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How will the COVID-19 pandemic change the field of occupational safety and health?

June 28, 2020
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As the COVID-19 pandemic advances, safety professionals across the country have felt the effects. But are the various changes here to stay?

Safety+Health gathered perspectives from prominent voices in safety on the question: Do you believe the COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on occupational safety and health and, if so, how?

Browse their responses on the following pages by selecting a photo below or by using the navigation arrows at the top of each page.

  • L. MartinLorraine M. Martin, president and CEO, National Safety Council
  • StegallDiana Stegall, president, American Society of Safety Professionals
  • HowardJohn Howard, director, NIOSH
  • SloanLarry Sloan, CEO, American Industrial Hygiene Association
  • CainChris Cain, executive director, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training
  • FoulkeEdwin Foulke Jr., attorney and former OSHA administrator
  • SchlekewayTodd Schlekeway, president and CEO, NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association
  • D. MartinDon Martin, senior vice president, DEKRA
  • GallowayShawn M. Galloway, president, ProAct Safety Inc.
  • PitzerCorrie Pitzer, CEO, SAFEmap International
  • BidermanDavid Biderman, executive director and CEO, Solid Waste Association of North America
  • Page-BottorffTim Page-Bottorff, senior safety consultant, SafeStart
  • JohnsonChuck Johnson, president, International Safety Equipment Association
  • HeinleinCarl Heinlein, senior safety consultant, American Contractors Insurance Group
  • NewquistJohn Newquist, former OSHA area director
  • McMichaelRegina McMichael, president, The Learning Factory Inc.


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Karma
June 19, 2020
We need to be at the table. It was a completely new world for others while it is within my scope of training and experience.
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Karma
June 19, 2020
Your industry did a great job of working hard to make the PPE, particularly in the shifting sands of what is needed. Thank you!
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Sharon Hebert
July 1, 2020
I would think that training for safety professional would have been first to be educated and be free knowing that we were all laid off or cute in hours. Classes are being held at a enormous amount of money at this time of rescission. same on you for making this so hard on the front line safety professionals.
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Linda G rhodes
July 1, 2020
Totally agree and well said. Effective EHS requires strategy, though within many organizational cultures, EHS professionals are not empowered to contribute in that way. COVID-19 and other major challenges to businesses can, and hopefully will, drive long overdue adjustments to how EHS is positioned, supported and prepared to increase strategic value.
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Craig M. Gage, SMS
July 3, 2020
COVID-19 response has fundamentally changed the way many perceive safety. Prior to COVID-19 operational barriers to safe work practices were ubiquitous but when companies saw that they had to drive herculean efforts to get or keep their business open, everything changed. Today many, if not all business operators understand they can, and must do anything to provide a safe workplace for their employees.
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BENSON SAMUEL
July 19, 2020
Need to give more effective training to all employees about covid-19 guidelines
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Travis Armstrong
January 28, 2021
Do you believe that there is a future for someone trying to start up a Safety Consultant business
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