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OSHA has issued interim enforcement guidance to help combat supply shortages of disposable N95 filtering face piece respirators (N95 FFRs). The action marks the department’s latest step to ensure the availability of respirators.

OSHA announced that it has postponed the 7th annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, originally scheduled for May 4-8, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will be rescheduled this summer.

As more than 5 million U.S. employees work remotely and that number continues to climb, J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. has developed three new online training courses to help companies make the most of this work arrangement.

OSHA has issued a new poster listing steps all workplaces can take to reduce the risk of exposure to coronavirus.

By the time Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California closed  — this time for real, sealing out even bikers and hikers — local residents were seething. The picturesque swath of desert east of Los Angeles had been overrun by visitors the weekend of March 21 – two days after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first statewide stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

eCompliance, the software for strengthening safety culture, introduces a COVID-19 Complimentary Product Offering for hazardous industries and essential services during this complex time.

National Safety Council President & CEO Lorraine Martin on April 2 issued the following call to business leaders across the country to take aggressive action to ensure employee safety from COVID-19. In a survey conducted this week, over 70% of NSC member companies indicated they have employees still reporting to work, unable to work remotely. Many of these employees are in critical roles and crucial to supporting the functioning of our society.

To help small businesses and public agencies comply with the new posting requirement in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. has released a new FFCRA poster.

New Pig, a brand that helps workplaces manage leaks, drips and spills to create safer, cleaner and more productive environments, is all in on its commitment to help in the fight against COVID-19. 

What exactly are the symptoms of coronavirus, anyway? Is it deadly? How worried should I be? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says little is known about the virus, but it still has some tentative answers.