What's Going on in Safety: Dave Johnson

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As we end 2024, let’s take stock of how the EHS field is evolving. First, we’ll view the landscape from 30,000 feet, the perch from which journalists often identify and analyze issues and trends — the new norms.

A new study by NIOSH reports that more than half (53%) of the workers don’t use hearing protection “always” or “usually” when encountering dangerous noise levels.

Safety debates surrounding hiking risks run parallel to opinions on workplace safety.

Former NFL players stand about twice the risk as the general population to suffer from early-onset Alzheimer's, ALS, Parkinson's or dementia.

“Let families decide” is the only reform of the DOL chapter in Project 2025 - a controversial Republican blueprint - specifically referencing job safety. This article is about youth safety, not politics. What do you think?

How many years will it take for AI applications to trickle down to small contractors? The odds are the OSH benefits will not be equitably distributed.

Complacency exists in workplace safety, but is it the right accusation?

How many times in workplaces are new employees rushed into jobs to fill vacancies or meet high demands or deadlines?

Safety and health pros have been known as teachers, among many roles, for decades and decades. But it’s a touchy subject and the role doesn’t get the attention it serves. Why?

Many environmental health and safety professionals are leaning into the new technology and learning as much as they can about both AI’s potential positive and negative consequences in the EHS field.