Professional Safety, our flagship peer-reviewed journal, is read by our 36,000 members who span a broad range of industries in the U.S. and around the globe. Through our peer-reviewed feature articles, we aim to provide new information and best practices to OSH professionals — technical knowledge in safety developed through evidence-based information and on-the-job experience. Throughout our content, we strive to offer practical takeaway value and insight that our readers can apply to their own operations.
Call for Submissions
While the journal invites submissions on an ongoing basis, our Editorial Review Board encourages submissions to Professional Safety on a variety of specific topics of interest:
- Proven solutions for preventing serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs)
- Artificial intelligence and large language models—both how to use AI to enhance safety and how to address new risks introduced by these technologies
- Applied research on or approaches to addressing new/emerging hazard types
- Tested strategies for how to manage and maintain workplace safety amid shifts in the workforce and labor market (e.g., turnover, shortage of skilled labor)
- New approaches to aspects of safety management systems (e.g., risk assessment/identification/management, incident investigations, balancing safety with productivity, safety training, measuring safety performance)
- New perspectives and practical guidance on how safety professionals can address specific hazards in the workplace (e.g., falls, hazardous energy, confined spaces, combustible dust, process safety management, ergonomics)
- How safety professionals can address legal/regulatory aspects of EHS, especially navigating shifts in regulations and governmental organizations
- Practical guidance to help EHS professionals influence how new employees are trained and have input on how to retain employees, specifically adult learning principles in safety training that may help improve retention and engagement
- Actionable steps EHS professionals can take to lead cultural change in their organizations, making sure leaders take accountability for safety even in uncertain times
- How-to recommendations to help EHS professionals integrate safety with overall business goals
- Tools and guidance for implementing interactive training methods such as VR/AR or real-time feedback software, especially for safety professionals without a technology background
- Practical application/guidance on the concept of human and organizational performance (HOP) theory in practice
- How safety professionals can address mental health in the workplace or psychological first aid (practical tools/solutions for safety professionals to connect with other disciplines to address mental health in the workplace, case studies of how organizations have implemented preventive mental health programs)
- Advancements or new insights on machine guarding, particularly how EHS professionals can assist small businesses and public sector
- Proven strategies to overcome language barriers in safety training, particularly addressing English vs. Spanish comprehension and its impact on incident rates in the Latino workforce
- International safety insights, including practices or approaches from other countries (e.g., UK, Canada) that can be applied effectively in the U.S.
- How safety professionals can influence early-stage employee training and contribute to employee retention strategies
- Today’s safety career outlook and the future safety job market
- Practical recommendations for how the safety profession can respond to increased public attention to safety trends (e.g., rise in aviation incidents)
- Articles that bridge foundational safety concepts with current practices, offering value to both new and experienced professionals
Potential authors should refer to the key expectations outlined in our submission guidelines when developing a manuscript for peer-reviewed consideration.