Kentucky FACE Program

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Please work safe this week.

Greetings,

In 2017, five employees overdosed and died in the workplace in Kentucky, representing 7.4% of the state’s fatalities last year. As drug use in Kentucky rises, employers are becoming more likely to have members of their work force misuse drugs and overdose while performing work duties.

Please take a moment to view our latest Hazard Alert concerning these preventable fatalities at: http://www.mc.uky.edu/kiprc/files/osh/2018/overdosealert.pdf. Included in the alert are historical cases of overdose-related fatalities, information on training and education, and recommendations for prevention. Feel free to use this alert for worker safety training.

Please take a moment to complete our brief, anonymous survey concerning the contents of this alert. We value and appreciate any feedback you may have: https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_40dJEL3FQqUCDmB

For other occupational safety resources as well as information regarding the KOSHS and FACE Programs, please click here to visit our website.

Stay Safe,

The Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Team

“Along with our Haz Alert regarding unintentional overdose in the workplace, this heartfelt message from the Kentucky Commissioner for Public Health, Dr. Jeffrey D. Howard Jr., might prove useful for workers struggling with substance use disorder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJyciTIoxrA “

www.mc.uky.edu

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