Are you ready to start prioritizing #WorkplaceSafety but unsure of how to get started? NEW on the VPPPA blog - 5 Steps for a Safer Business and Workspace!

FYSA - The CDC has updated it’s Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – please see this link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html Summary of Recent Changes - as of December 31, 2020 - Expanded section on in-person or virtual health checks -Added a section on considerations for testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 - Addressed shortened quarantine options. Shorte

The January 2021 Process Safety Beacon is now available to download and share on the AIChE/CCPS website. This month’s newsletter outlines how material identification, starting when a shipment is received, protects all processes downstream. https://www.aiche.org/ccps/resources/process-safety-beacon/archives #ProcessSafetyBeacon #MaterialIdentification #WorkplaceSafety #WorkplaceSafetyResources

Please see the NIOSH email below for information about the Mask Innovation Challenge ( https://drive.hhs.gov/mask_challenge.html ). -- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Division of Research, Innovation, and Ventures (DRIVe) have partnered to lau

OSHA Alert: Working with portable generators can expose workers to carbon monoxide (CO), a colorless, odorless, and toxic gas. Follow U.S. Department of Labor OSHA’s work practices to stay safe when using a portable generator: https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA4105.pdf #OSHA #CarbonMonoxideSafety #GeneratorSafety #WorkplaceSafety

Please see the NIOSH email below for information about the Mask Innovation Challenge ( https://drive.hhs.gov/mask_challenge.html ). -- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Division of Research, Innovation, and Ventures (DRIVe) have partnered to lau

The CDC has a new technical report that provides improved science-based recommendations on the use of filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) with an exhalation valve. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2021-107/ #CDC #FFR #RespiratorResources #NIOSH #WorkplaceSafety #WorkplaceHealth #PPE

On Friday, the CDC updated their COVID-19 webpage with resources for businesses and workplaces. #CDC #COVID19Prevention #COVID19Resources #WorkplaceHealth #WorkplaceSafety

Check out the one-page December 2020 CCPS Process Safety Beacon which warns about unintentional chemical reactions. #CCPS #ChemicalReactions #WorkplaceSafety #WorkplaceSafetyResources #SafetyDataSheets

“Ensuring adequate ventilation throughout the work environment can help to maintain a safe and healthy workplace.” As employees are going back to work, it’s more important than ever to make sure the ventilation system is operating as intended. Check out the tips in this U.S. Department of Labor OSHA Alert on COVID-19 Guidance on Ventilation in the Workplace: https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA4103.pdf #OSHA #WorkplaceSafety #WorkplaceHealth #OSHAAlert #COVID19Prevention #C