Author: Ronnie Camacho

In observance of National Hurricane Preparedness Week and forthcoming first day of the Atlantic Hurricane Season (June 1), OSHA has an Emergency Preparedness and Response webpage with resources to protect workers responding to hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters.

Visit OSHA’s webpage for an updated list of available Worker Safety and Health Resources for Hurricane and Flood Cleanup and Recovery.

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Here are some noteworthy dates from the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA:

May 2024

• Apr. 28-May 4 – National Small Business Week
• 1 – OSHA Region 2 Webinar: Fall Stand-Down Kickoff (12pm-1pm ET)
• 2 – New England CARES Webinar: This Ancient Atrocity – The Return of Child Labor in the U.S. Why Now? What Can be Done? (9am-10:30am ET; register here)
• 6-10 – Construction Safety Week
• 6-10 – Fall Stand-Down
  • 7 – OSHA/CPWR/NIOSH English-language Webinar: Beyond Fall Prevention Planning: Being Prepared for Fall Rescue (2pm ET)
  • 8 –  OSHA/CPWR/NIOSH Spanish-language Webinar: Evento de la Campaña Nacional de Prevención de Caídas 2024 (2pm ET)
  • 8 – OSHA Region 4 Webinar: Preventing Falls and Work-Related Heat Illness in the Southeast (9:30am ET)
• 6-10 – Hurricane Preparedness Week (NOAA)
• 6-10 – Shore Up for Safety Week (NAXSA)
• 7 – National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) Meeting (9am-4:30pm ET; register here)
• 8 – Deadline to register (in English or Spanish) for May 15 Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting
• 8 – Region 9 Workers Voice Forum
• 13 – Last day to participate in the National Online Dialogue: Moving Forward: Enhancing Workplace Safety & Health Preparedness in Essential Industries
• 15 – Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting (1pm-4pm ET, register in English or Spanish by May 8)
• 20-22 – AIHA Connect (Formerly AIHce EXP; Columbus, OH)
• 21 – Deadline to submit comments and requests to speak at June 4 Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) meetings (register here)
• 24 – Don’t Fry Day
• 29 – Deadline to submit comments on scope of May 15 Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting
• Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• National Electrical Safety Month

June 2024

• 1 – Start of Atlantic Hurricane Season
• 4 – Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) meetings (register here)
• 11 – National Forklift Safety Day (Industrial Truck Association)
• 17-23 – Trench Safety Stand-Down Week (NUCA)
• 21 – Extended deadline to submit comments and hearing requests on Proposed Rule: Emergency Response Standard
• National Safety Month (NSC)
• Trench Safety Month (NUCA)

OSHA’s next Region IX Workers’ Voice Forum is on May 8, 2024. OSHA Region IX has collaborated with Nevada Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS), California Labor Commissioner’s Office and California Division of Occupational Safety (Cal/OSHA) to discuss the following topics:

• Federal OSHA Update
• Whistleblower Protection
• Heat Injury and Illness Prevention
• Fall Protection

Don’t miss out on this opportunity! The virtual event is FREE. If you have any questions or concerns about this event, please email WorkersVoiceReg9@dol.gov.

NMTech offices will be CLOSED on Friday, April 26th 2024 for a mental health day.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will be hosting multiple events in honor of Workers Memorial Day on April 22-25, 2024.

• OSHA Awareness Conference on Monday, April 22, 2024
• Safety Pays. Injuries and Fatalities Cost Panels on Tuesday, April 23, 2024
• Workers Memorial Day Ceremony and Wreath Laying on Thursday, April 25, 2024

To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-workers-memorial-events-tickets-820434239897

For more information: https://www.osha.gov/workers-memorial#events

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Below are some noteworthy dates from the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA.

April 2024

• 5 – Deadline to submit comments and requests to speak at Apr. 18 Federal Advisory Council for Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) Meeting
• 10 – OSHA and National Safety Council Event: Roadway Safety is Workplace Safety: The Need To Eliminate Distracted Driving (2:30 pm – 3:45 pm ET; register to attend virtually or in-person at the DOL Frances Perkins Building in Washington, DC)
• 15-19 – National Work Zone Awareness Week and National Stand-Down to Prevent Struck-By Incidents
  • 17 – OSHA Region 2 Lunch and Learn Webinar: National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week (12 pm ET; register here)
  • 18 – CPWR and NIOSH webinar: Developing and Enforcing Internal Traffic Control Plans (2 pm ET, register here)
• 18 – Federal Advisory Council for Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) Meeting (1-4 pm ET; register for listen-only access)
• 22-25 – OSHA Workers Memorial Day Events (virtual and in Washington, DC- register here)
  • OSHA Awareness Conference (via WebEx, 9:45 am – 3 pm ET)
  • Safety Pays. Injuries and Fatalities Cost. (via WebEx, 10 am – 5 pm ET)
  • Workers Memorial Expo (9 am – 4 pm ET, Washington, DC)
  • Workers Memorial Day Ceremony and Wreath Laying Ceremony (via Webex and in Washington, DC, 1 – 2:15 pm ET)
• 28 – Workers Memorial Day
• Apr. 28 – May 4 – National Small Business Week
• 30 – National Webinar: How to Prepare a Competitive Susan Harwood Grant Application (1 – 2:30 pm ET; register here)
• Distracted Driving Awareness Month
• National Safe Digging Month

May 2024

• Apr. 28 – May 4 – National Small Business Week
• 6-10 – Construction Safety Week
• 6-10 – Fall Stand-Down
• 6-10 – Hurricane Preparedness Week
• 6-10 – Shore Up for Safety Week (NAXSA)
• 8 – Deadline to register (in English or Spanish) for May 15 Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting
• 15 – Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting (1-4 pm ET)
• 20-22 – AIHA Connect 2024 (AIHA; Columbus, OH)
• 24 – Don’t Fry Day
• 29 – Deadline to submit comments on scope of May 15 Whistleblower Stakeholder Meeting
• Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• National Electrical Safety Month

Please contact Mr. Ben Babauta at benjamin.babauta@nmtechcnmi.org for more information on registration.