Shane's specialty topics
Safety Culture Risk Management Environmental Health, Sustainability, And Social Governance OHS Regulation Workers' Compensation
Shane Mercer is the senior editor of Canadian Occupational Safety, a leading publication covering workplace safety, regulation, and risk management for professionals across Canada’s most complex industries. Drawing on more than two decades in broadcast and digital media, he leads editorial strategy and day‑to‑day operations for the COS website, shaping story selection, commissioning, and publication across channels to drive audience engagement and industry impact.
He reports and edits original news, long‑form features, and investigative pieces, and regularly conducts in‑depth interviews with senior safety professionals, executives, and industry leaders to surface practical insights for readers.
Outside of his editorial work, Shane is an active nature lover and sports enthusiast, which helps keep his reporting grounded in real‑world experience.
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How I think about writing for this industry…
“Covering occupational health and safety means connecting with leaders who carry the weight of a simple but profound responsibility: making sure their people go home safe every day. I bring 20+ years of journalism to that beat, telling the stories, surfacing the data, and asking the hard questions that keep the health and safety community informed and accountable.”
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