Florida Tries to Secede from OSHA
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has made no secret of his belief that any government (or employer or school district) that…
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has made no secret of his belief that any government (or employer or school district) that…
Federal OSHA is cracking down on OSHA state plan states who refuse to adopt OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards.
When I walked into my new job at AFSCME on November 1, 1982, I was immediately given the workplace safety…
2018 is gone and buried. What happened in the world of workplace safety and health? What can we learn that…
Listen here to an NPR investigative story on serious investigation and enforcement problems at Kentucky OSHA. I wrote about this…
OSHA State Plans: love ’em or hate ’em, but we have to live with them. The Kentucky Center for Investigative…
Good Budget News for OSHA Last June we reported some good budget news for OSHA from the Senate, and now…
You have to hand it to Jeff Sessions. He knows his audience. Or at least he tries to. Yesterday Sessions…
Black Lung is Back: After almost being eradicated in the late 1990, black lung is back, with a vengeance. Epidemiologists…
Last October, Melissa Stephens went to work on third shift at Autonium in Jeffersonville, Indiana. She never came home to…