Flash: Cal/OSHA: Masks Off to the Vaxxed
Standards Board will vote on new revisions to COVID emergency standard this week. Cal-OSHA Reporter
North Carolina lumber mill employee dies in accident
An employee of a Gatesville, North Carolina area lumber mill was killed in a workplace accident June 7. Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald
North Carolina tech companies create post-pandemic workplaces
Over 80 percent of Charlotte, North Carolina-area tech companies expect to offer employees a hybrid model of remote and in-person work, according to a new poll, and some are willing to take legal risks to mandate employees get vaccines. Charlotte Observer
New Mexico: Las Cruces Utilities honored by national association
Las Cruces Utilities has been recognized for excellence in operating its natural gas system by the American Public Gas Association with the prestigious System Operational Achievement Recognition. Of the 152 possible points, the utility agency received a total of 140 with the highest score going to employee safety. It was one of 15 recipients of the award recognized in 2021, joining the 41 previous SOAR award recipients. Las Cruces Sun
U.S. employees are still dying from heat exhaustion
Between 1992 and 2017, heat stress injuries killed 815 employees in the United States, and seriously injured more than 70,000, according to Fed-OSHA. Even though employees who work outdoors face risks of heat stress, no specific federal standard covers working in hot environments. Now there is a push for individual states to enhance their protections, while federal lawmakers consider two new bills that would create measures such as paid breaks in cool spaces, access to water and limitations on time employees are exposed to heat as temperatures hike to daily record levels. NBC News
National Forklift Safety Day 2021 held virtually
The Industrial Truck Association last week sponsored the eighth annual National Forklift Safety Day, an event designed to educate customers, government officials, and other stakeholders about the safe use of forklifts and the importance of training operators and pedestrians who work around forklifts. This year’s event was presented as a webcast. Here are some highlights. DC Velocity