2014 OR-FACE Annual Report published
The Oregon Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation (OR-FACE) published Occupational Fatalities in Oregon Annual Report 2014. OR-FACE annual reports include analysis of the incidents with charts...
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New OR-FACE toolbox talk guides published
Safety communication is an integral part of maintaining an injury prevention culture. Its implementation can be in a variety of methods such as warning labels, safety training and meetings, hazard...
Oregon campaign to prevent falls in construction
On May 6 there were 60+ attendees at the Portland, Oregon Stand-Down event. A few truly went the distance and traveled from Idaho and Washington. Several local organizations (see April 29...
National Safety Stand-Down
It will be the 3rd year for the National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls in construction. The emphasis began 5 years ago with the Construction Fall Prevention Campaign. Partners in the...
New OR-FACE hazard alert
OR-FACE published a new hazard alert, "Follow manufacturer's instructions." The document summarizes three Oregon construction fatal stories. Common to the three cases was failure to follow...
New fatality report and upcoming rigging/signaling course
OR-FACE has published Fatality Investigation Report, "Crane operator killed by falling steel beam." A 40-year old crane operator was killed when a clamp holding the top of the 35-foot, 5600 lb...
OR-FACE report used in SAIF Ag Seminars
There’s a new face in the 2015-2016 SAIF Agricultural Safety Seminar series. Kevin White, executive director of the Oregon Future Farmers of America Foundation, co-taught the...
Oregon FACE helps with OSHA 10 for high schoolers
OR-FACE taught machine guarding in an OSHA 10 general industry class for another group of students in Community Experience for Career Education (CE)2 . The (CE)2 program is led by Learning...
Thankful for those who contribute to a safer community
Saw Shop owners distribute OR-FACE safety manual John and Debbie Phipps and their son Nick have owned State Street Saw Shop in Salem, Oregon, for nearly nine years. They have been distributing...
Role of the safety professional in a changing work environment
Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences staff Dede Montgomery and Illa Gilbert-Jones along with Mark Frisco, Regional Field Safety Specialist for True Blue, Inc one of the largest...