The 2019 Worksite Wellness Award Application is open!  We have some exciting changes to the application this year.  We hope these changes will make the application a more meaningful process for your organization.  Applications are due on January 31, 2019.  We will notify applicants by February 15th, 2019. To open the Survey Monkey based application   Click here to Submit an application now! This year, we will be recognizing awardees in four categories.  Applications will be scored based on employer size*. […]

MSA has issued a Safety Advisory for it’s Green Colored V-Gard® Protective Caps (Hard Hats) For hard hats manufactured during April, May, September, and October of 2017. Please click on link below for more information from MSA. MSA_HardHat_UserNotice_18020-04

Hot Weather Health Advisory The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the Champlain Valley beginning Saturday, and for all of Vermont for Sunday and Monday. High temperatures are forecast to be in the 90s in many locations from Saturday through most of next week, with the forecasted heat index exceeding 100 degrees F on Sunday and Monday. This level of heat is rarely experienced in Vermont, and will increase the risk for heat illnesses or exacerbate pre-existing […]

The Vermont Commission on Women Listening Project wants to know!  What are the most important issues facing women in Vermont, according to your own experience or from what you can see? Please help VCW gather this information by taking a short survey (5-10 minutes max). Anything you share will help them understand how they can best help women in Vermont. Your answers to the survey are completely anonymous and confidential, and they welcome responses from anyone (not just women).  Here’s the […]

The VERMONT SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL’s  new website address is         http://vshc.net/               For a variety of reasons VSHC lost the .org domain name.  Therefore, the website has been converted to VSHC.net                                 The site is up and working, but there will be a few issues to work out as the site is transferred to the new domain.  The dot.org e-mail addresses are no longer in service.   E-mails addresses are being changed and updated, but they are not in-service yet.  […]