The rally cry of being your sister’s and brother’s keeper is an old saw in the workplace safety world.

Why do some of us decide to continue working after we reach the point of a willing or unwilling retirement?

March 2015 research from the Association of American Medical Colleges confirms that the projected physician shortage is “real and significant.”1 The AAMC projects a shortage between 46,000-90,000 physicians by 2025.

OSHA’s respiratory protection standard 1910.0134 was the fourth most-frequently cited rule in fiscal year 2014, a ranking which reflects the importance of respirators among the types of protective equipment for workers who must perform tasks in hazardous environments.

A strong culture of safety and preparedness in the workplace prevents panic-stricken, impulsive behaviors from employees.

James Reason’s Swiss Cheese Model of safety is a remarkably simple way to think about how organizational culture and climate turn into injuries and incidents.

In Young Men and Fire, Norman Maclean searches for the cause of the Mann Gulch wildland fire of August 5, 1949, in which 13 firefighters died.

Remember when you graduated from college and headed out to start your career in the safety and health profession with that altruistic belief that you were going to tear up the world and make a huge difference in the safety and health of fellow employees.

Leirah Jordan, a senior at St. Ursula Academy in Toledo, is considering a career in industrial hygiene and she asked to shadow or meet with me to learn about IH from a seasoned professional.

During my career I have had the privilege of working with a number of extraordinarily talented individuals.