February is American Heart Month, a time when all people can focus on their cardiovascular health. This Heart Month the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention is expanding the reach of the Million Hearts ® and CDC Foundation's "Live to the Beat" campaign, which focuses on encouraging and empowering Black adults ages 35 to 54 to take small steps to reduce their risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD).

On the first Friday of every February, which is designated as American Heart Month, the nation comes together, igniting a wave of red from coast to coast. Wear red to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and save lives. Because when we come together, there's nothing we can't do.

Attend educational sessions by leading experts and connect with hundreds of vendors at the Expo Marketplace. Whatever your need for 2023, We've Got You Covered. All sessions will be delivered live, in-person at the Greater Columbus Convention Center of the Expo Marketplace. Keynotes and multiple concurrent sessions will be streamed live to an online audience = flexibility.

OSHA has revised its National Emphasis Program on combustible dust. The updated NEP, which went into effect Jan. 30, reflects combustible dust incident reports and enforcement history. According to OSHA, wood and food products accounted for 70% of materials in combustible dust explosions and fires in 2018.

Safety scofflaws may face increased citations and penalties under an OSHA policy set to go into effect in March. In one of two memos published Jan. 26, OSHA outlines an expansion of scenarios for when it may issue "instance-by-instance citations."

Using a non-prescription medication at nonprescription strength (for medications available in both prescription and non-prescription form, a recommendation by a physician or other licensed health care professional to use a non-prescription medication at prescription strength is considered medical treatment for recordkeeping purposes)

It's important to keep your daily toolbox talks and safety messages of the month as topical as possible. While workplace safety is a theme that works year-round, you need to stay focused on the potential hazards that your employees are currently faced with.

National Burn Awareness Week is a window of opportunity for organizations to mobilize burn, fire, and life safety educators to unite in sharing a common burn awareness and prevention message in our communities.

Learn how to prepare for winter weather, survive during winter weather, and be safe after winter weather. Winter storms create a higher risk of car accidents, hypothermia, frostbite, carbon monoxide poisoning, and heart attacks from overexertion. Winter storms including blizzards can bring extreme cold, freezing rain, snow, ice and high winds.

Working outdoors already involves many hazards. Now add plummeting temperatures during the winter months, and the number of risks grows. Cold stress injuries and illnesses can occur when a person's skin temperature (and, eventually, their internal body temperature) falls, and their body can no longer maintain a normal temperature.

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