While this guidance does not create new legal obligations, employers should note that new legal obligations from OSHA relating to COVID-19 are likely forthcoming.
Wearing two masks blocks 92.5 percent of respiratory particles that could carry the coronavirus.
Workers in North Carolina are advocating for a statewide COVID-19 workplace mandate.
Industry experts have praised Virginia’s Jan. 27 COVID-19 worker safety rule.
The AIHA was awarded $500,000 from the CDC for the development of worker safety resources.
The annual Burn Awareness Week will run from Feb. 7 to Feb. 13
The company’s 72% effective vaccine will only require one dose.
The proposed update to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard was issued on Feb. 5.
Episode 53
On this Safety Speak episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses the new OSHA guidance on COVID-19, the Center for Construction Research and Training’s new bulletin on nonfatal injury trends in the construction industry as well as news and studies surrounding transportation safety.
In March 2018, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published ISO 45001: Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Requirements with Guidance for Use, the world’s first International Standard addressing workplace health and safety.