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CommonHealth Stay Well

CommonHealth’s STAY WELL campaign aims to empower employees to combat the spread of infectious diseases at home and at work.

Spotlight on your benefits

Open Enrollment May 1-15

Make health plan changes or enroll in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

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New EEO Poster

The Office of Workforce Engagement’s D&I team has created new Equal Employment Opportunity Posters to reflect our state EEO Complaint Process.

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Upcoming Events and Activities

  • April 2024 Financial Wellness Program

  • Celebrate Virginia Volunteer Week at a State Park

    The Department of Human Resource Management and Virginia State Parks have partnered to host Virginia Volunteer Week, exclusively for state employees. There are state parks all across the Commonwealth that could use your hands and time.

  • Safety Tips for Telework

    This presentation will review the typical safety hazards encountered while working from an alternative work location, your home. We will review setting up an ergonomically correct workstation. We will also cover how to determine whether an injury at home is reportable to VOSH /OSHA.

  • Basic Safety Officer Course

    The Basic Safety Officer Course (BSOC) is a 40+-hour certification course given through the Office of Workers’ Compensation and developed and presented by Loss Control Innovations (LCI). This course will introduce Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and explain how the OSHA standards work in unison with the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) standards and is designed for entry-level employees who have been assigned safety responsibilities or experienced professionals that would just like a refresher. The course will also cover the most common safety topics frequently found in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) annual top ten most violated OSHA standards, including practical applications in workstation ergonomics and accident investigation. Furthermore, the course will provide practical application sessions for ergonomic assessments and accident investigations. This is a Hybrid training course over 6 weeks with both in-person and virtual sessions

  • Basic Safety Officer Course

    The Basic Safety Officer Course (BSOC) is a 40+-hour certification course given through the Office of Workers’ Compensation and developed and presented by Loss Control Innovations (LCI). This course will introduce Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and explain how the OSHA standards work in unison with the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) standards and is designed for entry-level employees who have been assigned safety responsibilities or experienced professionals that would just like a refresher. The course will also cover the most common safety topics frequently found in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) annual top ten most violated OSHA standards, including practical applications in workstation ergonomics and accident investigation. Furthermore, the course will provide practical application sessions for ergonomic assessments and accident investigations. This is a Hybrid training course over 6 weeks with both in-person and virtual sessions.

  • Basic Safety Officer Course

    The Basic Safety Officer Course (BSOC) is a 40+-hour certification course given through the Office of Workers’ Compensation and developed and presented by Loss Control Innovations (LCI). This course will introduce Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and explain how the OSHA standards work in unison with the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) standards and is designed for entry-level employees who have been assigned safety responsibilities or experienced professionals that would just like a refresher. The course will also cover the most common safety topics frequently found in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) annual top ten most violated OSHA standards, including practical applications in workstation ergonomics and accident investigation. Furthermore, the course will provide practical application sessions for ergonomic assessments and accident investigations. This is a Hybrid training course over 6 weeks with both in-person and virtual sessions.

  • Health Benefits: Open Enrollment Coming May 1- May 15

    Open Enrollment for health benefits and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) will be held from May 1- 15, 2024.

  • Facilities Maintenance: Viewing Safety Inside and Out

    Are you aware of all the hazards your employees are exposed to during facilities maintenance operations? This program will educate employers, supervisors, safety professionals and workers on hazards and situations that they may be exposed to daily, yet not recognize.

  • Confined Space Awareness

    This course is designed to educate employees on the hazards and controls associated with Confined Spaces. The course will cover the characteristics that constitute a confined space, requirements for safe entry into a confined space, rescue requirements and other potential hazards that exist around confined spaces.

  • OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Course

  • Combination OSHA 10 and 30-Hour General Industry course

    This combination course is based on a national curriculum developed by the U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA and specially adapted for the needs of employees of the Commonwealth. Emphasis will be placed on learning how to interpret, understand, and implement OSHA requirements at the agency level.

  • Developing Equipment-Specific Lockout/Tagout Procedures

    This course will cover the regulations under OSHA 1910.147, Control of Hazardous Energy as well as best practices to employ in facilities to reduce or eliminate the risk of accidental start-up of machinery.

  • OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Course

    This combination course is based on a national curriculum developed by the U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA and specially adapted for the needs of employees of the Commonwealth. Emphasis will be placed on learning how to interpret, understand, and implement OSHA requirements at the agency level.

  • The Ultimate Bucket List: Aerial Lift and Bucket Truck Safety

    Does your agency have a bucket truck or aerial lift? Do you have questions related to fall protection when using it? Then this class is for you!

  • Powered Industrial Trucks: Train-the-Trainer

    This half-day course covers the classroom portion of powered industrial truck training for people who will be required to train agency employees to operate powered industrial trucks. The class focuses on OSHA requirements and technical knowledge required for forklift training. Richmond or Virtual

  • Virginia Tree Trimming Standard: Are You in Compliance?

    This standard is based on the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z133.1-2006-Safety Requirements for Arboricultural Operations (With Modifications) for Application to Tree Trimming operations. Richmond or Virtual