Oregon COVID-19 construction survey
On behalf of the Oregon COVID-19 Construction Taskforce, we invite all Oregon construction and trades workers to participate in a short survey. This approximately three minute anonymous survey was...
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Safety Climate Team presenting at ASSP Columbia-Willamette Chapter meeting
The Institute's Safety Climate team will be giving a presentation at the December chapter meeting for the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Columbia-Willamette Chapter on Thursday,...
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...
OHWC’s new Medium page
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC) is now on Medium.com. Medium is an online publishing platform featuring a variety of trending topics and news in the media and more. OHWC's first article...
11th American Heart Association Worksite Well-being Summit
We’re just one week away from the 11th annual Worksite Well-being Summit on October 7th from 9:00 am – 1:30 pm PST! The event will kickoff with an important discussion about Diversity, Equity,...
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...
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...
COVID-19 Safety Climate Assessment available from the Safety Climate Lab under Dr. Emily (Yueng-hsiang) Huang
The Institute’s Safety Climate Lab under Dr. Emily (Yueng-hsiang) Huang is validating a safety climate scale created specifically for the COVID-19 pandemic. This COVID-19 Safety Climate Scale will...
Conference planning 2020: now what?
Normally, this time of year our Institute Outreach Team would be busy making travel plans for the boatload of out-of-town conferences in the coming fall. I don't need to tell you how 2020 simply...
Catch up on the 2020 Summer Institute, even if you missed it!
Earlier this month we were pleased to present our 2020 Summer Institute in Occupational Health Psychology. This Institute was first held during the summer of 2012, and has alternated each year...