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2021 Fall Symposium recap and recordings
Our Fall 2021 symposium "Work-life challenges and integration in the context of COVID."
Shaun McGillis
Nov 24, 20212 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


Supportive leaders and well-being
Job stress has significant impacts on the short and long-term health and well-being of the U.S. workforce.
OccHealthSci
Oct 19, 20212 min read


Active Workplace Toolkit
The Active Workplace toolkit is a science-based toolkit designed to help reduce sitting time at work.
OccHealthSci
Oct 12, 20210 min read


Firefighter shift schedules podcast episode
In the latest episode of the What's Work Got To Do With It podcast, we learn about the impacts of shift schedules on firefighter safety.
OccHealthSci
Oct 6, 20211 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 16, 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 2, 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 20, 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 11, 20211 min read


Protecting all workers from adverse heat effects
Oregon OSHA releases a temporary heat rule for workers.
OccHealthSci
Jul 7, 20213 min read


Implementing Total Worker Health
The Oregon Total Worker Health Alliance has been busy providing virtual Total Worker Health courses to people in OHSA Region 10.
OccHealthSci
Jun 20, 20212 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 14, 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 16, 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 2, 20212 min read


COVID Conversation recap
Throughout our COVID Conversation Series, we have shared of lessons learned and tips within our safety, health and being of workers.
OccHealthSci
Apr 29, 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 21, 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 13, 20212 min read


Return to Work: Impacts of COVID-19 on cannabis consumption in working-age Americans
How will those who depended on cannabis while experiencing joblessness or working remotely transition effectively back to the office?
OccHealthSci
Apr 1, 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 18, 20211 min read
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