Vaccines approved under Experimental Use Authorizations (EUAs) will be available soon. In theory, this should make re-opening businesses easier. As immunity develops within the population, the case-count will drop, and the many restrictions will be eased. Realistically, individual immunity will require about 2-3 months following the initial vaccine dose to develop fully. At best, in…
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Sean Stinson, Contributor Responding to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic brought about several, once-unthinkable challenges to the safety industry. Along with protecting workers from the daily risks of an industrial worksite, organizations were suddenly faced with continuing operations— while also keeping their people healthy and safe from a rapidly spreading disease. At the onset of the…
Read More >>Thomas Grillo, Contributor This past October, The American Association for Aerosol Research conducted a virtual press conference to share insights on the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus. The conference was presented by a professional panel of aerosol researchers who shared convincing evidence that supports the fact that aerosols, not droplets, may be the leading…
Read More >>A U.S. House subcommittee is investigating coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants, citing the deaths of more than 250 employees nationwide and accusing the Trump administration of failing to enforce worker safety laws. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, announced the probe in a press release on Monday. He…
Read More >>The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), the world’s oldest professional safety organization with nearly 40,000 members worldwide, supports today’s action by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to strengthen workplace guidance on COVID-19 to help keep workers safe from exposure. ASSP will also be part of a stakeholder briefing this afternoon about the new…
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All across America, parents, teachers, administrators and students are getting a first glimpse of what school might look like this fall. Thanks to Rockford Systems and its new line of economically-priced frameless cough and sneeze shields, it may be a safer learning environment than otherwise expected. In response to the reopening of schools and businesses,…
Read More >>AIHA Offers Sector-Specific Guidelines for Business Re-Opening While business owners and consumers closely watch how the new more readily transmittable variant of COVID-19 develops, the occupational environmental health and safety (OEHS) profession is urging business owners, schools and other organizations to continue implementing practical science-based guidelines developed by AIHA. The comprehensive Back to Work Safely…
Read More >>A nightmare is unfolding in California as hospitals throughout the state report zero percent availability for intensive care unit (ICU) beds, and officials have warned that the situation will only worsen as the coronavirus pandemic spreads in the nation’s most populous state. Just before falling to zero on Dec. 17, ICU beds throughout Southern California—which…
Read More >>The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Dec 16th that employers are entitled — and required — to ensure a safe workplace in which “an individual shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of individuals in the workplace.” That can mean a company requiring its workforce to be vaccinated. There are certain restrictions on…
Read More >>The EPA has declined to adopt stricter regulations on particle matter pollution, going against the recommendation of its own scientists to implement tougher standards, according to The Washington Post and The New York Times. Administrator Andrew Wheeler, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, signed the standards, the Post said, citing conversations with two individuals familiar with the matter. In…
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