Oregon & The Workplace

New research from the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences delivers organizations a powerful new tool to measure perceptions of respect in the workplace.

Oregon yarding and loading interactive safety training now available.

OccHealthSci researchers provide evidence that night shift work is associated with increased risk factors for poor cardiovascular health.

OccHealthSci recently held a day-long gathering of sleep scientists and industry practitioners focused on sleep and shift work.

OccHealthSci joins others in recognizing both the month of September as Suicide Prevention Month, and last week as Suicide Prevention Week.

Over the last two years, Dr. Emily Huang’s Safety Climate Lab had the pleasure of collaborating with the Safety and Health Division of SAIF.

Fortis Construction and Emily Huang’s Safety Climate Lab recently concluded their second collaborative safety climate assessment.

We remember and honor those who have lost their lives on the job to largely preventable fatalities.

OccHealthSci's continuing education for students and practitioners addressing Total Worker Health® concepts face the same challenges.

In our latest podcast episode, we highlight Dr. Charlice Hurst's 2021 symposium presentation, "Designing flexible work."

Oregon OSHA adopted two new emergency rules to protect workers from wildland smoke.

During July we will be working to extract some of the key takeaways, common themes, and observations that were shared by our colleagues.

Oregon OSHA releases a temporary heat rule for workers.

OccHealthSci and partners at UW have completed studies on team truck drivers’ sleep, health, and well-being.

On our newest podcast episode we highlight the impacts of COVID-19 on the Latinx farm working community in Oregon.

Throughout our COVID Conversation Series, we have shared of lessons learned and tips within our safety, health and being of workers.

We need to continually study the burden of injury to young workers across demographics, job types and industry to improve injury prevention.

The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) recently posted a blog on Young Workers and COVID-19.

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

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