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Safety Speak: COVID-19 is Now the Third Leading Cause of Death for Americans -- Occupational Health & Safety


Safety Speak: COVID-19 is Now the Third Leading Cause of Death for Americans
Listen in as Editor Sydny Shepard discusses ASSP s latest news on Safety 2021, President Biden s new 90-90 plan and an interview with KPA President and CEO Chris Fanning about company compliance with OSHA s NEP and potential ETS.
By Sydny Shepard, Shereen Hashem
Apr 05, 2021
On this Safety Speak episode of the podcast, we will discuss the ASSP s Safety 2021 Professional Development Conference and Exposition. We’ll tell you where it will be and what to expect this year. And President Biden announced some big news. Just how easily accessible will the vaccine be to Americans and when? ....

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Lessons Learned from COVID-19: Pandemic Planning for the Next "Big One" -- Occupational Health & Safety


Lessons Learned from COVID-19: Pandemic Planning for the Next “Big One”
While we can now see the faint light at the end of the pandemic tunnel created by SARS-CoV-2, that doesn’t mean we should let up on planning. SARS-CoV-2 will likely become endemic. What does that mean for organizations that are not yet back to full production? What surveillance will be needed so that organizations can respond to outbreaks? Can we just go back to “normal?”
Epidemiologists believe that this virus may not be the only pandemic we see in our lifetimes and the next one could be even more impactful than the last. Join American Society of Safety Professionals President Deborah Roy as she walks through the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. What are some best practices to take with us? What measures should be left in 2020? What can we do now to prepare for “the big one?” Are there essential elements that should be in our more comprehensive plans? What can organizat ....

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Respiratory Protection Program: What OSHA's Looking for and How to Protect Against New Hazards -- Occupational Health & Safety


Respiratory Protection Program: What OSHA’s Looking for and How to Protect Against New Hazards
The revised Respiratory Protection standard went into effect over 20 years ago, replacing the standard that was adopted in 1971, and still it is one of the most cited standards by OSHA. In fact, in fiscal year 2020, it was the third most cited standard. The COVID-19 pandemic brought the standard and its requirements to the forefront since respiratory protection was the first line of the defense against the virus. Why the standard is still highly cited? What are the most cited sections within the standard?  
 
The scope of this webinar is to present an overview of what a compliance officer may look for when evaluating compliance with the respiratory protection standard and how your program it can protect employees against today’s hazards and those in the future. ....

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Real-Time Instruments for Real-Life: Turning Numbers Into Knowledge -- Occupational Health & Safety


Real-Time Instruments for Real-Life: Turning Numbers Into Knowledge
In March of 2015, Dr. Gayle Debord and Mark Hoover, the original Directors of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Center for Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies (CDRST), published an article in the AIHA publication-The Synergist. The article, “Turning Numbers into Knowledge” described a future where exponential growth in the use of sensors to monitor the workplace environment could be used to empower workers and improve risk-informed management decisions. Doctors Debord and Hoover envisioned a future where technologies would better characterize cumulative risks and empower employers and workers to help reduce harmful exposures and become active partners in preventing occupational illnesses and injuries.  ....

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