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Talking about partnerships: Oregon Construction Advisory Committee
The Oregon Construction Advisory Committee partners with OccHealthSci.
OccHealthSci
Jan 22, 20223 min read


Oregon OSHA renews collaboration with Oregon FACE
Oregon OSHA renews partnership with the Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program.
OccHealthSci
Nov 17, 20212 min read


Oregon offers employer resources to address emergency wildfire smoke rule
Oregon OSHA begins working with partners to distribute hundreds of thousands of particulate respirators to employers.
OccHealthSci
Aug 17, 20212 min read


Oregon adopts emergency smoke and heat workplace rules
Oregon OSHA adopted two new emergency rules to protect workers from wildland smoke.
OccHealthSci
Aug 3, 20212 min read


Latest OHWC Medium.com article
The Oregon Healthy Workforce Center has published a new Medium.com article titled, Learning from different industries to improve safety.
OccHealthSci
Jul 21, 20211 min read


COVID Conversations: What have we learned?
During July we will be working to extract some of the key takeaways, common themes, and observations that were shared by our colleagues.
OccHealthSci
Jul 12, 20211 min read


Protecting all workers from adverse heat effects
Oregon OSHA releases a temporary heat rule for workers.
OccHealthSci
Jul 8, 20213 min read


Bedrooms on 18 wheels: improving sleeping conditions for truck driving teams
OccHealthSci and partners at UW have completed studies on team truck drivers’ sleep, health, and well-being.
OccHealthSci
Jun 15, 20213 min read


Who are we missing?
At OccHealthSci we welcome partners and projects to work collaboratively to address risks and needs faced by all workers.
OccHealthSci
Jun 9, 20212 min read


New podcast episode: COVID-19 and wildfire smoke on wildland firefighters
In our latest podcast, we bring our focus to the impacts of COVID-19 and wildfire smoke on wildland firefighters.
OccHealthSci
May 17, 20211 min read


Farmworkers’ experiences during COVID
On our newest podcast episode we highlight the impacts of COVID-19 on the Latinx farm working community in Oregon.
OccHealthSci
May 3, 20212 min read


Evaluating Oregon young worker injury and illness worker compensation data
We need to continually study the burden of injury to young workers across demographics, job types and industry to improve injury prevention.
OccHealthSci
Apr 22, 20212 min read


Continuing COVID-19 conversations: catch up and look ahead
We are pleased with the success of our COVID Conversation series, held twice monthly and continuing through June 2021.
OccHealthSci
Apr 14, 20212 min read


Young Workers during the pandemic
The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) recently posted a blog on Young Workers and COVID-19.
Shaun McGillis
Mar 19, 20211 min read


Safety in Transportation: Increased risks for older workers?
Researchers identified a higher fatality risk among transportation workers over age 65 when compared to their younger counterparts.
OccHealthSci
Mar 18, 20212 min read


Caring for caregivers during the pandemic
Caregivers in long-term care centers and in private homes are at risk of COVID-19 exposure and infection.
Shaun McGillis
Jan 13, 20213 min read


OR-FACE publishes five new fatality reports in 2020
OR-FACE published five new Fatality Investigation Reports in 2020.
OccHealthSci
Jan 7, 20215 min read


Crafting a Total Worker Health Management System Standard
Producing a voluntary standard that will assist organizations representing all sizes and industries as they implement a TWH approach.
Shaun McGillis
Dec 11, 20202 min read


Prioritizing safety: Dr. Huang’s partners in construction
Organizations with high safety climate scores enjoy improved ROI, a safer and healthier workplace and lower turnover rates.
OccHealthSci
Oct 27, 20203 min read


Celebrating the relaunch of our Safety and Health Improvement Program (SHIP) toolkit
SHIP provides online training, templates, and guides for supervisors and managers to help improve the safety of employees.
Shaun McGillis
Sep 22, 20202 min read
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