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FR/AR clothing and heat

Does flame-resistant/arc-rated clothing contribute to heat stress?

AI and fleet management

How does combining artificial intelligence with fleet management encourage safer driving behaviors?

Hearing protection and the Hierarchy of Controls

How can employers alleviate noise hazards above and beyond using hearing protection?

Protecting construction workers during COVID-19 ‘takes all of us,’ safety expert says

Silver Spring, MD — Mitigating the spread of COVID-19 on construction sites should be a team effort, OSHA Directorate of Construction Director Scott Ketcham said during a Feb. 25 webinar.

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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.

Oregon OSHA seeks to extend COVID-19 worker protections to employer-provided housing

Salem, OR — Oregon OSHA is accepting public comment on a proposed rule that would require COVID-19-related protective measures to be extended to housing provided by employers, including as part of farming operations.

Trucking groups to CDC: Truck stops, travel plazas should be vaccination sites

Alexandria, VA — A coalition of trucking-related groups, including the American Trucking Associations and an organization that represents truck stop owners, is urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to designate truck stops and travel plazas as mobile COVID-19 vaccination sites to help “alleviate significant challenges that truck drivers currently face in receiving an expedient vaccine.”

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.

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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