Tag: safety
Some states require employers to provide COVID-19 safety training and others recommend it. Here’s what employers need to know about developing a workplace safety training program during the pandemic. …
A battle over providing businesses with legal immunity to COVID-19 lawsuits is on hold for the time being in Congress, but businesses are still worried. — Read on www.centralmaine.com/2020/12/21/lawsuit-against-maine-venue-accused-of-being-superspreader-puts-other-businesses-at-risk/
As COVID vaccines begin being distributed around the world, employers across all industries in the U.S. are trying to figure out whether or not they can require their employees …
This collection on the biology of spaceflight, published in Cell and other Cell Press journals, uncovers the impact of known hazards of spaceflight. — Read on www.cell.com/c/the-biology-of-spaceflight
The Supreme Court issued an injunction Wednesday blocking New York from enforcing occupancy limits on religious institutions that were put in place to curb Covid-19. — Read on www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/supreme-court-blocks-ny-enforcing-covid-limits-churches-n1249079
OSHA is telling employers to report workers hospitalized for Covid-19 only if it happens within 24 hours of workplace exposure to the virus. — Read on www.statnews.com/2020/11/24/osha-absurd-reinterpretation-regulation-workers-covid-19/ OSHA’s reinterpretation …
Clinicians warn that the progress with treating Covid-19 won’t withstand what happens when crushes of patients again overwhelm hospitals. — Read on www.statnews.com/2020/11/23/hospitalized-covid-19-patients-surviving-at-higher-rates-but-surge-could-roll-back-gains/
By Maria L. La Ganga, Nov. 22, 2020 Read at https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-22/hospitals-brace-for-holiday-covid-surge-fearing-staff-shortages-and-burnout Registered nurse Tinny Abogado stands outside Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, where she has worked for more than …
Five common traps and how to avoid them. — Read on hbr.org/2020/11/is-self-sabotage-burning-you-out Our workplaces can be hazardous to our wellbeing. Strict demands, never-ending changes, and unfair policies are just …
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/design-minded-strategies-greener-healthier-indoor-spaces Insights on the evolution of modern building design, how to improve ventilation while reducing energy usage, and ways that architects are supporting their communities with simple, design-based solutions. …
