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The EHS Daily Advisor editorial staff pick their favorite safety-centric songs to serve as the soundtrack to your workday.
This week, EHS Daily Advisor featured a contributed article about helping older workers during evacuation situations. In that spirit, the Song of the Week is a bluesy ripper from the Rolling Stones, “You Gotta Move.” A traditional African American spiritual, “You Gotta Move” has been recorded numerous times since the 1940s by artists including The […]
With the news that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lost more than 700 employees since the start of the year, climate advocacy groups are growing concerned about the agency’s effectiveness going forward. The Song of the Week explores environmental themes with “Plastic Beach,” the title track of the 2010 album by British virtual band […]
Next week, EHS Daily Advisor will present EHS Tech-AI NOW, an online summit focusing on safety technology. To mark the occasion, the Song of the Week is a futuristic song about technology from 46 years ago: Gary Numan’s “Metal.” Best known for another future-forward song from the same album (“Cars” off 1979’s The Pleasure Principle), […]
Last week, the EHS On Tap podcast featured a conversation with Dr. I. David Daniels about the impact of psychosocial hazards on workers. These include stressors on the job that can have a negative effect on a person’s behavior. For the Song of the Week, we’ve got a deep cut about job stress from legendary […]
As we get ready to sign off for a much-needed Memorial Day weekend in the U.S., the Song of the Week selection was obvious: Loverboy’s 1981 hit “Working for the Weekend.” The song was the first single off the Canadian band’s second album, Get Lucky, and 44 years later, it remains the act’s most enduring […]
The Environmental Protection Agency recently detailed its plans to deal with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, aka “forever chemicals”) that are contaminating drinking water systems. While some experts question whether enough is being done, the issue has inspired the Song of the Week: “Water and a Seat,” a 2003 song from indie rock veteran Stephen […]
News broke this week that the Trump administration plans to use technology to ensure that federal workers are back in the office. All of which led to much consideration at Song of the Week headquarters of songs about Big Brother and surveillance. Ultimately, we went with Cheap Trick’s 1979 tale of power pop paranoia, “Dream […]
This week’s Back to Basics was about emergency preparedness on the farm, so it made sense that the Song of the Week is a mid-’80s roots rocker from John Mellencamp, “Rain on the Scarecrow.” Mellencamp (going by John Cougar Mellencamp) released the album Scarecrow in July 1985. It was his eighth album, coming off a […]
As another work week winds down, the Song of the Week is focusing on the reason for all worker safety initiatives: the workers themselves. This week’s entry reaches back 51 years to “Working Man,” the breakthrough song for Canadian power trio Rush. The song is included on the band’s 1974 self-titled debut. Formed in Toronto, […]
There’s a lot going on for safety professionals right now: Economic uncertainty, massive job cuts at agencies like the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and the Environmental Protection Agency, and the impact of those things on their own jobs and businesses. For the Song of the Week, we’re going with the Kinks’ 1983 […]