Volume 2, Issue 1 | January 2022 |
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In this Issue:
COVID Resource Center • Florida's Latest Data on Safety, Health & Sustainability • Registration Now Open for the 2nd Annual Southeastern Leadership Conference on Safety, Health + Sustainability • OSHA Update • OSHA 10-Hour & 30-Hour Construction and General Industry Training Discount
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A Message from Florida Chamber Safety Council
Executive Director Jason Mozo, J.D.
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Hello,
Start the new year right and commit to a safer, healthier and more sustainable 2022 with the Florida Chamber Safety Council. We are offering 10 safety trainings open to the public in the first half of the year so your employee(s) receives the training necessary to assure a safe and healthy workplace. Trainings include CPR/First Aid/AED with Bloodborne Pathogens, Job Safety Analysis, OSHA Focus Four, Safety Inspections, Principles of Occupational Safety and Health (POSH) and more.
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We are continuing to schedule many private safety trainings and building customized safety programs for companies throughout Florida. We are setting the stage for a successful year to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for all Florida businesses!
Recently, the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had issued in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard. For more information regarding the ETS from OSHA read the OSHA Update section below.
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Ways to Engage with the Florida Chamber Safety Council |
FREE Educational Webinar:
OSHA's Recordkeeping Requirements: Are you in Compliance?
January 26, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
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OSHA is requiring businesses to post their 300A summaries by Feb. 1. Reduce the risk of errors for your business and join us Advisory Board member, Former Head of OSHA and current Partner of Fisher Phillips, Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., provides information on how to properly prepare your records.
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What you need to know about COVID-19 in Florida
According to the Florida Department of Health, older adults, those with underlying medical conditions (like chronic lung diseases, heart conditions, diabetes, smoking, etc.), and those who are pregnant and recently pregnant are at increased risk for severe illness. Here’s what you can do right now:
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Monoclonal Antibody Therapy is widely available in Florida, find MAB sites here.
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Find a vaccination site here, free at all locations.
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Learn how to prevent and prepare for COVID-19 here.
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Read what to do if you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 here.
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More on what to do if you are sick here.
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Florida's Latest Data on Safety, Health & Sustainability |
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According to the Florida Chamber Safety Council's Florida Workplace Safety Report released in 2020,
Safety: When we account for the racial make-up of the workforce, the fatality rate for Hispanic or Latino workers is highest, and for white workers the second highest. Statistically, Hispanic workers are more likely to die at work in Florida with a fatality rate of 3.5 deaths per 100,000 workers between 2011 and 2018. On average, 3.1 white workers died on the job per 100,000 white employees in the workforce. This highlights an opportunity to focus training efforts on those industries that employ the Hispanic community and ensure that safety protocols and training are accessible. This should include ensuring that training materials and safety labeling are provided in Spanish.
Health: Diabetes can increase risk and delay healing in the case of a workplace injury. The age adjusted value for Florida is 10.5 percent. Across the nation diabetes prevalence varies from 6.6 percent in Colorado to 13.5 percent in West Virginia. Florida ranks 34th lowest (17th highest) out of all 50 states in diabetes prevalence. The 10 states with the highest rates of diabetes are all in the south.
Sustainability: Renewable energy sources include sunlight, wind, rain, tides and waves, and geothermal heat. Florida ranks 44th in the nation for renewable energy production per capita. With Florida’s abundant sunshine, increased renewable energy in the future is possible.
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March 30 - April 1, 2022
Disney's Contemporary Resort
Early-Bird Registration: $475 (ends February 18)
Regular Registration: $599
Virtual Pass: $299
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Can't Miss Keynote Speakers on Leadership Include... |
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Host, Dirty Jobs
Mike Rowe WORKS Foundation
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Bill Yeargin
CEO
Correct Craft
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Dr. Henry Cloud
Best Selling Author
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Other Dynamic Breakout Speakers... |
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Heather MacDougall
Vice President, Worldwide Workplace Health & Safety
Amazon
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Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman
Former White House Chief Physician serving two administrations
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Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.
Former Head of U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Event Features:
- Over 30 Breakout Sessions
- Earn CEUs through Safety Training Courses
- Welcome Reception with Live Music & Door Prizes
- Awards Gala & Fireworks Show
- Exhibit Hall of Top Safety Products and Services
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Litigation Update: COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard
On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the stay on OSHA's COVID-19 vaccination and testing Emergency Temporary Standard originally put in place on November 5, 2021. OSHA can now once again implement this vital workplace health standard, which will protect the health of workers by mitigating the spread of the unprecedented virus in the workplace.
To account for any uncertainty created by the stay, OSHA is exercising enforcement discretion with respect to the compliance dates of the ETS. To provide employers with sufficient time to come into compliance, OSHA will not issue citations for noncompliance with any requirements of the ETS before January 10 and will not issue citations for noncompliance with the standard’s testing requirements before February 9, so long as an employer is exercising reasonable, good faith efforts to come into compliance with the standard. OSHA will work closely with the regulated community to provide compliance assistance, read more here.
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Up to 35% Off OSHA 10-Hour and 30-Hour Training |
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Join the Florida Chamber Safety Council and start off the new year in a safer direction as we educate organizations on the OSHA standards and requirements and best safety practices to lower workplace injuries and eliminate fatalities. The Florida Chamber Safety Council is dedicated to keeping Florida's workers safe and has declared January OSHA 10-Hour and OSHA 30-Hour Construction and General Industry Training Month.
The Florida Chamber Safety Council is offering Florida's job creators 25% - 35% off* our OSHA 10-Hour and OSHA 30-Hour Construction and General Industry Training if booked during the month of January. The OSHA 30-Hour trainings can be customized to fit your businesses needs as we can offer multiple certifications in one 30-hour course such as Fall Protection, Confined Space Entry, Trench and Excavation Safety, Forklift Certifications and more.
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Florida Chamber Safety Advisory Board
Thank You to the Visionary Companies and Leaders who are Working Together to Create a Culture of Safety, Healthy and Sustainability across Florida
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Florida Chamber Safety Council
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