VIDOL’S VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (VIDOSH)
RELEASES “SAFE AND SOUND WEEK” SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
USVI – August 12, 2022 – Safe and Sound Week starts next week, August 15-21, 2022! The Safe and Sound campaign is a nationwide 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.
Show your commitment to safety by partaking in VIDOL’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (VIDOSH) Safe and Sound Webinar: Operating Safely in a Sargassum Environment on Monday, August 15, 2022, at 2:00 – 3:00 pm. 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. See attached flyer for more information.
Selected public sector departments, agencies, stakeholders, and labor unions will receive a separate invitation to meet with VIDOSH in breakout sessions on Friday, August 19, 2022, to address their specific workplace occupational needs and concerns about Sargassum hazards.
Selected Departments and Breakout Session Schedule:
9 am – 10 am: Public Sector Human Resource Professionals, Labor Unions, and Stakeholders
10 am – 11 am: Department of Public Works, Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority, Department of Sports Parks and Recreation, and Department of Property and Procurement
11 am – 12 pm: 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 pm – 3 pm: 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, please remember to register your event at www.osha.gov/safeandsoundweek to be included on a map of events across the country! Be sure to share your event details and photos with the V.I. Department of Labor by submitting photos to usafe@dol.vi.gov (subject: #SafeandSoundVI). Please distribute this information and the flyers to all employees and stakeholders via your broadest means of dissemination. For additional information, contact the V.I. Department of Labor VIDOSH at usafe@dol.vi.gov.
