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NSC summit spotlights ongoing efforts to reduce MSDs

Itasca, IL — Reducing work-related musculoskeletal disorders by 25% by 2025 is a goal that requires commitment.

OSHA wants input on protecting health care workers from violence

Washington — OSHA is requesting feedback as it considers developing a possible standard aimed at preventing workplace violence in the health care and social assistance industries.

Many workers feeling burned out, new survey shows

Chicago — More than 3 out of 5 employees have experienced burnout in the past year, according to the results of a recent survey.

$1M in mining safety grants available from MSHA

Arlington, VA — The Mine Safety and Health Administration is accepting applications until July 21 for its Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants.
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How you recover after work affects your next-day mood: study

Mannheim, Germany — Busy day at work? Choosing a positive way to recharge in the evening may boost your mood for the next day.

Summer’s a busy (and dangerous) time for landscaping workers, OSHA says

Washington — Vehicles, moving machinery parts, falling trees, toxic chemicals and heat exposure are some of the many hazards that workers in landscaping are exposed to throughout the summer months.

CSB video on refinery explosion highlights hazards of transient operations

Washington — Chemical facility operators and workers should pay particular attention to hazards during startup, shutdown, standby and other transient operations in facilities covered under OSHA’s Process Safety Management standard.

Operation Safe Driver Week to kick off July 9

Greenbelt, MD — Law enforcement officials will target speeding and other unsafe driving behaviors July 9-15 during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Operation Safe Driver Week.
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OSHA listening session: Make safety a ‘value that goes beyond OSHA compliance’

Washington — Making safety a core workplace value means “going back to the basics and saying this is an individual right,” health care safety executive Luis Colado says.

On the Safe Side podcast Episode 40: Eye/face protection and safety walkarounds

In Episode 40, the S+H team examines the June issue’s feature story on eye and face protection. Also, Tarah Kile, director of Michigan OSHA’s Consultation, Education and Training Division, discusses safety walkarounds in the “5 Questions With …” segment.

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