Welcome to OSHCE Spotlight
March 2025
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Mental Health & Well-Being Matter!
March's Spotlight provides information and resources for for occupational health and safety professions on mental health and well-being including safety practices to create a supportive and productive work environment.
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U.S. Workers are Exposed to Multiple Psychosocial Hazards, Amidst Little Regulation or Surveillance
Read this article to learn about how workers' cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and mental health outcomes are negatively affected by psychological hazards in the workplace.
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Instructor Highlight : Dalena Tripplet
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Dalena has served as an instructor for the PNW OSHA Education Center for more than a decade. She has worked as a Regional Safety Risk Manager and for contractors focused on compliance with the General Contractor safety program and policy.
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In her words, Dalena is inspired to teach health and safety for the following reason:
"Initially I worked as a carpenter until there was a death on the jobsite. From that
moment on I focused my career on safety, alerting workers to industry hazards
and how they can protect themselves."
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Read this OSHA article for guidance
and tips aimed at employers trying
to alleviate and remove stressors
from the workplace.
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Supporting Mental Health in
the Workplace
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Read this NIOSH science blog and corresponding studies to learn
about how to support and invest in
workers' mental health and well-being.
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Work conditions, labor policies, and health among Latino agricultural workers
Read this study to learn about the perspectives of agricultural workers on how labor and social policies affects their work environment and health.
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Upcoming Continuing Education Courses
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NIOSH-Approved Spirometry 1-Day Refresher Training Course
Mar. 21, 2025 | Seattle, WA
This 1-day refresher course is designed for experienced spirometry technicians who have completed a NIOSH spirometry certification course within the last five years. Documentation of a valid NIOSH Spirometry certificate is required. Technicians with certificates older than five years must repeat the initial 2-day course to maintain their certification.
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Total Worker Health®: Advancing Well-Being in the Workplace
Mar. 31 - May 05, 2025 | Virtual, Instructor-Led
This course is designed to equip working professionals to apply the Total Worker Health approach in their own organization and to communicate with various stakeholders about its value. This 26- hour course involves completing 10 hours of virtual instructor-led class time and 16 hours of self-paced e-learning over 6 weeks.
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OSHA #5410 Machinery and Machine Guard Standings
Mar. 31 - April 04, 2025 | Seattle, WA
This course covers OSHA policies, procedures, and standards for the maritime industry. Using the OSHA Maritime Standards as a guide, special emphasis is placed on those areas in the maritime industry which are most hazardous.
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OSHA #2015 Hazardous Materials
Apr. 07 - 11, 2025 | Online Virtual Classroom
This course covers OSHA General Industry Standards and other consensus and proprietary standards that relate to the use of hazardous materials. Course topics include flammable and combustible liquids, compressed gases, LP-gases, and cryogenic liquids.
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OEM Grand Rounds: Research to Practice in the Development of Exoskeleton Guidelines
Apr. 09, 2025 | Webinar
Attend this webinar offered by Carissa Harris-Adamson, PhD, Director for Occupational and Environmental Health UC Berkeley, to learn about the developing use of exoskeletons to reduce musculoskeletal injuries and disorders.
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OSHA #3015 Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics
Apr. 14 - 16, 2025 | Portland, OR
This course covers the OSHA Excavation Standard and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching. Course topics include practical soil mechanics, introduction of various types of shoring, soil classification, and use of protective systems.
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OSHA #7215 Silica in Construction, Maritime, and General Industries
Apr. 15, 2025 | Online Virtual Classroom
This course covers the development and implementation of controls and strategies to prevent or mitigate silica exposures in construction, maritime, and general industries. Course topics include describing the requirements of OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica standards and recognizing the hazards and risks, assessment options, and exposure control measures associated with silica exposure.
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Collaboration and Partnerships
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Register!
Worker Memorial Day
Ceremony
Intellectual House, UW campus
April 24, 2025
11:30am - 12:30pm PST
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Occupational Safety and Health Continuing Education
Phone: (800) 326-7568
E-mail: ce@uw.edu
Web: oshce.uw.edu
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