OH&S Changes: An Update from Our Editorial Team -- Occupational Health & Safety

Episode 183

OH&S Changes: An Update from Our Editorial Team

In this episode, Sydny Shepard says farewell and ushers in a new era of editorial leadership for Occupational Health & Safety.

By Sydny Shepard
Jan 09, 2023

Usually, this podcast serves as a way to update you on the industry, but this episode will center around some changes with the Occupational Health & Safety editorial team. After nearly four years with the OH&S brand and seven years with its parent company, 1105 Media, Sydny Shepard's time as editor has come to a close. Shepard is moving on to a position with a company outside of the publishing industry, but is so incredibly grateful for the conversations and connections she's made while at OH&S.

OH&S is excited to introduce you to David Kopf, the new editor of Occupational Health & Safety. Kopf has worked with 1105 Media for many years as the editor of one of OH&S' sister publications, HME Business. He has been a rockstar in the home medical equipment industry and has written in-depth news, analysis, product trends and feature stories reported from a product perspective.

"I just want to thank you—from the bottom of my heart—for being a receptive audience of the podcast," Shepard said in the episode. "This podcast has been my passion project and one of the things I looked most forward to when working with OH&S. I’m so sad to leave not only the podcast but the entire brand and the wonderful team making it a success behind, but I’m so excited to hand the torch over to Dave. You guys are going to love him."

In this episode of the podcast, Shepard gives a heartfelt farewell to the dedicated podcast listeners and interviews new editor Kopf as an introduction to the new era of leadership being ushered in.

Download or stream this episode today at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and more.

About the Author

Sydny Shepard is the former editor of Occupational Health & Safety.

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