One popular question is: are workers eligible for workers' compensation benefits if they are exposed to COVID-19 on the job and must be out of work?
Episode 12
ASSP President-Elect Deborah Roy answers the most frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 pandemic with OH&S Editor Sydny Shepard.
The government recently updated its essential critical infrastructure workforce advisory list to include occupational health and safety workers.
One Times article goes through the places that the virus likely exists and where it doesn’t—and reading this might put you at more ease.
The CDC published an interim guidance for critical workers who may have been exposed to a person with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
For a while, scientists suspected that loss of taste and smell where tell-tale signs of the coronavirus. Now, the CDC has officially listed them as symptoms.
Last week, OSHA announced that it understands employers may have difficulty complying with OSHA standards due to the pandemic, and it will use discretion when considering employers’ “good faith efforts.”
Eighty-eight percent of Americans believe they’ll continue hand washing diligence after the pandemic subsides—and that could only be a good thing.
Occupational health and safety (industrial hygiene) experts clarify misinformation on PPE, ventilation and disinfection in relation to COVID-19.
Mobile devices have fundamentally changed the work environment across a wide range of industries over the past decade.
The American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo for 2020 just announced it is moving to be completely virtual and online this year.
Military service can take its toll on veterans' mental and physical health. When hiring veterans, there are many things employers can do to make their work environments safer
With many Americans working from home, online training can help your workforce get caught up on regulatory training requirements or maybe even learn new skills.
As of April 15, 2020, more than 50 organizations urged the government in a letter to make COVID-19 testing available to employers maintaining operations during the pandemic.
OSHA has issued an alert listing safety tips employers can follow to help protect package delivery workers from exposure to coronavirus.