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  • June 15, 2023

QuickTakes Newsletter

June 15, 2023 • OSHA's twice-monthly bilingual newsletter about workplace safety and health.

OSHA QuickTakes - English/Español - OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Landscaping Safety

As summer approaches, landscaping industry employers are urged to stay focused on protecting workers from hazards such as heat illness, machine injuries and pesticide exposure.

Seguridad en el paisajismo

A medida que se acerca el verano, se exhorta a los empleadores de la industria del paisajismo a que se concentren en proteger a los trabajadores de peligros como las enfermedades causadas por el calor, las lesiones causadas por las máquinas y la exposición a pesticidas.

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Read this bulletin in Spanish here

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Training Grants

More than $12M in funding is still available from OSHA’s Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. Watch a video to learn how to submit your application by July 7.

Find and Fix Hazards

Find and Fix Hazards

Our Halt a Hazard Challenge encourages employers and workers to identify one hazard to control in their workplace.

NSC scholarship winners

Scholarship Opportunities

The National Safety Council is offering travel grants, cash scholarships or tuition coverage to students of diverse backgrounds pursuing degrees in occupational safety and health.

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Trenching Safety

Register for a free June 21 webinar on best practices to protect workers from trench collapses and other excavation hazards.

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Advisory Committees

Fifteen new members were appointed to our Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health.

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Typhoon Recovery

Our team of safety and health experts are in Guam to support recovery workers in areas hardest hit by Typhoon Mawar.

Interview of Assistant Secretary Doug Parker

Making Safety Personal

OSHA Assistant Secretary Doug Parker shared why safety is personal to him in a recent interview. Meet more of the people committed to keeping workers safe by visiting the I Am OSHA webpage.

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Workers: If your employer isn't doing enough to protect you from heat hazards, contact OSHA! You have the right to a safe and healthy work environment! Learn more

Stay Informed

Follow OSHA on Twitter and LinkedIn to stay up-to-date with the agency’s activities and resources, and look for our posts on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.

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National Retailer Shuns Safety

Dollar General continued to expose workers to blocked exits, falling objects and other hazards at stores in Alabama, Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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Fire Fatalities

A fire took the lives of four workers and left a fifth hospitalized for months after an entertainment company failed to follow required safety measures at a fireworks warehouse.

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Refusing to Protect Workers

A South Dakota helicopter ambulance service was ordered to reinstate and compensate a mechanic who was fired after reporting safety concerns and filing a Federal Aviation Administration compalint.

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Whistleblower Protections

A South Dakota helicopter ambulance service was ordered to reinstate and compensate a mechanic who was fired after reporting safety concerns and filing a Federal Aviation Administration compalint.

Read about more OSHA enforcement cases.

Leading in Safety

  • Three Wyoming employers achieved zero workplace injuries or illnesses through comprehensive safety and health programs.
  • A technician at a Wyoming power station received a VPP Leadership Award in recognition of his dedication to safety and health excellence.

Partnering to Protect Workers

  • Holder Construction Group LLC: Data center project
  • Whiting Turner-Lee Lewis Joint Venture: Medical center project
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Alliances Promote Safety

  • Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque
  • South Dakota State University Engineering Extension Program and the South Dakota One-Call Notification Board
  • TEXO The Construction Association
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Check out these resources!

  • Heat Illness Prevention brochure (new languages)
  • On-Site Consultation brochure (new languages)
  • On-Site Consultation webpage (revised)
  • Protecting Temporary Workers: Best Practices for Host Employers
  • Silica fact sheets (now in Spanish)
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Worker Protections

Visit worker.gov to get answers on workplace safety, fair pay and equal treatment.

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Becas de capacitación

Más de $12 millones en fondos disponibles del Programa de Subvenciones de Capacitación Susan Harwood de OSHA. Vea este vídeo para saber cómo presentar su solicitud antes del 7 de julio.

Identificar y corregir peligros

Nuestro reto Halt a Hazard (Detengamos un peligro) anima a empleadores y trabajadores a identificar un peligro que controlar en su lugar de trabajo.

