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Salem, OR — Oregon OSHA has launched a Spanish-language online training course on bloodborne pathogens for health care, emergency response, hospitality and other industries.
Washington — Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) has joined 114 other members of Congress in calling on OSHA to issue a permanent standard on COVID-19 focused on health care workers.
Washington — The AFL-CIO and National Nurses United are part of a coalition of labor unions and organizations that has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Labor and OSHA, petitioning a federal court to direct the agency to issue a permanent standard on COVID-19 focused on health care workers.
Washington — OSHA is withdrawing the non-recordkeeping portions of its emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 focused on health care workers, the agency announced Dec. 27.
Silver Spring, MD — The nation’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses is urging Congress to pass pending legislation that would “end the industry-created nurse staffing crisis” by setting mandated staffing levels in hospitals, as well as take other actions that would improve working conditions for nurses.
Glasgow, Scotland — Nurses and other health care workers in COVID-19 units, particularly younger and less-experienced staffers, need “tailored psychological support,” according to researchers from Great Britain.
Munster, Germany — Neck and shoulder problems are common musculoskeletal disorders among dentists, leading more than 1 out of 5 to seek medical care, a recent study out of Germany shows.
Washington — NIOSH is seeking input as it moves to develop a national awareness and education campaign focused on safeguarding and improving the mental health and well-being of health service workers.
Kathmandu, Nepal — Nurses who work in COVID-19 intensive care units and those in non-COVID units both experience feelings of anxiety and depression, but the contributing factors differ, results of a recent study by researchers from Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital suggest.
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