OSHA Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Hearing Starts Today

OSHA’s rulemaking hearing for a permanent standard to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 begins this morning at 9:30 a.m. The hearing will be …OSHA Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Hearing Starts Today

Book Review “Code White” — The Hidden Epidemic Plaguing Health Care Workers

Just two weeks ago, Illinois Department of Family and Child Services social worker Deirdre Silas was brutally stabbed to death while conducting a …Book Review “Code White” — The Hidden Epidemic Plaguing Health Care Workers

OSHA Issues COVID-19 FAQs about Respirators, Face Masks, and Face Coverings – #COVID-19, #Respirators, #Facemasks #FaceCoverings

By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force As COVID Spring transitions to COVID Summer, wearing some form of face covering has become the new norm, especially in workplaces all across the country.  Many employers operating essential businesses, as well as non-essential business that have begun to reopen, have sought to provide or require some form … Continue reading OSHA Issues COVID-19 FAQs about Respirators, Face Masks, and Face Coverings – #COVID-19, #Respirators, #Facemasks #FaceCoverings

OSHA Protections May Include Airborne Infectious Disease, Safe Patient Handling

OSHA recently solidified leadership for the agency and has provided a clearer picture of the regulatory horizon. First of all, David Michaels, PhD, MPH, assumed his position as head of OSHA when the Senate confirmed his nomination as assistant secretary of Labor for occupational safety and health. Nominated by President Barack Obama on June 28, … Continue reading OSHA Protections May Include Airborne Infectious Disease, Safe Patient Handling