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It’s official: Alliance on Total Worker Health®
Partners come together to launch the Oregon Total Worker Health Alliance.
Shaun McGillis
Feb 24, 20171 min read
Lead: the metal that just keeps giving
Lead is not particularly difficult to measure and detect, it requires knowledge, discipline, and usually resources to effectively remedy.
Shaun McGillis
Dec 7, 20162 min read
New OR-FACE toolbox talk guides published
Safety communication is an integral part of maintaining an injury prevention culture.
OccHealthSci
Sep 6, 20161 min read
New OR-FACE toolbox talk guides published
Maintaining an injury prevention culture requires many components, and safety communication is fundamental to that goal.
Shaun McGillis
Jun 5, 20162 min read
Trading notes across the ocean
Being part of OHSU Global Health SE Asia has given us a terrific opportunity to collaboratively learn with our Thai partners.
Shaun McGillis
May 25, 20161 min read
Start the Conversation: New supervisor tool released
Research shows as many as 80% of young workers don’t receive safety training.
Shaun McGillis
Apr 24, 20162 min read
Distraction, stairs and a fall
It just takes a second or less to lose our footing no matter what we are doing.
Shaun McGillis
Mar 28, 20162 min read
New OR-FACE hazard alert
OR-FACE published a new hazard alert, “Follow manufacturer’s instructions.”
Shaun McGillis
Mar 3, 20161 min read
Study serves veterans and service members
SERVe aims to improve the health and well-being of veterans and their families, and to increase retention of veterans in the workplace.
Shaun McGillis
Feb 18, 20162 min read
Arsenic and cadmium air pollution found in SE and North PDX
Potentially unsafe levels of arsenic and cadmium have been detected in the air of Southeast Portland.
Shaun McGillis
Feb 11, 20161 min read
Safety and craft brewing
Craft brewers have found great success in Oregon, boasting 234 brewing facilities in 72 cities, and employing over 7,400 workers.
Shaun McGillis
Oct 1, 20152 min read
OR-FACE publishes Spanish toolbox talk guides
The first set of construction toolbox talk guides based on Oregon fatalities was published and made available on the OR-FACE website.
Shaun McGillis
Sep 27, 20151 min read
NIOSH renews Oregon occupational health grant
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced the awards on September 14.
Shaun McGillis
Sep 15, 20151 min read
Let’s avoid getting stressed over heat
It is important to remember that the best way to prevent heat-related illness is to keep workers cool and hydrated throughout the day.
Shaun McGillis
Jul 12, 20152 min read
Thank you to OHSU’s “Godmother of Midwifery”
Dr. Howe has served OHSU for over 35 years and her remarkable contributions to midwifery and women’s health.
Shaun McGillis
Jul 6, 20153 min read
VA changes policy on Agent Orange-exposed AF Reserve veterans
During the Vietnam war, approximately 20 million gallons of herbicides, including about 10.5 million gallons of dioxin-contaminated Agent...
Shaun McGillis
Jun 16, 20152 min read
Do you work too much?
I often overhear conversations on my daily tram commute that relate in some way to the mission of our Institute and the Oregon Healthy...
Shaun McGillis
Feb 20, 20152 min read
Hearts at work
February is heart health month. I’ve been thinking a lot about the heart-health-and-work connection while noticing how many of the...
Shaun McGillis
Feb 15, 20152 min read
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