Immunity passports have been discussed in recent months as a way for people to travel freely and to go to work without anyone having to worry about who is (or is not) immune to becoming infected with COVID-19. In the United States, companies are considering testing their employees for coronavirus antibodies—before allowing them back to…
Aside from workers compensation cases resulting from mandatory work-from-home policies, now employers have something else to worry about: In its May 20, 2020 “Back to Normal Barometer” survey, the US Travel Association asked employees about their willingness to sue their employers over COVID-19. To the question, “If you started back to work and you found…
QP3 ErgoSystems is pleased to announce the first independent COVID-19 Best in Class Certification Services available to both small and large businesses. QP3 COVID-19 Best in Class Compliance Services https://qp3ergosystems.com/covid-19-best-practices/ include third-party COVID-19 Certification audits for companies ranging from hotels & resorts to cruise lines, airlines, restaurants & bars, manufacturing & distribution companies, office complexes,…
I took a Covid-19 test today at a major hospital, and what I experienced bothered me more than the outpatient procedure I’m scheduled for later this week is bothering me. (And it wasn’t the part where what felt like a 12-inch 2×4 was being shoved as far into my cranium as possible.) At check-in, I…
How are you going to encourage travelers (and meeting planners) to book and stay at your property or properties again? How do they know you are following best practices to keep them, and your employees, safer? Do you want to be able to show guests and meeting planners that you are ready to keep them…
As parts of the world start to reopen after the COVID-19 lock-down and shelter-in-place orders, the Hospitality industry will be faced with new challenges. Hospitality employees from Valet to Front Desk to F&B to Housekeeping and Engineering will have to change how they work. These changes will include staggered shifts, personal protective equipment, pre-entry health…
Are you “Protecting the People Around You?” Are the people around you–protecting you? Covid-19 has upended the way we all do business. Whether your industry is professional services, hospitality, manufacturing, or transportation & distribution, the world will never be the same. Tens of millions of people have experienced working from home, and many millions will…
Introduction The current state of “shelter in place” orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will not last forever, but the effects of these orders and how we work will last much longer than we think. This article will discuss how commercial real estate can be affected, the impact on workers compensation, the impact on…
Many people know what physical ergonomics stresses are, but there is another kind of stress that can also hurt us. That stress is “Psychosocial Stress.” What is it? Psychosocial Stress is the kind of stress that we “internalize.” Psychosocial stress can come from many directions, including: Too much work (& not enough time…
The pandemic in which we find ourselves has caused many organizations around the world to encourage working-from-home. While millions of people are working-from-home for the first time, many industries with geographically-dispersed employee populations have embraced working-from-home for many years. Working-from-home can seem like “fun” at first. However if a workstation is not set up correctly,…