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Work From Home Engineering Jobs Open a World of Possibilities
Engineering employment may have taken a hit during the pandemic, but many of those in engineering are just shifting to home-based work. Companies that employ engineers have adjusted to home-based work, even in their hiring practices.
Typically, mechanical, electrical, and design engineers need to be hands-on and practical. Yet there are some areas which can be tackled from home with good internet connection and technology.
Many companies are now advertising specifically for work-from-home engineers. Here’s a list of companies that are specifying remote engineers. This is just a handful of opportunities. The organizations seeking remote workers ranges from Volvo and Eaton to Zoom and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
What Your Employers Should Provide: Protections at Work for COVID-19
It’s the Law: Your Employer Must Protect You
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires employers to provide “employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm.” Known as the general duty clause, this includes COVID-19 exposure in hospitals and other health care facilities.
PPE for COVID-19 must include, at minimum, N95 respirators or higher, isolation gowns, eye protection, and gloves. Surgical and non-respirator face masks do not protect persons from airborne infectious diseases and cannot be relied upon for novel pathogens such as COVID-19. A Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) with high efficiency particulate air filters must be worn during aerosol generating procedures on suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Protections hospitals/health care employers must implement for COVID-19:
- Open and continuous communication about any potential exposure to suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case(s).
- Screening protocols to identify patients who may have COVID-19 infections.
- Plans to ensure prompt isolation of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infections in airborne infection isolation rooms.
- Protective PPE for nurses and other health care workers providing care to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infections including airborne and contact precautions. PPE for COVID-19 must include, at minimum, N95 respirators or higher, isolation gowns, eye protection, and gloves. OSHA recommends that if N95 respirators are not available, employers should use higher levels of respiratory protection such as N/P/R100s, elastomeric respirators, powered-air purifying respirators, and others.*
- A Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) with high efficiency particulate air filters must be worn during aerosol generating procedures on suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases.
- All donning and doffing should be performed in a separate room, with a buddy system to ensure efficacy and hands on training.
- 14 days paid precautionary leave for a nurse or other health care worker who is exposed to COVID-19.
- Exposure incident procedures. Employers must identify, evaluate, and investigate potential worker exposures. Medical follow-up services must be provided, free of charge, to all exposed employees.
* See page 15 of OSHA’s “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19”
NEW Women’s Business Center: Upcoming Workshops & Events
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News from LA Veterans Collaborative
Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative (LAVC) sends a thank you to those who joined the meeting this month! They look forward to hosting you at the next collaborative meeting on July 8, 2020.
Dr. Frank Alvarez M.D., MPH, discussed Los Angeles County’s Roadmap to Reopening during COVID-19 pandemic. Here is some aadditional materials related to the presentation on COVID-19 and the Los Angeles County guidelines to reopening below:
Roadmap to Reopening
Roadmap to Recovery Infographic
Protocols for Retail Establishments
Immediate Job Openings in Southern California
With record unemployment levels reaching new highs every week, a good number of employers are currently searching for workers in Southern California. Scores of jobs that have opened even as the coronavirus pandemic continues and many businesses remain closed.
Glendale-Burbank-La Cañada Flintridge’s Verdugo Job Center Recruiting for Many Jobs Now
Due to recent circumstances surrounding COVID-19 the Verdugo Job Center (VJC) is providing virtual services and meetings by appointments only. VJC is closed to walk-in clients. You can still meet with a counselor by making an appointment.
Jobs are available with Teledyne Reynolds, Centerlyne, Calif. Department of State Hospitals, ROSS, PASC, Walgreen’s, Instacart, Warner Brothers, Smart and Final, Catholic Charities, FedEx Ground, ACE Hardware, Lowe’s and at many more employers – contact the VJC for information and to arrange applications today.
Please contact VJC at 818-937-8000 for more information about jobs and career services now.
Information About Covid-19 for Workers
The Verdugo Job Center has a COVID-19 Information for Workers webpage for up-to-date information and resources for job seekers.
Red Cross Services for Veterans
The American Red Cross services for veterans date back to World War I and remains consistent with the spirit of our congressional charter. Today, the Red Cross is proud to maintain our commitment to the men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
- Referrals to Community Resources
- Veterans Claims for Benefits
- Volunteerism in VA & Military Hospitals
- Map Your Skills to Our Job Opportunities
- How to Contact the Red Cross for Assistance and Volunteer Opportunities
Space Tech Expo Rescheduled for August 10,2020
ATTENTION: NEW DATES FOR SPACE TECH EXPO USA 2020
Event postponed. Space Tech Expo USA is now taking place late Summer 2020
Space Tech Expo & Conference is the leading showcase of space-related technologies and innovations from systems and sub-systems, components, testing and manufacturing technologies for civil, military and commercial space applications.