Items Tagged with 'Coronavirus'

DEKRA Organizational Safety and Reliability recently launched a webpage to provide guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Washington — The Department of Labor is offering employers, workers and others an opportunity to give input on compliance assistance and outreach strategies concerning the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 18.

Chicago-based VelocityEHS, a global provider of cloud-based EHS, ESG and sustainability solutions, has developed a free COVID-19 resource to provide employers with information they need to help keep their workers safe and healthy during the pandemic. The extensive repository website comprises articles, webinars and other helpful guides.

Itasca, IL — The National Safety Council is postponing the observation of Distracted Driving Awareness Month amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Washington — Commercial motor vehicle drivers transporting items intended to assist in COVID-19 pandemic relief efforts are temporarily exempt from federal hours-of-service regulations, under an expanded national emergency declaration issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on March 18.

Wolters Kluwer’s Enablon – a global provider of integrated risk; operational risk; and environmental, health and safety management software headquartered in The Netherlands – is helping customers manage the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by introducing features, templates and configuration packages based on guidelines published by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Oak Creek, WI-based Master Lock Co. LLC is doing its part to help health care providers and workers provide patients with the urgent care and testing they need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Silver Spring, MD — Aiming to protect construction workers from the COVID-19 pandemic, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training has released guidance for employees and employers.

Washington — Employers with fewer than 500 employees, as well as all government employers, must provide 80 hours of emergency paid sick leave to full-time workers who are in quarantine as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking diagnosis or preventive care for the illness, or caring for affected family members, under legislation signed into law March 18 by President Donald Trump.

Washington — Employers looking for ways to protect their workers from exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic should adopt a team approach, according to NIOSH Director John Howard, who says that “it’s not too late” to develop a plan.