Parental leave podcast episode
Have you ever had to take time off as a new parent? Does your workplace have a family or medical leave policy that allows you to take time off to care for a child or family member? Did you use all...
Break for safety today and every day
Today, is the 16th annual Oregon Safety Break. Oregon OSHA coordinates this one-day event, designed to raise awareness and promote the value of workplace safety and health. Safety Break encourages...
Sunshine ahead? Be safe!
While some of the country is still fighting cold or stormy weather, many of us in Oregon have seen a bit more sunshine recently. This warmer weather encourages us to try to find even more time to get...
YourWorkpath Program
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center is looking for businesses in the Pacific Northwest to participate in the YourWorkpath Program. Gain access to evidence-based workplace safety, health...
Welcome Broken Top ASSP Oregon Section!
We are pleased to congratulate Oregon’s newest Section within the American Society of Safety Professionals: Broken Top, located in Bend. Broken Top is a Section of the Cascade Chapter. I reached...
OR-FACE resources target fall prevention: National Safety Stand-Down
Falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction workers. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data show that more than one-third of construction fatalities that...
Training and education grants keep on giving
One of the intentions of many grants, is that the money will repay itself, sometimes many times over, by adoption and continued dissemination of the developed product. Let's look at a few recent,...
Art and Science of Health Promotion
Anjali Rameshbabu, PhD and Helen Schuckers, MPH are traveling to the 29th Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference in South Carolina this week to present two breakout sessions. Their...
OR-FACE report on fatal torch cutting explosion published
The Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OR-FACE) program published a new fatality investigation report that examines lessons learned from a hot work explosion that killed a 46-year-old...
Safety champions webinar
The Oregon Office of Rural Health is hosting a free 60-minute webinar on implementation of the Safety Champions Program for Critical Access Hospitals on April 3rd at 1:00 pm. This webinar will be led...