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August 2020 Newsletter                                Volume 12, Issue 8
HASC | Global Health: FDA Authorized COVID-19 Antigen Quick Testing Now Available!

Global Health locations in Pasadena and Texas City are open to the public for walk-in COVID-19 Antigen Quick Testing.
  • Real-time infection status
  • Laboratory machine in clinic
  • Same-day results
  • High accuracy
    • If the result shows positive, it is 100% accurate (predictive value)
    • Sensitivity 87.5%, Specificity 90%
  Other testing methods available:
  • Antibody finger stick testing (15 minutes)
  • Blood draw antibody testing (average 5 days)
  • PCR nasal swab testing (average 7 days)
  • On-site testing
Please contact nurse@hasc.com or 281-476-9900 x338 for more information.

Required at SCTC: Mask or Face-Covering
To continue doing our part in COVID-19 prevention and promoting best practices, and in accordance with Governor Abbott's guidance, SCTC is requiring all visitors to wear a mask or other face-covering when on our campus.
Safe + Sound Week - OSHA
This year, Safe + Sound Week will be held from August 10-16, 2020. The week-long event encourages employers to highlight employee contributions to improving workplace safety and to launch new safety initiatives. Organizations or businesses of any size or in any industry looking for an opportunity to show their commitment to safety are welcome to participate.

For more information, please visit: https://www.osha.gov/safeandsound/
COVID-19 pandemic: OSHA answers FAQs on protecting workers - Safety+Health Magazine

Washington - OSHA has published on its website answers to more than 40 frequently asked questions on protecting workers from exposure to COVID-19.

Based on inquiries received from the public, the FAQs cover a wide range of topics, including testing, cleaning and disinfection, employer requirements, personal protective equipment, returning to work, training, and worker protection concerns.

Is Your Organization Getting the Message? How to Get Safety Program Buy-In - EHS Daily Advisor

When it comes to communicating your safety goals to an entire organization, do you know how to "tip your message"? This idea of the tipping point, defined by author Malcolm Gladwell as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point," can be hugely beneficial when initiating safety culture within your organization. This idea consists of identifying the three types of people in your organization who will help spread the message and launch buy-in from all departments.

Your Connectors are the people in your organization with influence across different departments who can introduce and bring people together and spread the message beyond just risk management. Your Mavens are information specialists in your organization-those who others rely on for problem-solving and trusted information. They add credibility to your safety goals. Your Salespeople are the influencers in your organization with excellent negotiation skills. They help sell your ideas and messaging across all departments. Together, these three types of people can be instrumental in tipping your safety message.

Behavior-Based Safety: Key Concepts and Benefits - EHS Daily Advisor

Environment, health, and safety (EHS) managers are always looking for ways that they can mitigate risk, take preventive action against potential hazards and incidents, and improve their company's overall safety culture. Behavior-based safety (BBS) is an effective tool that can be put to use in achieving all of these goals.

Basically, BBS is a method of avoiding human error and improving workplace safety by observing and analyzing employees' behavior while they work. Let's take a look at some of the key concepts of BBS, along with actions EHS managers and professionals can take to put the concepts to beneficial use at their organizations.

Before we get started, however, we must first emphasize one thing in order to dispel a common misconception about BBS: Behavior-based safety is NOT about blaming the employee for safety mishaps. It is about positively reinforcing safe behaviors while providing corrective feedback when risky behaviors are observed.

Safety Council of Texas City
409-948-9009 ext. 404
krobison@csctc.org
http://www.csctc.org