Save the Date - OSHA 7300 Understanding OSHA’s Permit-Required Confined Space Standard course on August 8, 2023

 

 

The Center for Public Health Workforce Development is celebrating Safe & Sound week by offering the OSHA 7300 Understanding OSHA’s Permit-Required Confined Space Standard course on August 8, 2023. There is no registration fee to attend.

Confined space entry work carries an inherent risk to workers. It has the potential to contain a hazardous environment, contain materials that have the potential to engulf an entrant, walls that converge or floors that slope downward, which may trap or asphyxiate an individual. They may also contain other recognized health or safety hazards, such as unguarded machinery, exposed live wires or heat stress.

Prioritizing Warehouse Safety

 

A new National Emphasis Program aims to prevent workplace hazards and injuries in warehousing and distribution centers.

Flood Cleanup and Recovery Operations

 

Workers performing flood cleanup and recovery operations can be exposed to many hazards. These include sewage and toxic waste overflow, shifting and falling debris, downed power lines and heat-related illness. OSHA has resources to keep workers safe.

Worker Protections

 

Visit worker.gov to get answers on workplace safety, fair pay and equal treatment.

Safety Resources

 

• Small Business Safety and Health Handbook (now in Spanish)
• Whistleblower: Workers Have Rights! Card (in four new languages)

Trenching Safety

 

OSHA and an alliance of trade organizations, labor unions and industry stakeholders are partnering to better protect trenching and excavation workers.

Safe + Sound Week

 

Participate in Safe + Sound Week, August 7-13, and recognize the value of workplace health and safety programs. This year’s annual program will focus on mental health and well-being.