Wisdom is an appreciation of how, why and when to apply knowledge.

How do both safety manager and worker select the “best” earplug for the job?

Last month I discussed the current market for occupational safety and health jobs, and how the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) recently released National Assessment of the Occupational Safety and Health Workforce1 miscalculated supply and demand figures.

For many years, organization development (OD) interventions focused mainly on incremental, localized adjustments, tweaks to the functioning of the organization.

Heading into 2012, occupational safety and health (OSH) jobs are available.

For all the change brought on by the recession and post-recession uncertainty, it’s status quo for most EHS departments in 2012, according to ISHN’s reader survey:

How often do you ignore facts staring you in the face because they conflict with your preconceived worldview? 

For all the talk about leadership in safety these days, just what are leadership’s core competencies?