Oregon & The Workplace

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

OR-FACE  participated in multiple events during last week’s 5th annual National Safety Stand-down. #StandDown4Safety is part of OSHA’s...

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

Health and disease surveillance in many low-income countries is poor, such that disease outbreaks are recognized very slowly, sick people...

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...

Partners come together to launch the Oregon Total Worker Health Alliance.

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

the MESH study will train supervisors to support service members in their units around work-life stress and sleep health.

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.

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

It just takes a second or less to lose our footing no matter what we are doing.

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.

Craft brewers have found great success in Oregon, boasting 234 brewing facilities in 72 cities, and employing over 7,400 workers.

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