Melissa J. Ruminski

Safety+Health Editor Melissa Ruminski writes about the magazine's annual NSC Rising Stars of Safety article.

Safety+Health Editor Melissa Ruminski writes about the magazine's annual CEOs Who "Get It" article.

Safety+Health Editor Melissa Ruminski writes about National Safety Month.

Safety+Health Editor Melissa Ruminski writes about preparing for an OSHA inspection.

Safety+Health Editor Melissa Ruminski writes about the dangers encountering dogs on the job.

Safety+Health Editor Melissa Ruminski writes about the dangers of driving tired.

When I sat down to write this Editor’s Note, files for the December issue of Safety+Health were being completed and prepped for printing. As I looked over and signed off on final pages, I re-read Richard Hawk’s “All About You” column on being grateful. The theme hit home because the S+H team experienced some moments this month in which I wondered whether the print version of the December issue would be published at all.

The Safety+Health editorial staff is fortunate to work only steps away from the National Safety Council Library and its helpful staff. In addition to a large collection of current materials, the library houses much of the council’s history, and the librarians occasionally share with me NSC documents they believe I’ll find interesting or entertaining.

A few years ago, when Safety+Health published an article about what some employers are doing to accommodate aging workers, I shared in this column the story of a relative by marriage who has worked most of his adult life in a manufacturing plant, and the toll the physical labor has taken on his body.