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OSHA has cited a second large meat production company for failing to protect employees from exposure to the coronavirus.

California’s workplace safety regulator has cited a frozen food manufacturer and its temporary employment agency for failing to protect hundreds of employees from the coronavirus at two Los Angeles area plants.

OSHA has cited Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for failing to protect employees from exposure to the coronavirus.

A coalition of more than 40 organizations is urging the federal government to take steps to protect workers at oil and gas facilities from the coronavirus. 

As complaints of retaliation against whistleblowers skyrocket during the COVID-19 pandemic, safety advocates say workers’ lives are at risk due to a slow and inadequate response from the OSHA.

The supply chain is a part of every industry. Businesses, manufacturing plants and factories must be operational to keep supply chains going for food, technology and all types of commerce. With COVID-19 disrupting the entire world, safety is now a top priority.

Occupational and environmental health experts release recommendations on reducing risk of COVID-19 with enhanced engineering and work practice controls

The National Safety Council urges employers to continue to be vigilant with testing despite the recent guideline amendment issued by the CDC.

AIHA issued a guidance document, Focus on Construction Health: COVID-19, to help the construction community deal with the challenges of responding to COVID-19 by providing a practical plan for protecting workers.