Tag: West Nile

Workplace Safety: Keeping Workers Safe from Summertime Hazards

By Jennifer Carsen Jun 1, 2004 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Summer is near, and with it comes additional workplace hazards, especially for employees who work outdoors in the California sun. High heat and bright sun create special risks—including heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and sun-related skin damage—for outdoor workers. Certain insect-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease and West Nile virus are more prevalent in the summer […]

News Notes: OSHA Recommends Workplace Precautions Against West Nile Virus

By Jennifer Carsen Nov 1, 2003 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released a bulletin providing information on workplace precautions against West Nile virus, an illness transmitted primarily by mosquitoes. This year, hundreds of cases of the virus have been reported in 33 states. And while the virus had so far bypassed California, as we went to press a […]