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  • CalHHS Secretary Extends Mask Mandate to Mid-February

    January 7, 2022

    Mark Ghaly, M.D., MPH, California Health & Human Services Agency (CalHHS) secretary, has extended California’s indoor mask mandate by another full month. The masking requirement intended to combat the coronavirus pandemic now runs through February 15. While citing a recent surge in the state’s positivity rate to over 21 percent, Ghaly also noted data on […]

  • Fed-OSHA seeks suggestions for strengthening VPP

    June 27, 2017

    Fed-OSHA is holding a stakeholder meeting July 17, in Washington, D.C., to discuss the future direction of its Voluntary Protection Programs. The agency’s aim is to “reshape VPP so that it continues to represent safety and health excellence, leverages partner resources, further recognizes the successes of long-term participants, and supports smart program growth.” Fed-OSHA is […]

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    HHS Layoffs Hit NIOSH Programs

     

    Layoffs Hit NIOSH Programs Under HHS Restructuring

    • At least two-thirds of NIOSH’s staff, around 873 employees, will be laid off as part of a broader reduction of 10,000 jobs across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this year.
    • The layoffs are expected to effectively close NIOSH’s Pittsburgh and Spokane offices, which house about 200 staff members.
    • The Pittsburgh office focuses on mine safety, conducting research and developing and testing respirators used to protect miners and first responders.
    • NIOSH’s teams, which fall under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have been instrumental in advancing firefighter safety.
    • Under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s plan, a smaller NIOSH would be combined with a new agency called the Administration for a Healthy America.
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    OSHA Roadshow Set for 2-Day Wyoming Event

    • The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, in partnership with Casper College, will host the second annual OSHA Roadshow on May 20-21 at the World Physical Science Center in Casper.
    • The two days of hands-on safety training and workforce development resources are targeted at construction and trades professionals across the state.
    • The event will focus on the construction industry’s most dangerous hazards, which are responsible for nearly 60% of all construction-related fatalities nationwide: falls, struck-by-object incidents, electrocutions, and caught-in-between accidents.
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