NSC scholarship winners

Oportunidades de becas

El Consejo Nacional de Seguridad ofrece ayudas para viajes, becas o cobertura de matrícula a estudiantes de diversos campos que cursen estudios en seguridad y salud en el trabajo.

Workers building underground pipeline in trench

Seguridad en las zanjas

Inscríbase en un seminario web gratuito el 21 de junio sobre las mejores prácticas para proteger a los trabajadores de los derrumbamientos de zanjas y otros riesgos de excavación.

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Comités asesores

Quince nuevos miembros han sido nombrados para nuestro Comité Asesor sobre Seguridad y Salud en la Construcción.

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Recuperación tras el tifón

Nuestro equipo de expertos en seguridad y salud se encuentra en Guam para apoyar a los trabajadores de recuperación en las zonas más afectadas por el tifón Mawar.

Interview of Assistant Secretary Doug Parker

La seguridad como algo personal

En una entrevista reciente, Doug Parker, Subsecretario de OSHA, explicó por qué la seguridad es algo personal para él. Conozca a más personas comprometidas con la seguridad de los trabajadores visitando la página web Yo Soy OSHA.

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Manicurista y pedicurista: Hay riesgos específicos a tu ocupación. Protege tu salud y seguridad con esta guía @OSHA_DOL pensada en ti:

Manténgase informado

Siga OSHA en Twitter y LinkedIn para estar al día de las actividades y recursos de la agencia, y busque nuestras publicaciones en las cuentas de Twitter, Facebook y Instagram del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos.

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Un minorista nacional rechaza la seguridad

Dollar General siguió exponiendo a los trabajadores a salidas bloqueadas, caídas de objetos y otros peligros en tiendas de Alabama, Florida, Pensilvania y Texas.

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Incendios mortales

Un incendio se cobró la vida de cuatro trabajadores y dejó a un quinto hospitalizado durante meses después de que una empresa de entretenimiento no siguiera las medidas de seguridad exigidas en un almacén de fuegos artificiales.

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Negarse a proteger a los trabajadores

Un contratista con un largo historial de infracciones de seguridad fue citado por no proporcionar a los trabajadores protección contra caídas, capacitación y equipo de protección personal.

¡Los Trabajadores De Aviación Tienen Derechos!

Protección de los denunciantes

Se ha ordenado a un servicio de helicópteros ambulancia de Dakota del Sur que readmita e indemnice a un mecánico que fue despedido tras denunciar problemas de seguridad y presentar una queja ante la Administración Federal de Aviación.

Lea más casos de aplicación de la ley de OSHA.

Líderes en seguridad

  • Tres empresas de Wyoming logran cero accidentes o enfermedades laborales gracias a sus amplios programas de seguridad y salud.
  • Un técnico de una central eléctrica de Wyoming recibió el Premio VPP de Liderazgo en reconocimiento a su dedicación a la excelencia en seguridad y salud.

Colaboración para proteger a los trabajadores

  • Holder Construction Group LLC: Proyecto de un centro de datos
  • Whiting Turner-Lee Lewis Joint Venture: Proyecto de un centro médico
Las alianzas promueven la seguridad

Las alianzas promueven la seguridad

  • Consulado de México en Albuquerque
  • Programa de Extensión de Ingeniería de la Universidad Estatal de Dakota del Sur y Junta de One-Call Notification de Dakota del Sur
  • TEXO The Construction Association
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Consulte estos recursos

  • Folleto sobre prevención de las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor (nuevos idiomas)
  • Folleto de consulta in situ (nuevos idiomas)
  • Página web de la consulta in situ (revisada)
  • Protección de los trabajadores temporales: Buenas prácticas para las empresas de acogida
  • Hojas informativas sobre la sílice (ahora en español)
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Protección de los trabajadores

Visite worker.gov para obtener respuestas a las preguntas de los trabajadores sobre seguridad, salario justo e igualdad de trato.

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