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Opioids and the workforce

The COVID-19 pandemic has created new hurdles for workers in recovery or seeking help for opioid misuse.
Workplace Solutions

SARS-CoV-2 detection kit

The COV Hygien Xpress detection kit identifies SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 – on common workplace surfaces.
News

Biden: All employers should give workers paid time off to get vaccinated

Washington — President Joe Biden is calling on all employers to provide workers with paid time off to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and “any time it takes to recover from the aftereffects of vaccination.”
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House passes Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Act

Washington — The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Act now moves to the Senate after passing in the House by a 254-166 vote April 16, with 38 Republicans voting in support.
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Supervisors and people in safety-sensitive jobs using cannabis at work, researchers find

Toronto — Workers who reported using cannabis before or during a shift – including supervisors and people in safety-sensitive jobs – had jobs and work environments in which detection was less likely, according to the results of a recent study out of Canada.
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House committee passes bill on preventing workplace violence in health care, social services

Washington — The House Education and Labor Committee approved the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Act, in a 27-20 vote March 24.
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Well-timed ‘microbreaks’ can be ‘golden’ for workers: study

Raleigh, NC — Some people may believe that colleagues who step away from their desks are avoiding work, but the results of a recent study conducted by researchers from North Carolina State University show short breaks actually can help boost productivity and manage energy.
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Health care accreditation group publishes lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic

Oakbrook Terrace, IL — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic “pushing health care organizations to their limits and workers beyond physical exhaustion,” accreditation organization The Joint Commission has published a special edition Sentinel Event Alert highlighting adverse events and high-risk conditions.

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Oregon OSHA publishes safety and health guide for cannabis industry

Salem, OR — A new safety and health guide from Oregon OSHA is intended to help employers and workers in the cannabis industry identify hazards associated with their work and determine how to control them.

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Lawmakers reintroduce bills to prohibit meat and poultry-processing line speed increases during pandemic

Washington — Legislation reintroduced March 11 by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) would prohibit line speed increases in meat and poultry-processing plants during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic.

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