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Sandy Smith

Editor-in-Chief, EHS Today

Sandy Smith is editor-in-chief of EHS Today magazine, a Penton Media Inc. publication. She has been writing about occupational safety and health and environmental issues since 1990. She has been interviewed about occupational safety and health for documentaries and television programs, has served as a panelist on roundtables, has provided the keynote address for occupational safety and health conferences and has won national and international awards for her articles.

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by Sandy Smith May. 9, 2013

Tales from the Crime Scene

I now live six blocks from a notorious crime scene. Never thought those words would come out of my mouth. Notorious. Crime. Scene. For more....More

by Sandy Smith Apr. 19, 2013

Tragedy in Texas

An entire county is (rightly) outraged over the Boston Marathon bombings. Flags are flying at half-mast, the Star Spangled Banner is being sung with....More

by Sandy Smith Mar. 11, 2013

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Blues

Yesterday was a rare and glorious day here in the Midwest. The thermometer topped off at around 70 degrees and the sun was shining. March in....More

by Sandy Smith Mar. 5, 2013

Safety After the Fact

Bruce Houdek died before he could learn the news that the Ohio Supreme Court had denied his lawsuit against his former employer, ThyssenKrupp. Houdek....More

by Sandy Smith Jan. 7, 2013

Oh, My Aching Back!!

I research and write about musculoskeletal pain and injuries several times a year, so you’d think I’d know how to avoid pain related to....More

by Sandy Smith Dec. 14, 2012

Why?

I don’t have children. I realized two things a long time ago (I believe I was 5 or 6 years old, actually, when I had this epiphany): (1) I am a....More