Safety Speak: OSHA Final Rule on Cranes, Coronavirus Citations and Overall Employee Health -- Occupational Health & Safety

Episode 27

Safety Speak: OSHA Final Rule on Cranes, Coronavirus Citations and Overall Employee Health

In this mini episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard shares the top headlines for the week, including OSHA's final rule on cranes, new coronavirus citations for a New Jersey medical center and three tips to cultivating better mental and physical health for your employees.

By Sydny Shepard
Sep 21, 2020

On this Safety Speak episode of the podcast, we will discuss OSHA's finale rule on cranes, coronavirus citations and better overall worker health.

Listen to this episode of OH&S SafetyPod on 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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