Episode 46
Safety Speak: First COVID-19 International Guidelines, Study on Telecommuting and the Rise in Workplace Fatalities
In this Safety Speak mini episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses ISO/PAS 45005: General guidelines for safe working during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study on telecommuting and BLS data that shows workplace fatalities are at their highest since 2007.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Dec 21, 2020
On this Safety Speak episode of the podcast, we will discuss ISO’s new publicly available specification for worker safety in the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study on telecommuting and at the end we will take a look at the increase in workplace fatalities as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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About the Author
Sydny Shepard is the former editor of Occupational Health & Safety.