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...
2019 O[yes] video contest finalists announced
The top five finalists for the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) annual safety video contest are now posted on YouTube for viewing, and can be watched below. This annual contest...
OHWC fresh new look
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC) is launching a fresh new look this Spring. This month, OHWC will be rolling out a new graphic element for our outreach efforts. Housed within Oregon...
GOSH: what a week!
While we may be a bit exhausted, this week's 2019 Oregon Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Conference was yet another rousing success. We give our thanks to all of the dedicated and...
Cascadia subduction zone podcast episode
Have you ever thought about emergency preparedness at work? What happens if an earthquake hits in the middle of your workday? Listen to our newest podcast episode that highlights one of our talks...