Itasca, IL — The National Safety Council has acquired ORC HSE Strategies LLC, a move aimed at strengthening the council’s ability to provide workplace safety consulting services to employers and safety leaders at both the national and global levels.

Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council, the nation’s foremost non-profit workplace safety advocate, is proud to announce that it has acquired ORC HSE Strategies, LLC, in order to offer employers additional world class safety resources including thought leadership and consulting, and to add value to both organizations’ membership at a moment when workplace safety is as critical as ever. The two organizations will serve employers at the national and global levels to help them achieve safety excellence, prevent injuries and save lives.

Chicago — The American Medical Association has made available five new open access educational modules in an effort to provide physicians with proven strategies to support their well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Iowa City, IA — Farmers who require trauma care after suffering work-related injuries take nearly one hour longer to arrive at a hospital than their rural counterparts who are similarly injured while working in other industries – extra time that can often make a difference in recovery time, or even life or death, researchers say.

Wigston, England — The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, in conjunction with the World Travel and Tourism Council, has issued guidance intended to help employers in the travel and tourism industry ensure a safe return to work for employees – as well as the safety of travelers – amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sacramento, CA — A bill signed into law Sept. 29 by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will require certain hospitals in the state to create and maintain at least a three-month supply of personal protective equipment, and ensure nurses and other health care workers use the PPE supplied to them.

Washington — The Department of Labor is advising OSHA and other enforcement agencies not to publish press releases – “absent extraordinary circumstances” – about fines and penalties levied against employers for worker safety and health violations “before achieving a successful outcome,” according to a DOL guidance memo obtained by The New York Times.

David O’Connor, vice president of global security/real estate at Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Michelle Garner-Janna, executive director of corporate health, safety and environment at Cummins Inc., have been named panelists for the upcoming Employer Response Discussion Panel, part of the State of COVID-19 Response and Future World of Work Summit.

Washington — Managing and controlling combustible dust should be considered a unique hazard – not simply “tidying up the place,” the Chemical Safety Board says in a recently released learning review document that includes input from workers and industry stakeholders.