Shane Mercer

Shane Mercer

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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Wildfire safety charges expose deeper risks, Alberta union says

Union links pay and training gaps to the province's workplace safety charges

Wildfire safety charges expose deeper risks, Alberta union says

Ergonomic redesign helps Edmonton steel fabricator erase recordables

Waiward Industrial credits housekeeping, lighting and Hickey bar training for its drop in shop floor injuries

Ergonomic redesign helps Edmonton steel fabricator erase recordables

Supply chain risk is outpacing safety readiness, Avetta study finds

Compliance gaps and slow AI adoption are leaving frontline workers exposed to growing supply chain risk, new research finds

Supply chain risk is outpacing safety readiness, Avetta study finds

Drone as first responder technology gains ground in Canada

As staffing pressures mount, Canadian police services are turning to drones that can reach a 911 call before officers do

Drone as first responder technology gains ground in Canada

Contractor safety audits go deeper as insurers raise the stakes

Total Safety Management's Trevor Harness says insurers now enforce supply chain safety more strictly than Ontario's Ministry of Labour

Contractor safety audits go deeper as insurers raise the stakes

July Monthly Spotlight

Contractor management and supply chain safety is the focus in July

July Monthly Spotlight

New Ontario data show opioid deaths still hit construction hardest

ODPRN research finds construction and trades workers made up a third of Ontario's opioid deaths with known jobs

New Ontario data show opioid deaths still hit construction hardest

Safety management systems fail without one connected corrective loop

A Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia consultant explains why bolted-on fixes erode trust, not just add clutter

Safety management systems fail without one connected corrective loop

Canadian emergency physician burnout remains high: study finds

A new CMAJ study links persistently high burnout among Canadian emergency physicians to patient safety and workforce attrition risks

Canadian emergency physician burnout remains high: study finds

Washroom hygiene faces new scrutiny as summer travel peaks: survey

A new Bradley Company survey finds cluttered, understocked washrooms are costing businesses returning customers

Washroom hygiene faces new scrutiny as summer travel peaks: survey