October 2020
October 20: How Prepared are We for a Second Wave? Lessons Learned and Challenges Still Ahead in Healthcare
This week we were joined by Debbie White, RN and President of HPAE, who recapped the horror, confusion, and trauma of the first wave of COVID for patients and healthcare workers, while outlining how we [...]
October 13: Is Covid Cleaning Making you Sick? Disinfectants may be effective, but are they safe?
This week we took a deeper dive into the use of hazardous chemicals in the workplace, specifically as they are used to combat the spread of COVID19. A rush to prevent viral spread has in [...]
October 6: Domestic Work, Workers’ Rights, and COVID-19
When we advance the rights of domestic workers, we advance the rights of all women and all workers,” Tatiana Bejar reminded us at yesterday’s webinar. Tatiana spoke as part of a panel of organizers and [...]
September 2020
September 29: Building Ventilation and Minimizing Exposure to Covid-19
This week's webinar focused on the fundamentals of building ventilation, including important steps that can be taken in your workplace to reduce COVID-19 transmission. We were joined by David M. Newman, M.A., M.S. EOHS Associates LLC [...]
September 22: Preparing for Natural Disaster During a Pandemic
This summer, we’ve seen an unprecedented season of storms that has already barrelled through the full alphabet. We’ve also had to deal with these disasters in the midst of another, prolonged crisis -- the COVID-19 [...]
September 15: Worker Health = Public Health during a Pandemic
This week we were joined by: Peter Dooley (MS, CIH, CSP) Safety and Health Senior Project Coordinator for National COSH and President of LaborSafe, who spoke about the importance of health and safety organizing, and its [...]