Death and the Doctrine of Worker Risk: Workplace Safety and Health History
I am reposting a fascinating BlueSky thread from labor historian Eric Loomis (@erikloomis.bsky.social) about the early history of workplace safety…
Weekly Toll: How Workers Died
How workers died last week: Gas well explosion, falls, window washing, rail incidents, forklifts, trash compactor, tree care, farming, explosion,…
Workplace Heat: The Hidden Toll of Injuries
Most people probably understand by now how dangerous it can be for workers to labor in high heat: heat stroke…
Weekly Toll: Killed At Work
How workers died last week: Rail incident, gas leak, fall, school violence, tree care, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average,…
Weekly Toll: How Workers Died Last Week
How workers died last week: 16 killed in munitions plan explosion, four workers die from falls, forklift, tree care, oil…
OSHA & MSHA Get Leaders: A Good Thing?
OSHA and MSHA finally have leaders. David Keeling was confirmed by the Senate earlier this week to be the new…
Weekly Toll: Workers Killed on the Job
Logging, mining, firefighting, confined space, lightning, highway construction, crushed by stone slab, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average, over 100…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
There is a lot happening in the world of workplace safety and health. . Miners Rally to Force Silica Protections…
The Dark Side of the Chip
By Chip Hughes When Maria, a 32-year-old technician in Phoenix, first started at the sprawling TSMC fab, she thought she…
Weekly Toll: Dead on the Job
How Workers Died Last Week: Six public employees killed, not including four fire and police officials. Also, forklift, drowning, highway…