Safety Speak: Nonfatal Injury Trends in the Construction Industry -- Occupational Health & Safety

Episode 53

Safety Speak: Nonfatal Injury Trends in the Construction Industry

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.

By Sydny Shepard
Feb 08, 2021

Ready for a new weekly episode of OH&S SafetyPod? On this Safety Speak mini episode of the podcast we dive into the new OSHA guidance on reducing the risk of COVID-19 in the workplace, a bulletin from the Center of Construction Research and Training on nonfatal injury trends in the construction industry as well as a look into what worker safety on the road might look like now that Pete Buttigieg has been confirmed as the new Transportation Secretary.

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About the Author

Sydny Shepard is the former editor of Occupational Health & Safety.

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