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Stop talking and face the corner: the new rules of elevators during COVID-19

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 19, 2020
Elevators have always been awkward. Now they're a social distancing nightmare.
People stand in designated areas of an elevator to ensure social distancing, but there's only so much distancing one can do in such a confined space.
Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images
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A company rebounds after learning hard lessons from COVID-19 outbreak

by Blake Farmer
Jun 8, 2020
The virus sickened about a dozen employees at a Nashville tire distributor. Now those workers are trying to put their experience to good use..
The sales team at Dunlap & Kyle sits just outside General Manager Adam Waldrup's office, and most of them contracted COVID-19, with the first confirmed case April 2.
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How will we know when it's safe to go back to work? Workers and employers want to know.

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 11, 2020
Right now, OSHA doesn’t have a blanket legal standard for protecting workers from infectious diseases.
The medical definition of what's safe has been changing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Could employers start testing employees for COVID-19 at work?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Apr 17, 2020
The prospect raises health care privacy concerns about protections for workers found to be ill.
Will testing at work be feasible, given concerns about privacy and availability?
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Some must go to work, as others work remotely to avoid COVID-19 exposure

by Jasmine Garsd
Mar 18, 2020
Firefighters, health workers, paramedics, sanitation workers and others still need to go out to do their jobs.
Essential jobs, like sanitation services and firefighters, can't be done from home.
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What companies can do to combat workplace violence

by David Brancaccio
Apr 4, 2018
Receptionists are one of the most vulnerable people in any office, and yet they're often not included in safety training.
YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, California on Tuesday.
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Why are North Dakota's oilfields so dangerous?

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 3, 2014
Inside Energy traveled to Williston, the heart of the oil boom, to get answers.
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U.S. suspends Bangladesh trade benefits

by Mahfuz Sadique
Jun 28, 2013
The U.S. is suspending its trade benefits for Bangladesh. The Obama administration said the country has not moved quickly enough to address workplace safety following an eight-story factory collapse that killed over 1,000 workers.
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Retailers around the world react to Bangladesh fire

by Krissy Clark
May 15, 2013
After last month's collapse at a garment factory, retailers around the world are responding in different ways.
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Harley-Davidson pulls the plug on factory floor music

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 6, 2013
Harley-Davidson factories no longer allow music on the assembly line, due to safety concerns.
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