It’s summertime, and the living is…well, certainly not easy, but there is something about the return of summer sunshine that gives us a bit of hope. Even in difficult times, the brightening days can help us feel a little better.

On June 24, California became the first state in the country to pass a workplace safety law aimed at protecting nighttime agricultural workers. This particular group faces unique hazards due to reduced visibility conditions but, until now, has remained unprotected.

In June, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a safety alert after a rise in fall-related mine fatalities.

As the country continues to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, employers and employees are working through their responses to COVID-19 in real time. Local, state, and federal directives vary widely, leaving much of the workplace safety – coronavirus response to employers to figure out on their own.

2020 will be known as the year of the coronavirus, and with infectious diseases at the front of everyone’s minds, we thought that now would be the time to take a look at emerging infectious diseases circling the globe.

In the span of just a few months, the coronavirus went from an unknown virus to a global threat, with infections in almost every country in the world. It grounded the global economy to a halt, decimated healthcare systems, and flipped our understanding of day-to-day life on its head.

The coronavirus pandemic has taken over almost every facet of day-to-day life. New developments seem to appear on the scene every hour, and the situation between one area and the next can be dramatically different.

Every day, more cities instruct citizens to stay at home and practice social distancing. Grocery stores are selling out of pantry items and hand sanitizer. Non-essential businesses are ordered to close or work from home. Countries are going into lockdown and closing their borders.

When most people take to the air, they’re probably ignoring the in-flight safety instructions and thinking about how best to run time on the plane. They’re not generally worried about safety. They typically assume that planes are built to fly safely.

In August 2019, McDonald’s announced that it would roll out a brand new workplace safety training program for workers and managers in response to employee complaints.