News from the Safety Industry

October 19, 2020       

Plans for coronavirus vaccine distribution have been set in motion despite the absence of an FDA approved vaccine.

October 18, 2020 ICYMI: U.S. Department of Labor Acts to Help American Workers and Employers During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Each individual may assume that since everyone is responsible, there are others in the area who can take action. The end result may actually be that everyone present is going to make that very same assumption, and no one will actually do anything to further the cause of safety.

The agency’s upcoming changes will be an effort to continue innovations that became necessary because of COVID-19.

As part of an employer’s responsibility to maintain a safe work environment, companies are continuously responding to risks. Today, one of the greatest threats to employee well-being, and ultimately a company’s ability to operate, is COVID-19.

Despite declines in workplace injuries in recent years, the construction industry remains one of the most dangerous in America.

One in four hotel workers is unemployed right now, and the numbers are only expected to increase.

PPE has and will always be an absolute must for keeping workers in construction safe, but the pandemic is bringing new challenges to the industry every week.