Safe and Sound Week starts next week, Aug. 15-21 The Safe and Sound campaign is a nationwide Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) event to raise awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs, including management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing workplace hazards.
The public is asked to show its commitment to safety by taking part in the V.I. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (VIDOSH) Safe and Sound webinar: “Operating Safely in a Sargassum Environment” from 2-3 p.m., Monday, Aug. 15.
This webinar will provide useful information to the public sector departments and agencies, human resource professionals, labor unions and stakeholders. Attendees will be provided with details for safer decision-making processes regarding occupational safety and health hazards within the public sector workforce.
Selected public sector departments, agencies, stakeholders, and labor unions will receive a separate invitation to meet with Occupational Safety and Health Administration in breakout sessions on Friday, Aug. 19, to address their specific workplace occupational needs and concerns about Sargassum hazards.
Selected Departments and Breakout Session Schedule:
9 a.m. – 10 a.m.: Public Sector Human Resource Professionals, Labor Unions and Stakeholders
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.: Department of Public Works, Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority, Department of Sports Parks and Recreation, and Department of Property and Procurement
11 a.m. – Noon: Department of Labor, Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency, Department of Health, Department of Planning and Natural Resources, and Virgin Islands National Guard
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.: Virgin Islands Police Department, Virgin Islands Fire Services, and Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
Departments and agencies that may have already planned a Safe and Sound Week event, must remember to register their event at www.osha.gov/safeandsoundweek to be included on a map of events across the country. Be sure to share event details and photos with the V.I. Department of Labor by submitting photos to usafe@dol.vi.gov (subject: #SafeandSoundVI).
For additional information, contact the V.I. Department of Labor VIDOSH at usafe@dol.vi.gov.
