MIOSHA to launch a new state program to emphasize remote work for employees in the state
Governor Gretchen Whitmer says Michigan businesses and employees can expect a new program to encourage remote work, according to new station Fox25.
Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) will implement a state program on office work.
Whitmer said …
California resists naming and shaming of workplace COVID-19 cases unlike its northern neighbor
California and Oregon were lauded for their early response to the pandemic, with swift and broad shutdowns aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus. In reopening their economies, both states imposed stringent requirements for masks and face coverings, according to The Coronado …
EPA: Waste generation far outpaced recycling in 2018
The U.S. recycling and composting rate took a significant dive in 2018, falling from 35% to 32%, according to new figures from the federal government., according to Resource Recycling.
The U.S. EPA recently published national waste and recycling data for the 2018 calendar year. The agency …
President-elect Joe Biden named 16 health experts to his Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board on Monday, advancing his plans despite uncertainty over how much the Trump administration will cooperate amid its ongoing legal challenge to the election results. The coronavirus has spread at alarming rates in the U.S. in recent weeks.
The panel will be co-chaired …
U.S. workplace injury rate remained unchanged in 2019
Private industry employers reported 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2019, unchanged from 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
In 2019, the incidence rate of total recordable cases (TRC) in private industry was 2.8 cases per 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers – …
OSHA inspections decline 35% in fiscal year 2020
OSHA conducted just 21,589 inspections during fiscal year 2020, down 35% from 33,401 in fiscal 2019, according to a report by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Employers’ attempts to overturn citations issued by federal OSHA declined in fiscal 2020, according to a report from the …
California nursing home fined nearly $100K for COVID-19-related workplace violations
California state workplace regulators issued one of the largest fines yet to a Bakersfield, CA nursing home for COVID-19 related workplace violations, according to McKnight’s Business Daily.
Kingston Healthcare Center, a 184-bed skilled nursing facility, received a fine of $92,500 as a result of …
This year, we’ve been tracking consumer environmental concern and sustainability messaging from brands during the COVID-19 crisis to monitor whether these issues would again take a back seat in light of current challenges. We polled consumers across the globe in 2019 and again at the peak of COVID-19 to explore whether attitudes have changed, and …
Accompanying the outbreak of the pandemic were persistent reports of good ecological news. Some of these reports appear to be true – such as reduced emissions due to less travel on the road and in the air. Other reports appear to be less credible – such as dolphins returning to Venice, according to an article …
How to help employees with mental health issues
The combination of lockdowns, unemployment and anxiety over the threat of your vulnerable loved ones or you contracting the Coronavirus with unknown consequences has fueled a significant jump in mental health problems, according to an article in EHS Today magazine. As an employer, do you know how …
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