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Pandemic-prompted shutdowns have forced a pivot in the way construction safety training is delivered
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Senate confirms Marty Walsh as labor secretary

Washington — Marty Walsh is the 29th labor secretary, after the Senate confirmed his nomination March 22 in a 68-29 vote.
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Survey asks workers: Should employers require COVID-19 vaccination?

Mill Valley, CA — Seventy percent of workers want their employer to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before fully reopening the office, according to the results of a recent survey commissioned by job research and review company Glassdoor.

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On Safety: A look at OSHA’s National Emphasis Program on COVID-19

On March 12, OSHA launched a much-anticipated National Emphasis Program targeting enforcement of establishments in which workers are at risk of exposure to COVID-19. The NEP is part of the agency’s response to the Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety, signed by President Joe Biden on Jan. 21. 

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OSHA launches National Emphasis Program on COVID-19, updates enforcement plan

Washington — OSHA has launched a National Emphasis Program on COVID-19 that focuses enforcement efforts “on companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting the coronavirus,” in response to an Executive Order from President Joe Biden.
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CDC needs to update its guidance on COVID-19, experts and Democratic lawmakers say

Washington — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on preventing the transmission of COVID-19 needs updating, health and safety experts and Democratic lawmakers said during a March 11 virtual hearing convened by the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee.
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COVID-19 pandemic: MSHA issues updated guidance as ETS debate swirls

Arlington, VA — The Mine Safety and Health Administration has updated its guidance on preventing COVID-19 exposure among workers at coal, metal and nonmetal mines.
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Safe + Sound Week slated for Aug. 9-15

Washington — OSHA, NIOSH and a coalition of safety organizations – including the National Safety Council – are joining forces for the fifth annual Safe + Sound Week, scheduled for Aug. 9-15.
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‘The exposures are in the areas that we’re not looking at,’ Pitzer says during Occupational Keynote

Itasca, IL — Safety leaders shouldn’t focus in on the holes in their “Swiss cheese” (safety systems) but rather the whole cheese before the holes begin to form.
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Opening Session: NIOSH director warns of COVID-19 endemic, looks to the future

Itasca, IL — The future of work may include safety professionals contending with COVID-19 on some level for a long time, even with the recent rollout and widespread availability of vaccines. That was the warning from NIOSH Director John Howard during the Opening Session of the virtual National Safety Council Safety Congress & Expo on March 3.
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