COVID-19 cases declined in 36 states and territories in last week: Report

The COVID Tracking Project reports that in the past week, new cases of COVID-19 have been falling in 36 states and territories across the U.S. In another 12 states and territories, cases are holding level, while cases are only rising in three. The only states and territories where new cases of COVID-19 are on the rise are Maine, Virginia and Wyoming. The Denver Channel

New York man dies in fall from roof of business

A 27-year-old employee died Monday after falling off of the roof of a Long Island windows business, police said. Fed-OSHA is investigating. Daily Voice

New York landscaper dies after fall from tree

A 51-year-old landscaper fell about 40 feet to his death from a tree while trimming it Monday morning when a branch broke. Fed-OSHA is investigating. Huron Daily Tribune

OR-OSHA launches bilingual program

Oregon OSHA has launched a free training resource as part of PESO, a bilingual program that helps English-speaking employers train and talk about workplace safety and health with Spanish-speaking employees. The course covers six phases of the residential construction process: site preparation, framing, roofing, exterior finishing, interior finishing and specialty work. Albany Democrat-Herald

Proposed relief legislation includes major workplace changes: Attorney

President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill plan includes money to speed vaccine distribution and expand testing and also a number of additional measures that, if enacted, will greatly affect every employer, writes William Pokorny of Franczek P.C. The proposal asks Congress to extend authority to Fed-OSHA to issue a COVID-19 protection standard that covers not only private-sector employers, but also frontline state and local government employees not generally subject to Fed-OSHA regulation. JD Supra