94chem said:

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Anyhow, bypassing the nerve I apparently touched earlier, I found out that OSHA considers office transmission to be a recordable.

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How?

You got Rona at work...

94chem said:

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Anyhow, bypassing the nerve I apparently touched earlier, I found out that OSHA considers office transmission to be a recordable.

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I think there are ways they can prove an outbreak (isolated cases may be harder to prove).

BUT - most of the big O&G and chemical companies play very nice with OSHA. The ones I am aware of even count contractor injuries in their RIR. So, it's not like they are going to try and hide anything (or tell OSHA to "prove it").

The safety culture can be a difficult thing to explain if you haven't ever worked for one of those companies.

Ezra Brooks said:

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A lot of RTW decisions aren't fully owned by the company... building owners are setting a lot of rules/guidelines that may be more stringent than what the company would put in place.

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This is true.

For example...
Say every company has enough floor space to give distancing, that's great but the elevators can only transport 1-2 people at a time.
If just your floor has 100 people, that's 50+ trips.

My wife's company is WFH until early September then will look at phased return if needed.

TXTransplant said:

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I think there are ways they can prove an outbreak (isolated cases may be harder to prove).

BUT - most of the big O&G and chemical companies play very nice with OSHA. The ones I am aware of even count contractor injuries in their RIR. So, it's not like they are going to try and hide anything (or tell OSHA to "prove it").

The safety culture can be a difficult thing to explain if you haven't ever worked for one of those companies.

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IS RIR the same as TRIR?

Jackal99 said:

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Diggity said:

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jesus...some of ya'll can **** up a thread

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New here?

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This thread never ceases to amaze.

Bondag said:

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TXTransplant said:

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I think there are ways they can prove an outbreak (isolated cases may be harder to prove).

BUT - most of the big O&G and chemical companies play very nice with OSHA. The ones I am aware of even count contractor injuries in their RIR. So, it's not like they are going to try and hide anything (or tell OSHA to "prove it").

The safety culture can be a difficult thing to explain if you haven't ever worked for one of those companies.

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IS RIR the same as TRIR?

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It can be. Companies can keep track of RIR for contractors vs employees separately (and I would imagine most do), but can combine them as TRIR. Just depends on how the company reports.

Oh look, Turner has another opinion.

94chem said:

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Anyhow, bypassing the nerve I apparently touched earlier, I found out that OSHA considers office transmission to be a recordable.

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Well, that will shut down offices for the rest of the year.

third coast.. said:

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All we need for the Texags bingo is a mod to come in and edit 50 posts and put a warning on OP.

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Don't tempt them, because they will do that and kill the "other" thread for a third time to make us abide.

Ranger #007 said:

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Oh look, Turner has another opinion.

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He can go ahead and **** right off with Dora. So glad that Abbott has trumped local bureaucrats.

I was thinking last week about how he's handled this pretty good, especially compared to his county counterpart...then this.

aTm2004 said:

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third coast.. said:

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All we need for the Texags bingo is a mod to come in and edit 50 posts and put a warning on OP.

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Don't tempt them, because they will do that and kill the "other" thread for a third time to make us abide.

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Do we have a historian backing up that information just in case?

He must have figured out how he could profit off a shutdown economy.

2 words...NRG Hospitals.

some CYA from Sly

Pretty funny from Sly. The scientific facts are telling us to reopen the economy.

Yep, that's been my understanding about what most are doing - a phased approach.

I say I'm WFH indefinitely, but not because my offices are completely closed. I'm just not part of the first wave, and no firm dates for the additional phases have been given.

I would imagine that anyone who can work from home will be told to continue to do so for as long as possible.

Same here - I don't want to WFH forever. But I also don't want to have to get up at 515 every morning and make myself look business presentable if I'm just going to sit in my office all day wearing a mask and doing work via conference calls.

I can do the same at home and get to sleep an hour later and stay in my pjs.

If anything, having us non-essentials in the building just makes keeping everyone else safe that much harder. The more people the harder it is to social distance, operate the elevators, more cleaning has to be done, etc.

Mikeyshooter said:

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Pretty funny from Sly. The scientific facts are telling us to reopen the economy.

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Not for Democrats

TXTransplant said:

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Same here - I don't want to WFH forever. But I also don't want to have to get up at 515 every morning and make myself look business presentable if I'm just going to sit in my office all day wearing a mask and doing work via conference calls.

I can do the same at home and get to sleep an hour later and stay in my pjs.

If anything, having us non-essentials in the building just makes keeping everyone else safe that much harder. The more people the harder it is to social distance, operate the elevators, more cleaning has to be done, etc.

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Yep. I don't think I've been in anything that hasn't been basketball shorts and a drifit shirt since all of this started. Putting on real clothes again is going to be an adjustment.

If the still fit! You know how many people are gonna be doing wardrobe shopping after the COVID15 effect?

IrishTxAggie said:

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If the still fit! You know how many people are gonna be doing wardrobe shopping after the COVID15 effect?

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<shuffles to buy stock in Haggar and Catherines clothing companies>

Funny, getting dressed for work is one of the things I miss. I enjoy fixing my hair, putting on makeup, and picking out what I'm going to wear. That's one of the reasons I know I don't want to WFH once this is over (and never have wanted a WFH job). I know too many women who do and literally don't shower or comb their hair for days. Over time, it messes with your mental health.

But I'm sure as heck not going to all of that effort to sit around at home all day! I do shower every day and usually at least put on work out clothes, though.

Over time, it messes with your mental health.

I've been working from home for eight years and....

IrishTxAggie said:

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Over time, it messes with your mental health.

I've been working from home for eight years and....

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Haha...I meant the part about not getting dressed
or making yourself look presentable for days on end messes with your head. At least from the perspective of a woman. I think it's harder for us than men, but that's just my anecdotal observation.

IrishTxAggie said:

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If the still fit! You know how many people are gonna be doing wardrobe shopping after the COVID15 effect?

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Big department stores are in cahoots with big fast food!

You're a woman? Did not know that. It's great for us men. No shaving, just flick the hair back after brushing our teeth and we're golden. Going to the store? Grab a hat.

Houston area get ready for virtual school in the fall.