Coronavirus Coverage - Articles - Page 13

Editor's Letter

Let’s meet, but not in person

July 14, 2020

With the number of COVID-19 cases going up in many US states, as of this writing, it’s safe to say virtual meetings and events are here to stay, at least for the rest of the year.

Closing Time

The topic of “return to work” is certainly front and center. While many organizations have continued to operate during the COVID-19 situation under the definition of essential businesses, there are many who have not — especially consumer facing businesses such as retail businesses, bars and restaurants.

Rise of the OHS entrepreneur

Those willing to take risks can succeed during the pandemic

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

July 14, 2020

COVID-19 offers great opportunity to consider OHS entrepreneurship. If your OHS job has not been subject to lay off, furloughed, or elimination – or some other drastic change – it likely will be in the coming months.

Best Practices

A risk-based approach to reopening amid COVID-19

Those willing to take risks can succeed during the pandemic

Dave Johnson

July 9, 2020

Jurassic World: Dominion is poised to be the first major studio release to resume filming in the United Kingdom in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. But filming in the midst of a pandemic will not come cheap to Universal Pictures.

Cleaning up during COVID-19: What you need to know about janitors' risk

Q&A with an expert as companies get back to business

Amanda Rawls

June 25, 2020

Amanda Rawls, South Central District Manager of KPA, answers questions related to janitors, COVID-19 and what employers need to do.

Are you confident your remote workers are safe?

Gen Handley

June 23, 2020

With tens of millions of Americans returning to work after the COVID-19 quarantine, the workspaces they are returning to aren’t the same places as when they left them months ago.

New publication outlines training standards for Total Worker Health® professionals

June 22, 2020

In a newly published paper in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Education and Training to Build Capacity in Total Worker Health®: Proposed Competencies for an Emerging Field, experts in the field of Total Worker Health have proposed the first set of core competencies for training professionals entering the discipline.

National Safety Council reschedules Congress & Expo to spring 2021

Flagship event postponed to March, moves to Houston

June 19, 2020

Amid continuing concerns about COVID-19, the National Safety Council has rescheduled its annual flagship conference from October in Indianapolis to March 2021 in Houston.

Reopening business during COVID-19: Prioritize health, reduce risk and adapt

Occupational health company pivots as workers return to their jobs

Chad Coleman

June 18, 2020

Like most businesses across the country, Examinetics was greatly affected when the coronavirus pandemic hit.

5 changes to industrial safety procedures due to COVID-19

Devin Partida

June 18, 2020

Manufacturing plants and industrial sites are opening up again after COVID-19 lockdowns, but the people returning to work will notice many changes in their safety protocols.