Infographic: Drug Testing for Transportation
Drug testing is required for safety-sensitive transportation occupations, including commercial motor vehicle drivers. Here’s what you need to know about drug testing requirements in transportation.
Category: Health and Wellness
Cal/OSHA Raising Awareness of Construction Suicide Prevention Week
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) on September 9 encouraged employers and workers to raise awareness of Construction Suicide Prevention Week, September 9-13. Hundreds of thousands of construction workers throughout the country are participating this week, according to Cal/OSHA, calling attention to support and resources for work-related mental health and suicide prevention. Construction […]
OSHA’s Parker to Address NSC Safety Congress
Doug Parker, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, will address the National Safety Council’s (NSC) Safety Congress & Expo in Orlando on September 16, the NSC announced August 28. Parker, who heads the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), will speak about “Safety as a Core Value.” The conference and expo will […]
EHSDA Shorts: What Factors Can Impact a Worker’s Perception of Risk?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Scott DeBow, CSP, ARM, Principal of Health/Safety & Environmental, Avetta, talks about what factors can impact a worker’s perception of risk.
Back to Basics: Drug Testing in the Workplace
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine drug testing in the workplace. Could your employees be trying to “cheat” drug tests, substituting someone else’s sample to conceal their cannabis use? Drug test cheating surged last year among U.S. workers, […]
Texas’ New Healthcare Workplace Violence Law: What It Requires
As violence against healthcare workers occurs with greater frequency than in any other industry, the state of Texas is requiring healthcare facilities to adopt workplace violence prevention plans by September 1, 2024. The measure, Senate Bill 240, was proposed by Sen. Donna Campbell, MD (R-New Braunfels) and adopted by the Texas legislature in 2023. “What […]
EHSDA Shorts: What are the Differences Between State OSHA and Federal OSHA Requirements?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Jill James, Chief Safety Officer, HSI, talks about the differences between state OSHA and federal OSHA requirements.
Enhancing Health and Safety: The Importance of Visitor Management
In any environment where safety and well-being are accounted for, effective visitor management plays a crucial role. This is particularly true in settings such as construction sites, clinics, manufacturing facilities, and a range of workplaces in which controlling access and ensuring a safe environment are top priorities. In this article, we’ll explore the significance of […]
EHSDA Shorts: Why is Occupational Hearing Loss A Big Problem for Worksites?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Renée Lefrançois, M.Sc.(A), Reg. CASLPO, CAOHC PS/A, Director of Audiology, SHOEBOX Ltd, discusses why occupational hearing loss is a big problem for worksites.
Back to Basics: Are You Prepared for Another Hot Summer?
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine how to prepare your workers for another hot summer. Are you ready for the above-normal heat predicted for this coming summer? Do you have heat illness prevention and heat illness response programs […]