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Frozen food manufacturer cited for failing to protect workers from virus

September 16, 2020

California’s workplace safety regulator has cited a frozen food manufacturer and its temporary employment agency for failing to protect hundreds of employees from the coronavirus at two Los Angeles area plants.

Meatpacking facility Smithfield Foods cited by OSHA for failing to protect employees

September 16, 2020

OSHA has cited Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for failing to protect employees from exposure to the coronavirus.

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Pandemic best practices and new technologies

Consider these 12 practices from the field; stay abreast of breakthrough technologies

Dave Johnson

September 16, 2020

For all the COVID-19 safety guidelines circulating, some hundreds of pages long, basic best practices are straightforward and known by most Americans. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, recently recounted them in an interview with the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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COVID-19 safety concerns lead to rising OSHA whistleblower complaints

Benita Mehta

September 16, 2020

There have been some unsettling reports recently of large increases in the number of whistleblower complaints to OSHA related to COVID-19.

More than 40 groups call for coronavirus protections for oil and gas workers

September 10, 2020

A coalition of more than 40 organizations is urging the federal government to take steps to protect workers at oil and gas facilities from the coronavirus.

National COSH: OSHA whistleblower complaints skyrocket during COVID-19

Illegal retaliation puts workers at risk, say safety advocates, as Inspector General warns of delays and calls for faster investigations

September 10, 2020

As complaints of retaliation against whistleblowers skyrocket during the COVID-19 pandemic, safety advocates say workers’ lives are at risk due to a slow and inadequate response from the OSHA.

OSHA and other COVID-19 reopening standards to know

Devin Partida

September 10, 2020

The supply chain is a part of every industry. Businesses, manufacturing plants and factories must be operational to keep supply chains going for food, technology and all types of commerce. With COVID-19 disrupting the entire world, safety is now a top priority.

Virtual education series Sept. 16-17 spotlights safety management systems

September 10, 2020

Occupational safety and health professionals can get a road map to continuous safety improvement by attending SafetyFOCUS: Safety Management Systems, a two-day virtual event offered by the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP).

AIHA expands sector-specific guidelines for business re-opening

September 10, 2020

Occupational and environmental health experts release recommendations on reducing risk of COVID-19 with enhanced engineering and work practice controls

Hot weather and COVID could be a recipe for disaster

COVID-19, heat safety and broader reputational risks for employer brands

Scott DeBow

September 10, 2020

It's that time of year again: As the mercury rises, so too does the risk of heat stress for employees on industrial worksites. This is nothing new for safety leaders. What is new, of course, is the external environment, which differs in ways that would have been unimaginable in previous summers.