Workplace Health, LLC

05/21/2026

Training Opportunity
Heat stress management workshop
June 9 | 9 AM – 2 PM ET | Lexington

The Central Appalachian Regional ERC is hosting a free workshop led by Dr. Thomas Bernard of the Sunshine Education and Research Center, a NIOSH-funded center in Florida. This session will introduce a practical template for a written Heat Stress Management Plan that aligns with:

OSHA’s draft heat stress rule
NIOSH best practices
ACGIH guidelines
Who should attend: Health and safety representatives; or consultants who help clients develop heat stress management plans.

To learn more or register (by May 25th) go to https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTvaiG1uyJ39nim
[The program will be at Spindletop Hall, 3414 Iron Work Pike, Lexington.]

05/20/2026

The National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) and partner agencies, including the National Weather Service, are promoting a national Heat Safety Week from Monday, May 18 to Friday, May 22, 2026. As our temps start climbing, it's a good time to review with your emergency responders and staff in general the signs, symptoms and treatment of heat emergencies.

Doing so also helps you meet some of OSHA's goals like training and being proactive. For more info check out https://heat.gov/

05/06/2026

Happy Nurse's Week to the wonderful nurses of Workplace Health! If they have ever helped you, hit 'like' or leave a thank you for them below!

05/01/2026

May is National Stop The Bleed Month. Uncontrolled bleeding is the number one cause of death from an injury. Are you TRULY prepared with the right knowledge and equipment? Learn what you need to know in a Stop The Bleed Course. We are a licensed Educational Institution through the Department of Defense and American College of Surgeons and can provide this training free at your location in an hour. Contact jwilliams@mywphealth for more info.

04/14/2026

An interesting read. Workplace Health is glad to help dealing with the "Metrics" and "Reality" parts mentioned in the article- helping to reduce LTI- but we all need to be thinking of ways to premptively catch the issues that can cause fatalities or severe injuries. How is your program seeking out and dealing with near misses? That is where the big wins are!

We have been managing safety based on a 90-year-old lie. In 1931, H.W. Heinrich proposed the famous "Safety Triangle": 300 unsafe acts lead to 29 minor injuries, which lead to 1 fatality. The logic was seductive: "If we stop the small stuff (the 300), we prevent the big stuff (the 1)." For decades,....

04/11/2026

Today, OSHA updated its National Emphasis Program that protects workers from outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards. It directs agency resources to focus inspections and outreach in industries and workplaces where heat stress risks are most likely to occur. More information is available athttps://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/directives/CPL_03-00-024_0.pdf

The revised emphasis program removes outdated background information, updates links, and eliminates the former numerical inspection goal and introduces two reorganized appendices, one for evaluating heat programs and another for citation guidance. The update also includes clearer guidance that will improve tracking.

Compliance officers will continue to conduct outreach and compliance assistance and expand any inspection where there is evidence of heat-related hazards on heat priority days. Additionally, compliance officers will conduct random inspections focused on heat hazards in high-risk industries on days when the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory or warning.

02/27/2026

01/25/2026

This will include drug screenings and physicals. Hope to be back on Tuesday.

01/25/2026

Winter weather safety for employers and employees and links to some additional resources from Kentucky Injury Prevention & Research Center. Stay safe!