UCLA Southern California Education and Research Center

📢Join the SCERC, Organized Power in Numbers, and SoCal COSH to learn about:
-Your constitutional rights as a small business owner, including in the event of an I-9 audit
-The rights of employees and customers

*Spanish interpretation will be available./Habrá interpretación en español disponible.

Register here: bit.ly/ERC_KYR
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📢Únase a SCERC, Organized Power in Numbers y SoCal COSH para conocer:
-Sus derechos constitucionales como dueño de un pequeño negocio, incluso en el caso de una auditoría I-9
-Los derechos de empleados y clientes

*El seminario será en inglés con interpretación en español.

Inscríbase aquí: bit.ly/ERC_KYR

The meeting report from the Preventing Silicosis Conference hosted by the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health - COEH in May 2024 is now available.

The report summarizes the conference presentations, discussions and strategies to address the epidemic of silicosis among engineered stone workers, and makes recommendations for first steps in California.

coeh.ph.ucla.edu

📢 We are hiring! The Southern California NIOSH Education and Research Center is seeking a Director of Continiuing Education who will assess, develop, and implement occupational health and safety educational activities to respond to the needs and improve worker health and safety in Region IX.

Apply today at https://jobs.ucla.edu/jobs/3878

During National Public Health Week, UCLA's Industrial Hygiene Association (IHSA) hosted an interactive educational session to educate the campus community about workplace and community hazards as well as the various types of personal protective equipment available to minimize exposure to hazards.

Donning and doffing the fall arrest system was a highlight among students! Way to go IHSA at highlighting the industrial hygiene profession!

Are you a nurse preparing for the COHN/COHN-S Certification exam? Register for our virtual Certification Review course!

This week-long course, led by an instructor, will guide you through an extensive Occupational Health Nursing manual and resource materials.

Register Here: https://erc.ucla.edu/course/ohn/

Save the Date for our Preventing Silicosis Conference at UCLA on May 16th!

We will bring together affected workers, manufacturers, researchers, and other stakeholders to develop solutions to prevent silicosis caused by artificial stone.
The goal is to develop a research agenda and a concrete set of recommendations that could be implemented in the California context and shared with other impacted communities.

Register to Attend: www.eventbrite.com/e/preventing-silicosis-tickets-856476021837

Co-hosted with UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health (LOSH) Program and UCLA COEH

Our Center’s winter Clinical Case Conference for our academic programs was a great experience!
Students and faculty from Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health Nursing, and Occupational Medicine discussed a case of a local refinery explosion to learn how each profession plays a role in workplace disaster management.

Do you work in environmental assessment or development? Register for our Sustainable Environment Assessment class in Los Angeles!
This week-long training will go over different modules each day, while putting together an environmental review for a case study site.

Register Here: https://erc.ucla.edu/course/osea/

Missed past webinars of our Safety Updates Series? You can watch all previous sessions on our Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8tco7SZU0qPyH1d2vVeoig

Occupational Hearing Loss can occur when you're exposed to loud noise or ototoxicants at work. Exposure to ototoxic chemicals can also make ears more sensitive to the harmful effects of noise.
Learn more at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise

Are you protecting yourself from dangerous levels of noise?
Learn more about Occupational Hearing Loss and Prevention at: cdc.gov/niosh/topics/noise/about.html