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COVID-19: Testing A New Consideration for Workplace Safety

As part of an employer’s responsibility to maintain a safe work environment, companies are continuously responding to risks. Today, one of the greatest threats to employee well-being, and ultimately a company’s ability to operate, is COVID-19.

Most Dangerous Jobs in the Country Exist Within the Construction Industry

Despite declines in workplace injuries in recent years, the construction industry remains one of the most dangerous in America.

Hotel Workers Set to Lose Their Jobs As Industry Continues to Struggle

One in four hotel workers is unemployed right now, and the numbers are only expected to increase.



NFPA Launches Video Campaign to Support Worker Safety

NFPA Launches Video Campaign to Support Worker Safety

The Faces of Fire/Electrical Campaign has, so far, featured interviews with two real electrical utility workers who were injured on the job.

Has the Pandemic Added a Sixth Step to Traditional Construction Protective Wear?

PPE has and will always be an absolute must for keeping workers in construction safe, but the pandemic is bringing new challenges to the industry every week.

Michigan City to Contest Recent MIOSHA Citations

Port Huron, the only city in a recent batch of businesses fined by MIOSHA for coronavirus violations, denies not following protocol.

Upholding Workplace Hygiene

A checklist of all the key workplace PPE an expert suggests to maintain a safe workplace during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sacramento County Introduces Worker Health and Safety Act

Sacramento County Introduces Worker Health and Safety Act

The northern California county's Worker Protection, Health and Safety Act went into effect on October 1.

Teachers Across the Country Adapt to Working During the Pandemic

Teachers Across the Country Adapt to Working During the Pandemic

Teaching, an already stressful occupation, has gotten more difficult as classrooms fill up with students for the fall semester.

Safety Speak: Temporary Respirator Guidance, Distracted Driving and Airborne Viruses

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Safety Speak: Temporary Respirator Guidance, Distracted Driving and Airborne Viruses

Interested in knowing more about what it means for Coronavirus to be airborne? Tune in to this mini episode for a deep dive on how infectious diseases spread as well as information on top headlines like the new OSHA temporary respirator guidance and Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

Amazon Warehouses Fail to Report High Injury Numbers

The lucrative company does not correctly report injury and illness rates, as told by a report in The Center for Investigative Reporting’s The Reveal.

Return to Work: Are You Prepared When COVID-19 Tags Along?

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Return to Work: Are You Prepared When COVID-19 Tags Along?

Whether you have employees who are subject to a quarantine or isolation order, employees who are reluctant to return to work, or employees who tested positive or have related symptoms, you need to respond appropriately to keep your workforce safe, while maintaining productivity.

Retail Workers Face New Challenges While Working Due to COVID-19

Retail Workers Face New Challenges While Working Due to COVID-19

Workers in high traffic businesses such as retail stores require a new level of training to suit the environment brought on by the coronavirus.

Navigating Employee Health and Food Safety for Human and Animal Food Operations: Key Considerations from OSHA and FDA

This checklist is just one resource industry can leverage to determine whether operations align with existing regulatory requirements and guidance out of the FDA, OSHA, and CDC.

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Manufacturer of Respirator Decontamination System

Battelle Memorial Institute failed to meet Emergency Use Authorization requirements for reporting adverse events.

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