Safety climate podcast episode
Safety climate is a snapshot of an organization’s perceived “state of safety,” at a point in time. Across many industries, a positive safety climate is associated with fewer accidents, higher...
Category: Safety
Prioritizing safety: Dr. Huang’s partners in construction
During this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased prevalence of forest fires, and social and political unrest, now more than ever, the prioritization of occupational safety, health and well-being...
National Farm Safety and Health Week 2020
It’s National Farm Safety & Health Week 2020, put on by The National Education Center for Agricultural Safety and AgriSafe. They are offering free, educational webinars in a variety of topics...
The air we breathe: from COVID-19 to smoke
In Oregon, just as we began making progress understanding and implementing the various protections important to prevent the spread of COVID-19 came wildland fires. Oregonians are devastated by the...
Safety Stand-Down Week, 2020
September 14-18 is this year's National Safety Stand-Down week, part of the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction. "Safety Stand-Down" describes pausing regular work in order to focus on an issue...
Safety is the foundation
We frequently remind ourselves and others that safety is foundational in Total Worker Health®. By this we mean that health and well-being are critically important, but if we don’t make work (or...
Workplace safety is integral for rural hospitals
Blog submitted by: Sam Greenspan, MPH Patient-assist injuries are a significant and costly occupational health problem for healthcare organizations. Hospital staff such as registered nurses and...
Recruiting participants to develop a Total Worker Health® climate survey
We are seeking companies interested in participating in a research project: “A Multi-Climate Profile Score to Measure Total Worker Health® Climate,” being conducted by Dr. Emily Huang’s Safety...
COVID-19 and OSHA regulations
Most everyone involved in workplace safety, health and well-being have experienced conversations and workloads monopolized by issues related to the novel coronavirus. Traditionally in the United...
Two weeks left! Register for the 2020 Summer Institute!
Join our 2020 Online Summer Institute: Building a Culture of Health, Safety, and Well-Being! Featuring an excellent line-up of speakers from academia and industry, our event will include expert...