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New Digital Check-In Apps Emerge on Construction Sites
COVID-19 drives demand for digital check-in apps. Construction managers continue to see value post pandemic.
Students find creating covid-19 tracing app for school was easy but treacherous
Voluntary participation in contact tracing will always be difficult in a culture as individualistic as in the USA. However, business's can require participation, up to and including vaccination, within their span of operations, as long as exceptions for religious and...
Comply with California AB 685 in less than 5 minutes
Comply with CA AB 685 COVID notification requirements easily with Safe Site Check In
Why Many Countries Failed at COVID Contact Tracing
Contact tracing is an important tool for public health officials. With the COVID-19 vaccine rolling out, here's an interesting take on countries where contract tracing has had success. (Spoiler alert: Countries where laws and culture encourage compliance with...
Latest Michigan OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Rules
Michigan Announces New COVID-19 Emergency Rules On October 14, 2020, in response to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration published emergency rules for all employers in the state. These rules are in effect for six...
OSHA publishes most frequent standards violations with COVID-19
OSHA has published a list of the most-violated standards during COVID-19 inspections in an effort to help employers better protect their workers. The results are based on in-depth analysis of common COVID-19 related citations since the beginning of pandemic. To assist...
Construction’s COVID-19 record might be worse than you think
Academic studies and local health authorities find more outbreaks in construction than commonly thought. Conventional wisdom suggests construction has done relatively well combating the spread of COVID-19 on U.S. jobsites. While there have been outbreaks at...
Digital Check-Ins for COVID-19 Provide Additional Safety Benefits
*article written by the CEO of Peacock Construction, a Safe Site Check In customer. Smartphone apps can help workers manage their own personal health information. Kyle Peacock NOV 17, 2020| Companies that employ essential workers, including union members, have come up...
UC Campuses Pilot COVID-19 Smartphone App
Safe Site Check In very much supports the "business contact tracing" approach. By limiting the collection of data to places of business, and not elsewhere, business owners protect worker and visitor health, comply with local health directives, and address privacy...