The October 2020 Industry Resources are here! In this space, we bring current safety articles from around the internet we think you will find useful to keep your workplace safe.
Everyone is Responsible for Safety
This article from Occupational Health and Safety provides an excellent reminder that everyone has a part to play in keeping the job-site safe. This article provides good rationales and strategies to encourage this mindset. Click here to read the article.
Confined spaces and rescue operations
This article from Safety & Health Magazine covers common assumptions in confined spaces work, why they are dangerous, and what the best practices to be safe really are. Click here to read the article.
Safe Job-Site Setup
This article from the TCIA provides an excellent breakdown of well-planned job-sites for treework. Click here to read the article.
U.S. Department of Labor Publishes New OSHA Poster Aimed At Reducing Workplace Exposure to the Coronavirus
This news release from OSHA details the rationale behind these workplace posters to help contain the spread of COVID-19 on the job. Click here to read the article. Here’s the poster in English and Spanish.
CPWR launches online planning tool for controlling COVID-19 exposures on construction sites
This article from Safety & Health Magazine introduces a free tool from the Center for Construction Research and Training to help companies create detailed job-site strategies to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Click here to read the article. Go right to the tool here.
We hope you find this October 2020 Industry Resources post helpful. If you find an article you’d like us to include for next month’s post, please contact [email protected] with the information. Please be sure to check our calendar for upcoming classes in your area.