News & Related Information Archive

• Face Masks Mandatory in Montgomery Co; Health Order, Explained

  Posted On: 07/20/20

  News article about the directive issued by the County Health Officer requiring residents to wear face coverings whenever they are in public and social distancing isn't possible.

• Oregon OSHA Will Enforce Mask Rules

  Posted On: 07/20/20

  Details Oregon OSHA's role in the enforcement of the executive order's mask rule.

• Virginia becomes first state to mandate COVID-19 precautions in all workplaces

  Posted On: 07/19/20

  Discusses the new Emergency Temporary Standard to protect workers in the state, including requirements for jobs identified as "medium, high, or very high risk." (July 15, 2020)

• Latest Updates on Coronavirus from ENR

  Posted On: 07/13/20

• FDA advises consumers not use hand sanitizer products manufactured by Eskbiochem

  Posted On: 06/26/20

• NIH - LitCovid: General Information & News

  Posted On: 06/19/20

• How Exactly Do You Catch Covid-19? There is a Growing Consensus (WSJ)

  Posted On: 06/19/20

  Surface contamination and fleeting encounters are less of a worry than close-up, person-to-person interactions for extended periods. The emerging scientific findings are helping businesses and governments devise reopening strategies that limit the coronavirus’s spread. 

• Johns Hopkins News & Events

  Posted On: 05/14/20

  Important information and updates from the experts and researchers at Johns Hopkins.

• Oregon - Builders create task force to assess, share job safety practices amid COVID-19

  Posted On: 05/04/20

  News Channel 21, April 25, 2020 - Report on the new COVID-19 Joint Construction Safety Task Force launched by the Oregon State Building Trades Council to help construction contractors follow current guidelines and protect workers while continuing to do business. The Task Force includes representatives from building trades unions, industry partners, management and employer representatives. They are assisted by Oregon OSHA consultants.

• NABTU - Coronavirus Update

  Posted On: 05/03/20

  Updates from North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) on the Coronavirus.

• CDC - COVIDView

  Posted On: 05/03/20

  A weekly Surveillance Summary of U.S. COVID-19 Activity

• CDC - Testing in the US

  Posted On: 04/29/20

  This Map includes states and territories with one or more labs that have successfully verified and are currently using COVID-19 diagnostic tets.