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PREVENTING EXPOSURES TO WORKPLACE CHEMICALS WEBINARWhen: Monday, October 19 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pmREGISTER HERECo-Sponsored by PhilaPOSH and WEC Employers must protect their workers from exposure to hazardous chemicals used for cleaning and disinfection. Employers should be aware that common sanitizers and sterilizers could contain hazardous chemicals. Where workers are exposed to hazardous chemicals, employers must comply with OSHA's Hazard Communication standard (in general industry, 29 CFR 1910.1200), Personal Protective Equipment standards (in general industry 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I) and other applicable OSHA chemical standards. Employers have a responsibility under OSHA’s HazCom Standard to educate and train employees about the…

Cleaning and Disinfecting Training PhilaPOSH, Connecticut Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (ConnectiCOSH), and Northeast NY Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (NENYCOSH), with support from the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH), have joined efforts to provide a series of trainings on Safe Cleaning and Disinfecting in English & Spanish. Our next training is in Spanish, scheduled for Wednesday, July 15 2:00-3:30pm. Would you help us get the word out to ensure maximum participation? Below is the flyer, registration link and the Facebook event link. Registration: https://tinyurl.com/15dejulio   Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/197403634961183/ Trainings in English coming again…

We condemn the shocking and horrible death of George Floyd, as well as the systems and history of institutional racism that led to his and so many other unfathomable deaths of Black and Brown people in the United States. Racism causes pain to people of color every day in America. As we have throughout history, PhilaPOSH will continue to stand together with the workers of the Philadelphia region and beyond against racism, inequality, and injustice. Since 1975 our mission has been “the prevention of injury, disease and death on the job through information, education, technical assistance and political action.” You…

Workers must be included in safety plans, say health experts, as wave of walkouts leads to new protections LOS ANGELES – “My co-workers are getting sick and we know this disease can be fatal,” says Sofia, a pseudonym for a worker at a Case Farms poultry plant. “We want to do our jobs and help feed people during this crisis. But we need to know our employer is listening to us and doing everything possible to make our workplace safe. Right now, that is not happening.” To ensure safety for Sofia – and millions of others who are still working…

The CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has released a useful explainer on differences between two types of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) being used by medical and other workers during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis: surgical masks and N95 Respirators. The information is below- you can also click here to download or print the PDF.