manufacturing and construction, are having significant negative impacts not only on industrial workers’ bodies, but also their mental and emotional wellbeing.


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Best Practices

Do your health procedures measure up to NASA’s?

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Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
November 16, 2022

Covid-19 interrupted and disrupted many concepts in health science plans. Now is the time for NIOSH to get back on track.


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Blue collar workers are losing out on the wellbeing boom

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Dave Johnson
November 8, 2022

A bias exists that white collar workers — more than their blue collar counterparts — are more prone to burn out, anxiety, depression, stress overload, work-life imbalances, emotionally draining work, and have a strong need for rest, gratitude and recognition. But that's not true.


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