Drug overdose deaths experienced by #workers on the job have increased by at least 25% in each of last 5 years, reports USA TODAY. Opoids, painkillers obvious risk factors. ISHN Amanda Souza AIHA Linda Cordery

Transportation crashes @NIOSHtransporation and slips, trips & falls are the most common cause of work fatalities, according to BLS-Labor Statistics. These risks most often faced by #workers in outdoor occupations. ISHN Amanda Souza #safety #EHS

2019 global EHS meetings: Int'l Conf & Expo on Occ #Health & #Safety London Apr 18-19. Global Summit on Occ #Health & #Safety Dubai, Oct 11-12. Int'l Conf on Occ #Health & Public #Safety Apr 23-24 Berlin. A+A Trade Fair on #Safety, #Security & #Health Nov 5-8, Dusseldorf ISHN

2019 hot #HR issues: Should #employee behavior be incentivized? Is employee integrity the individual's responsibility? Impact of #tech on corporate messaging & #culture. navex webinar Jan 17. ISHN Amanda Souza AIHA VPPPA #EHS #safety

Loneliness can cause #depression, lost #work time, turnover, lower productivity, distracted thinking & #safety incidents. Dr. Krista Geller says #pets are natural agents for caring & #engagement. Many #workers feel alone, disengaged. ISHN Amanda Souza AIHA VPPPA #safety #EHS #pets

#Snow removal de-stressors: don't forget to drink fluids; slow and steady shoveling is best; keep hands & feet away from snowblower; don't add fuel to running engine or hot engine. #snowday ISHN Amanda Souza AIHA VPPPA #workers #EHS

Cali citrus orchard worker dies after blade from #wind machine falls off and strikes him. 600-lb propeller struck 53-year-old worker Jan 3, according to Fresno Bee. ISHN Amanda Souza AIHA VPPPA #ehs #workers #safety

Canadian take on #EHS hot topics for '19, courtesy of Canadian Occ Safety mag: workplace #harrassment, random #drug testing, Marijuana legalization, #ISO45001, #BBS continues to whither, being replaced by next new thing - #HOP, #humanfactors, #safetydifferently. ISHN #safety

Excellent OSHA_DOL 30/30 podcast today from Manesh Rath atty at Keller & Heckman DC. If your 2016 DART rate is very high, you might be in OSHA's targets. Look for OSHA site-specific target list to come soon. ISHN Amanda Souza AIHA VPPPA #ehs #workers #safety

Says Manesh Rath in OSHA 30/30 podcast. Your 2018 inj/ill records must be uploaded to OSHA_DOL by March 2. If your 2016 DART rate is very high, prepare for inspection potential. Train receptionists & security guards even on compliance etiquette. Audit yourself first. ISHN

Word in DC is shutdown could/should end by next week. Hasn't affected OSHA_DOL enforcement/inspections anyway. Agency remains funded. ISHN. Amanda Souza AIHA VPPPA #ehs #safety #workers

Is behavior-based safety @BBS really on the wane in 2019? BBS is old, 45+ yrs old. #Safety likes to keep programs fresh. Seeing lots now on human factors, human performance, human error. More about systems, not behavior. ISHN Amanda Souza AIHA VPPPA #ehs #safety #workers

Another job for #safety pros? Workplace #harrassment. #Bullying. Verbal abuse. It's an #HR issue, right? But #safety and #HR often overlap. #Harrassment can cause distractions, lost sleep, fatigue, and #accidents. ISHN Amanda Souza AIHA VPPPA #ehs #workers

The death of sick days. Home is no refuge for taking sick days anymore. Sick employees jump on emails, conference calls, do other #work. There are no boundaries. "Personal days" still matter. Taking care of sick kids, medical appts, etc. ISHN ASSP AIHA VPPPA #EHS

Only in DC. POLITICO reports & Jordan Barab blogs OSHA_DOL chief nominee-in-limbo Scott Mugno has been renominated. He retired from FedEx, lives in FLA. Wall dividing DC, has Mugno stuck amid sides haggling over other Mpume Meyiwa nominees. ISHN ASSP AIHA VPPPA #EHS #workers

Remember to post. OSHA_DOL reminds that employers must post a copy of OSHA's Form 300 summarizing injuries & illnesses logged during 2018 from Feb. 1 to April 30. Each yr the summary must be displayed where visible to #workers. ISHN ASSP AIHA VPPPA #EHS #safety

After almost 50 years in existence, another sign OSHA_DOL gets little respect nationally. A recent headline from the Clinton (Iowa) Herald: "OHSA may take 6 months to close ADM fire investigation." OH my... ISHN ASSP AIHA VPPPA #EHS #safety #workers

#safety & facility management overlap: IFMA reports #safety-related top issues for 2019. #Workers device usage. Energy management. Organizational agility. Green maintenance. Thinking outside the #safety box. ISHN ASSP AIHA David Sarkus @orchse Andrew Cutz John Drebinger Jr S

Food recalls rising & costly. CDC: 48 mill people get sick; 128K hospitalized; 3K die of foodborne disease annually. Most serious recalls up 83% since '13. Factors: dirty irrigation water; #workers not washing hands; unclean equipment. ISHN @ocrhse ASSP NIOSH #EHS

Wearable vest allows #Robots to detect #workers. Bots will slow down & steer away. Amazon using vests in 25+ sites. OSHA_DOL wants to study. #Accidents occur when bots programmed, tested, adjusted. ISHN @orchse NIOSH Andrew Cutz ASSP AIHA The Phylmar Group David Sarkus #EHS