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Confusing CDC guidelines on masks-wearing failed to account for the impact on workers.
More than 4.2 million workers are not going back to work due to fear of getting or spreading COVID-19.
OSHA s long overdue standard on COVID-19 must be approved and implemented without delay.
Gina Cummings is the Vice President of Advocacy, Alliances & Policy for Oxfam America.
Jessica E. Martinez, MPH, is co-executive director of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the authors.
Is the COVID-19 emergency finally over? No it s not even close.
A guide is created providing examples of leading health metrics in the workplace.
By Shereen Hashem
May 14, 2021
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and the association for scientists and professionals announced new guidelines for developing health metrics in the workplace. According to a press release, the leading health metrics guidelines are designed to prevent workplace illness and injury for workers to remain completely healthy.
“The focus on identifying measures that occur before worker’s health is harmed is critical to safeguarding worker health. AIHA hopes that these guidelines help employers create healthier workplaces and prevent occupational illness and injury in the first place,” said AIHA CEO Lawrence D. Sloan, CAE.
04/22/21
WorkersCompensation.com
Portland, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) - U.S. Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Norris Cochran has appointed Luis F. Pieretti, PhD, CIH, CSP, WCP® of The MEMIC Group s Loss Control Department to the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He will begin his four-year term on January 1, 2022.
The 15-member board is a federal advisory committee to provide advice on NIOSH s occupational safety and health research and prevention programs. The BSC also provides advice on standards of scientific excellence, current needs in the field of occupational safety and health, and the applicability and dissemination of research findings.