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Scope creep: Expand or establish limits of industrial hygiene capability?

July 14, 2022

Industrial hygiene began as a medical specialty in the early 1900s. Scope creep among OHS pros is occurring now and will expand in the future, too. The challenge for OHS pros, and others, is to know when to expand or establish limits of OHS capabilities.

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Macroeconomics is key to OHS

Lower fertility rates in rich nations equals fewer workers to boost economy

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

March 21, 2022

Understanding macroeconomics is helpful as you advance in your OHS career. Macroeconomics is the big picture evaluation of how an economy works based upon numerous influences at the local, regional, and global levels.

Rise of the OHS entrepreneur

Those willing to take risks can succeed during the pandemic

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

July 14, 2020

COVID-19 offers great opportunity to consider OHS entrepreneurship. If your OHS job has not been subject to lay off, furloughed, or elimination – or some other drastic change – it likely will be in the coming months.

Canada using more criminal charges for OSH violations

Will the threat of jail really improve workplace safety?

Norm Keith B.A., J.D.

March 2, 2015

Reducing workplace accidents, injury, and death is the purpose of Canadian Occupational Health and Safety ("OHS") laws in every province, federally under the CanadaLabour Code, and the Bill C-45 amendments to the Criminal Code ("Code").