US Department of Labor, West Texas Safety Training Center Renew Alliance, Commit To Keeping Permian Basin Workers Safe
OSHA and West Texas Safety Training Center Inc. have renewed a three-year alliance putting continued emphasis on construction hazards, and the overall safety and health of workers in the oil and gas industry. Specifically, the alliance will ensure information, guidance, and training resources are provided to students sent to the center by the industry and…
Construction Suicide Prevention Week
The construction industry has the second-highest rate of suicide in the United States at 53.3 per 100,000 workers according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). In the U.S. there are approximately 123 suicides per day that breaks down to one death every 12 minutes (SafeBuild Alliance). In 2020, a mission-driven group of volunteers from…
Mental Health and Wellbeing in Construction Pulse Survey
By Cal Beyer, VP of Workforce Risk and Worker Wellbeing, CSDZ In September 2021, the Center for Workplace Mental Health released the results from the Pulse Survey on Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Construction Industry. This pulse survey focused on opportunities to continue moving forward in effectively addressing worker mental health and wellbeing in…
US Department of Labor Reminds Southwest Employers That Workers Need Protection From the Dangers of Heat Illness
As temperatures rise in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to ignore the dangers of working in hot weather – indoors and out – and remember “Water. Rest. Shade.” can be the difference between ending the workday safely or suffering serious…
US Department of Labor To Hold Public Meeting To Provide Overview of OSHA Initiatives To Protect Workers From Heat Hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration held a stakeholder meeting on May 3, 2022, to provide an overview of and seek comments on the agency’s ongoing efforts to protect workers from heat-related hazards. As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to workplace safety, OSHA is working to address the threat of…
Secretary Marty Walsh Issues Statement Remembering Fallen Workers, Reaffirming Commitment to Worker Safety on Workers Memorial Day
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh recently issued the following statement on Workers Memorial Day as the nation remembers those whose work claimed their lives: “In the past year, nearly 5,000 workers left home for work and did not return. None knew that going to work would cost them their lives. While each life lost is…
API Publishes First-Edition Document Enhancing Safety of Onshore Drilling and Production
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Today the American Petroleum Institute (API) published an important first-edition document focused on improving the safety of onshore drilling and production operations. API Bulletin 16H, Automated Safety Instrumented Systems for Onshore Blowout Preventer Actuation, is the first upstream document that provides information on existing and emerging technologies to bring a…
OSHA Publishes Interim Final Rule for Handling Retaliation Complaints Under the Taxpayer First Act
By Subcontractors USA News Provider The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently published an interim final rule establishing procedures and time frames for handling employee retaliation complaints under the Taxpayer First Act. The Taxpayer First Act, enacted July 1, 2019, protects employees who report underpayment of taxes or other potential federal…
U.S. Department of Labor Announces $3.2M in Susan Harwood Grants For Workplace Safety, Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19
By Subcontractors USA News Provider The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced the availability of $3.2 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for Susan Harwood Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19 grants. The grants will fund training and education to help…
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Enforcement, Effort for Focused Inspections in Hospitals, Nursing Care Facilities Treating COVID-19 Patients
By Subcontractors USA News Provider For two years, millions of the nation’s healthcare workers have been battling the coronavirus. Many have endangered themselves as they care for those who contract COVID-19 while working in high-risk settings that expose themselves and their families. As the nation moves to the next phase of the pandemic, the U.S….
Osha Alliance Provides Important Workplace Safety Updates For Technical Guide Assessing Robot Systems
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Increasingly, U.S. industries are using robotic technologies to perform dangerous or repetitive tasks, and these systems are becoming more collaborative and mobile in nature. While these advances add new capabilities to work and the workplace, they also introduce new workplace hazards for those who work with, and alongside them. In…
OSHA Withdraws Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard
By Subcontractors USA News Provider The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is withdrawing the vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard issued on Nov. 5, 2021, to protect unvaccinated employees of large employers with 100 or more employees from workplace exposure to coronavirus. The withdrawal is effective January 26, 2022. Background and…
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