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Half of field-based workers have avoided tasks or locations because they felt unsafe while working alone, according to new research highlighting the risks faced by staff operating independently. The Lone Worker Survey, conducted by safety technology provider SoloProtect, gathered responses from 2,500 frontline workers across sectors including construction, facilities management, housing, healthcare, and field-based engineering…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on March 16 the launch of its “Safety Champions” Program, a new cooperative initiative designed to assist employers in developing and implementing effective safety and health programs. The Safety Champions Program encourages employers to take proactive steps, guided by a philosophy of continuous improvement, to prevent workplace…

It includes an expansion of the emergency department (ED) and an additional inpatient unit. OhioHealth Pickerington Methodist Hospital has begun work on an expansion of the emergency department (ED) and an additional inpatient unit.  The two-story, 57,000 square foot addition will add: 28 ED treatment rooms (bringing total to 44 treatment rooms) One additional ED…

The design team maximized the existing footprint to accommodate five exam rooms, a dedicated procedure room and an X-ray room. Ware Malcomb announced construction is complete on a new urgent care facility for Washington Health, located adjacent to Washington Hospital in Fremont, CA. Ware Malcomb’s Pleasanton office provided interior design and civil engineering services for…

More than 150 million credits from a diverse array of project types were retired annually from the voluntary carbon market in recent years. Even for experienced sustainability teams, navigating these offerings can be challenging. To help buyers invest with confidence, Trellis asked leading experts from corporate sustainability teams, ratings companies and carbon credit registries for…

The opinions expressed here by Trellis expert contributors are their own, not those of Trellis. There’s a moment approaching in corporate climate action that very few people are willing to name aloud: a reckoning of net zero. For the past few decades, companies have announced climate targets with impressive ambition. Net zero by 2050. Halving…