I miss “my” housekeepers. Many hospitality companies have stopped spending on just about everything, including Cal/OSHA MIPP Compliance, until occupancy rates rise to a more sustainable level. But that cannot happen until people start traveling more for both business and personal reasons. A year ago the unemployment rate in Leisure & Hospitality was 5%, in…
Last week as part of our monthly virtual Society of Casualty Safety Engineers’ meeting, I had the opportunity to listen to a talk by Margaret Hackbarth, Of Counsel, from Washington, DC, regarding Premises Liability During COVID-19. Her talk provided things to be aware of, and key steps that companies should be taking to limit their…
I had the opportunity today to join a webinar hosted by CPWR (Center for Construction Research and Training) and NIOSH regarding “What We’ve Learned: Health Risks and Preventiion.” The panelists provided an enormous amount of information, with the following key takeaways: COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon, and other corona viruses are “waiting for…
Someone recently asked me what industry I specialize in. I don’t. The principles of ergonomics transcend industries, as while people may look different on the outside, on the inside they are the same, and their bodies experience the same hurt no matter where in the world they may live and work. I have been in…
Is your hotel getting all it can from its Cal/OSHA MIPP work? Hotel Housekeepers in California have the highest DART rate for soft tissue/ergonomics injuries and illnesses of any occupation in the state. In response to these numbers, the Cal/OSHA Hotel Housekeeper Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Program (MIPP) Standard went into effect two years ago. The…
Google has said its employees can expect to continue working at home until the end of July 2021. Facebook says it expects 50% (if not more) of its employees to work at home on a long-term basis. Apple plans to hold off returning to its offices until January 2021. Twitter has told its employees they…
We hear a lot about our essential workers in healthcare, but there’s another group of essential workers for whom we need to pay close attention. Truck, Trailer and Package Delivery Drivers–Essential workers in the Transportation Industry–are at a higher risk for various ergonomics-related illnesses and injuries. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),…
Do you know what PtD is? A lot of people who should know, don’t know. PtD is “Prevention through Design,” and the hallmark of ISO 45001. A few years ago I attended an Ergonomics conference where one of the presenters showed a picture of a person at a workstation that was not correctly designed, and…
At QP3 ErgoSystems, we know how to help California hotels, and have conducted thousands of assessments across the state to help properties comply with Cal/OSHA, and we are ready to conduct COVID-19 Hazard Assessments wherever your property is located. Cal/OSHA has just published a COVID-19 guidance document for Hotels and Lodging in the state. This…
COVID-19 infections in the US are stabilizing in some areas, increasing in others, yet people are yearning to travel for work and for fun, but are being held back by concerns over measures to keep them safe when away from home. What will it take, though, to encourage people to travel–and for corporate travel managers…