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A Strategic Partnership Program is created to ensure workers’ safety throughout the construction process. By Shereen Hashem Apr 15, 2021 A partnership was established to promote workplace safety at the Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center during construction between OSHA, Barton Malow and Alexander Building Construction Co. The goal is to provide training for employers and employees on falls and fall protection, struck-by and electrocution hazards, caught-in or in between, scaffoldin...

Employers and health professionals are encouraged to distribute the survey. By Shereen Hashem Apr 13, 2021 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announces a new resource designed to measure workers’ well-being. The Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ) is a free survey to help researches, employers, workers and many more to understand well-being and potentially create interventions. “Worker well-being is a unifying concept that characterizes quality of life wi...

Poll finds one in four employees have not had a mental health check-in since the pandemic began. By Shereen Hashem Apr 09, 2021 A quarter of employees all over the nation haven’t had a therapy session since the start of COVID-19, according to an article. This is leading to calls from experts for employers to “’catch up’ to the mental health crisis.’” In a poll issued by Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA), out of 2,000 workers, 25 percent said their work place had not checked in ...

The Shyft Group faces fines for not addressing employees complaints about serious hazards. By Shereen Hashem Apr 09, 2021 Reports of fall and noise hazards were continuously ignored for a Waterville auto body manufacturing plant in Augusta, Maine after repeatedly informing management until OSHA intervened. The administration opened an inspection on October 1, 2020 in response to a complaint, according to a press release. Now, the Shyft Group Duramag LLC, or FR MFG Inc. faces $393,992 in fines ...

The CDC says some rules and suggestions change; others stay the same as those who are unvaccinated. By Shereen Hashem Apr 06, 2021 It seems as if the COVID-19 vaccine is being distributed to everyone just by scrolling on social media and flipping through different news channels on TV. Many are thinking the shot equals a complete “get out of jail free card” when it comes to standard rules regarding the pandemic, but that’s not the case. According to the CDC, the COVID-19 vaccines are effec...

Despite traffic decreasing during COVID-19, the roads have only gotten more dangerous. By Shereen Hashem Apr 05, 2021 On a typical day, more than 700 people are injured in distracted driving crashes. This usually means talking on the cell phone, texting or programming a vehicle. It diverts your attention away from being completely aware of your surroundings. This doesn’t just include a car driving up and down the roads and highways. This could also include a forklift, for example, being used ...

OSHA filed a lawsuit against the hotel’s operator and owner. By Shereen Hashem Apr 05, 2021 A Texas hotel worker was illegally fired after going to the hospital regarding exposure to carbon monoxide. According to a press release, in January of 2019, a worker at Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel alerted his or her employer of the exposure which made him/her sick. The employee refused to call an ambulance after requested to do so or help in any way. The employer allegedly threatened to ter...

Dashboard is updated weekly to keep track of violations. By Shereen Hashem Apr 02, 2021 The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) launched a new online resource in order to streamline workplace safety citations in the workplace. According to the administration, the resource is being created to increase transparency and provide more information related to COVID-19 safety violations. According to an article, the dashboard includes these categories: - Citations abated, pe...

Federal health researchers report the study from the past year. By Shereen Hashem Apr 02, 2021 Following heart disease and cancer, COVID-19 was officially the third leading cause of death in 2020. This displaced unintentional injuries as the usual third place spot, federal health researchers reported. Coronavirus took 345,323 lives of Americans solely last year. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in about 30,000 additional cases, death certificates cited COVID-19, however, ...

Return-to-Office Workgroup established to keep track of company safety. By Shereen Hashem Mar 17, 2021 Some Michiganders are at the edge of their seats, eager to get back to the office. As the state increases vaccine distribution, more employees are preparing for in-person work. The State of Michigan established the Return-to-office Workgroup consisting of business, labor and public health experts providing Governor Gretchen Whitmer with information on plans to reopen. This will go along with t...