Oregon & The Workplace

While traditionally, the Hierarchy of Controls has been used as a means to help determine how to implement effective and feasible control.

We wanted to send a warm welcome and feature one of our new faculty members, Dr. Caren Weinhouse, Ph.D., M.P.H.

The main goal of the First LEGO League is to build and program a robot designed to complete specific tasks.

Excavating is one of the most hazardous construction operations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports excavation and trench-related...

Thank you labor and management partners!  Dr. Ryan Olson  and collaborators at OHSU and PSU were recently awarded a $3.5 million grant to...

Falls continue to be the leading cause of death in the construction industry. These deaths are preventable. A newly published fatality...

Research studies that began in 2011 at the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC) have resulted in four toolkits that we are eager to...

How often do we learn about an accident or near miss, only to recognize that the same incident occurred recently during the same or...

Cannabis (marijuana) use is on the rise. Twenty-nine US States have legalized medical cannabis and 7 (including Oregon) have approved...

OR-FACE (Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program) was excited to participate in the 2017 Oregon Governor’s Occupational...

We congratulate Dr. Kelsey Parker on the awarding of a small grant from the Professional Training Opportunities Program (PTOP) in Occupation

Safety communication is an integral part of maintaining an injury prevention culture.

Maintaining an injury prevention culture requires many components, and safety communication is fundamental to that goal.

The biennial conference brought together policy makers, educators, business leaders and professionals in the construction trades.

Research shows as many as 80% of young workers don’t receive safety training.

OR-FACE published a new hazard alert, “Follow manufacturer’s instructions.”

SERVe aims to improve the health and well-being of veterans and their families, and to increase retention of veterans in the workplace.

The first set of construction toolbox talk guides based on Oregon fatalities was published and made available on the OR-FACE website.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced the awards on September 14.

It is important to remember that the best way to prevent heat-related illness is to keep workers cool and hydrated throughout the day.