August 2022 Recap: In Other News and What You May Have Missed
Here is all of the occupational safety and health-related news that you might have missed in August 2022
‘Impairment Detection Technology and Workplace Safety’: NSC releases report – Safety and Health Magazine
A new report from the National Safety Council aims to better inform employers and policymakers on the availability and reliability of impairment detection technology, along with considerations for implementation.
Why this matters
Impairment detection within the workplace is an emerging field and we can expect more developments in the coming years.
How to make workplaces safer for young employees – Canadian Occupational Safety
Young workers are more prone to being victims of workplace injuries or fatalities. Especially during the summer, when teenagers and students are getting seasonal work or student jobs, workplaces must put in place the right measures to prevent unnecessary injuries and deaths.
Why this matters
Why this matters: Young-worker safety and OHS is a growing area with growing concern around the unique safety hazards that these people face.
Do Employees Actually Believe Reporting Is the Right Thing to Do? – Gartner
Around half of employees take a more pragmatic, not idealistic, approach to reporting workplace misconduct and only pursue it if they see no harm, or even some personal benefit, to themselves.
Why this matters
Being able to comfortably report safety hazards is important for a safety workplace and this artilcle looks at why employees are more likely to report OHS hazards.
As temperatures rise, industries fight heat safeguards for workers – The Washington Post
As the need to keep workers safe from heat grows, many efforts to do so have failed. While places like California and Washington have adopted workplace rules to address heat exposure, many other states’ attempts to mandate these protections have been blocked or weakened following opposition from industry groups representing agriculture, construction and other business interests...
Why this matters
In different states, there are attempts to mandate protections for workers in the heat and it is facing opposition.
Alberta launches new tool to search OHS legislation for employers, workers – OHS Canada
The legislation search tool consolidates the OHS Act, regulation and code into one interactive, online resource, the province said.
Why this matters
Heat safety is a major issue during the summer this is a major program from the OSHA.