OccHealthSci January 2025 Newsletter

The latest news, updates, and events from OccHealthSci

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Professional development

Total Worker Health® Solutions for Construction 

Tuesday, February 24, 2026  Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, Portland, OR  Construction Mental Health & Wellbeing Conference  Reserve your seat today 

Drawing on lessons from construction and other industries, this workshop explores how the Total Worker Health® (TWH) approach helps leaders and managers adopt integrated strategies to protect workers from harm while advancing mental well-being. Participants will examine root causes of poor working conditions, identify gaps in traditional health and safety practices, and learn how to apply TWH principles to create safer, healthier, and more resilient workplaces in construction.

Participants will be able to:

• Define Total Worker Health and explain how it addresses root causes of poor working conditions while supporting mental well-being 

• Demonstrate why TWH is needed and describe its benefits for employers, crew members, managers, and public owners 

• Identify gaps in current health and safety management practices and explore strategies to integrate TWH into existing systems 

• Highlight successful strategies based on TWH principles that can be applied in the construction industry 

Total Worker Health®: Advancing well-being in the workplace

Part of the University of Washington's Occupational Safety and Health Continuing Education program.

March 23 - May 4, 2026

Virtual Instructor-led

Course credits: 2.6

Seats available: 19

Learn more and register to attend

Total Worker Health® (TWH) is a comprehensive, research-to-practice approach that supports well-integrated policies, programs, and practices to protect workers from different work-related safety and health hazards and promote worker well-being. This course is designed to equip working professionals to apply the TWH approach in their own organization and to communicate with various stakeholders about its value. It focuses on evidence-informed solutions rooted in safety science, occupational health psychology, and human and organizational performance goals.

OccHealthSci Sponsored Programs

Occupational Public Health & OR-FACE Programs

The Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OR-FACE) Program, has developed the Oregon Yarding and Loading Safety Training, available in both English and Spanish. This free, online, self-guided training was adapted from the Oregon OSHA Yarding and Loading Handbook and is intended to supplement the essential training offered by employers. Designed for those working in the logging industry, this online training covers essential topics such as types of yarding systems, recommendations for rigging, procedures for rigging crews, and more!   

Learn more about OR-FACE, including our fatality investigations and toolbox talks, by visiting our website. To download and receive new publications including investigative reports and other OR-FACE publications, please join our mailing list. 

OccHealthSci Research, Blog and Events

Stay up to date on the latest basic, clinical, and applied research at OccHealthSci, and learn about our partnerships and community engagement at the Oregon and the Workplace blog. 

Events 

• Jan 13 – OMSI Science Pub: You are WHEN you eat, with Adnrew McHill, Ph.D. 

• Jan 14 – OccHealthSci seminar: Cracking circadian codes: A hybrid approach to shift worker health and performance, with Brieann Satterfield, Ph.D. 

• Jan 24: 55^th Annual Association of Oregon Loggers Convention (OccHealthSci presenting) 

• Feb 24 – Total Worker Health solutions for construction