Oregon & The Workplace

Since April 28, 1971, NIOSH has funded research, education and resources in occupational safety and health.

Caregivers in long-term care centers and in private homes are at risk of COVID-19 exposure and infection.

On behalf of the Oregon COVID-19 Construction Taskforce, we invite all Oregon construction and trades workers to participate in a survey.

OR-FACE published five new Fatality Investigation Reports in 2020.

Organizations with high safety climate scores enjoy improved ROI, a safer and healthier workplace and lower turnover rates.

Gian Lozano is the High Reliability Administrative Director at the Portland VA and has a passion for developing behavioral solutions.

In Part 2 of our Three Decades at the Institute series, we highlight organizations in our community that have been critical to our success.

What things can we do to reduce our health impact during wildfire smoke events?

Patient-assist injuries are a significant and costly occupational health problem for healthcare organizations.

Covid-19 is undoubtedly impacting our individual and collective mental health. Each one of us is going through stressful times right now.

The Institute’s Safety Climate Lab is validating a safety climate scale created specifically for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier this spring, Oregon OSHA issued a temporary rule addressing the COVID-19 emergency.

Institute faculty members shared their expertise during the afternoon panel session of our Spring 2020 symposium.

The mission of the OccHealthSci is to improve the lives of workers through biomedical and occupational research.

OccHealthSci is pleased to launch a new portal to share tips and best practices for workforce well-being during the pandemic.

The article, What to Do If You’ve Lost Your Job Because of COVID-19 offers suggestions in the immediacy of being furloughed or losing work.

Oregon joins other states with questions about the agriculture industry and risk of novel coronavirus exposure to farmworkers.

The compounding effects of the COVID-19 crisis continue to affect our physical, social, psychological, and economic well-being

Get workplace resources for COVID-19.

Explore whether areas of Oregon with more workers in high risk industry sectors also have higher levels of workplace injuries.