The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Hispanic Safety Professionals Common Interest Group is sponsoring a free webinar addressing how supervisors can improve mental health in the...
Oregon was among other western states to experience record-breaking temperatures late last month. Two climate scientists called the northwest heatwave the "most extreme in world weather records." ...
The Oregon Total Worker Health Alliance (comprised of our Institute, Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, SAIF and Oregon OSHA) have been busy providing virtual Total Worker Health® practitioner...
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) turns 50 this year. NIOSH was created in 1970 as part of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, with a mission to ensure...
We thank our partners at the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) for sharing this blog. For the first time in the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition contest’s 13-year history,...
Although we know many of us are experiencing screen burnout, we have learned a lot about presenting education virtually this past year. We can't wait to get back to in-person events, while at the...
Beginning tomorrow and leading into early May, we observe our highest profile workplace safety events. Although work has been impacted by the pandemic, one thing that still holds true is that May...
Background The Oregon Construction and Trades Industry was considered as “essential work” when Oregon Governor Brown issued the Executive Order 20-12 Stay Home, Save Lives on March 23, 2020, one...
Hello Oregon! From a pandemic, to wildland fires and smoke, to ice and power outages: it has been a tough twelve months. We hope this weekend brings power to those still adversely affected by...
Hot off the press from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is guidance for workplaces about vaccines, including tips on messaging and facts, particularly targeted to essential worker...