Posts by Dede Montgomery

4th Annual Occupational Health Psychology Summer Institute

The 3‐day institute hosted this year by Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia featured renowned researchers and practitioners in occupational health psychology, total worker health, and...

Can you hear me?

Sometimes I can't communicate with other pedestrians and transit riders during my commute. And it's not because of language. To be honest, I find myself talking to myself an awful lot. Now this...

Welcome 2015 Summer Interns!

Our offices and labs are humming with new energy. Our summer research interns have arrived! We welcome and congratulate the following interns: Rachael Barton – Whitman College, Walla Walla,...

Moving ahead to protect temporary workers

Thanks to everyone who joined us at last week's symposium - sharing both challenges and best practices to protect our temporary workforce. We were particularly pleased to have such meaningful...

Tigard-Tualatin students learn about safety

The Community Experience for Career Education also known as (CE)2 led by Learning Managers Sue McGee and Tony Hunt is an alternative education program in the Tigard-Tualatin School District. ...

Women in trades and construction

Oregon Tradeswomen recently completed yet another successful Women in Trades Career Fair. We applaud this organization and all of the sponsors and supporters of this popular event. This largest...

O[yes] unveils 2015 winning videos

The 2015 O[yes] student safety video contest winners were unveiled over the weekend during the annual awards screening event held at Northern Lights Theatre in Salem. The highest honor for first...

What are you doing for Safety Break?

Has your organization signed up for the May 15, 2015 Oregon Safety Break? It's not too late to be one of dozens of Oregon employers who plan to do something special to emphasize workplace safety and...

Protecting temporary workers

Forty-six percent of U.S. employers intend to hire temporary workers in 2015 - an even higher rate than hired in 2014. Federal OSHA and NIOSH recently launched an initiative to improve safety for...

SAIF agricultural safety seminars

SAIF Corporation is Oregon’s not-for-profit workers’ compensation insurance company.  For the past 20 years SAIF has been providing free Agricultural Safety Seminars throughout Oregon.  The...