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Heat

Mamdani Acts to Protect NYC Workers from Heat Hazards

June 26, 2026 Jordan Barab
Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

The Weekly Toll: How Workers Died Last Week

June 23, 2026 Aina Atienza
Fires and Firefighting Public Employees Weekly Toll

Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll

June 15, 2026 Aina Atienza
Trump

Human Cockfighting: Lions and Gladiators at the White House Coliseum

June 14, 2026 Jordan Barab
Workers Compensation

Injured Workers Deserve Justice

June 11, 2026 Peter Dooley
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Mamdani Acts to Protect NYC Workers from Heat Hazards
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Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll
Fires and Firefighting Public Employees Weekly Toll
Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll
Human Cockfighting: Lions and Gladiators at the White House Coliseum
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Kill OSHA: Then Shoot, Stab, Suffocate and Drown the Agency
Deconstructing the Administrative State OSHA
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Mamdani Acts to Protect NYC Workers from Heat Hazards
Heat
Mamdani Acts to Protect NYC Workers from Heat Hazards
The Weekly Toll: How Workers Died Last Week
Trench Collapse Weekly Toll
The Weekly Toll: How Workers Died Last Week
Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll
Fires and Firefighting Public Employees Weekly Toll
Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll
Human Cockfighting: Lions and Gladiators at the White House Coliseum
Trump
Human Cockfighting: Lions and Gladiators at the White House Coliseum
Heat

Mamdani Acts to Protect NYC Workers from Heat Hazards

June 26, 2026 Jordan Barab

I happened to be in New York City last week visiting the kids and grandkids when I got an email…

Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

The Weekly Toll: How Workers Died Last Week

June 23, 2026 Aina Atienza

How workers died last week: Trench collapse, explosions, falling objects, tree care, shootings, airplane incidents, vehicular collisions, machinery, rollovers, occupational…

Fires and Firefighting Public Employees Weekly Toll

Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll

June 15, 2026 Aina Atienza

How workers died last week: Falls, firefighting, grain bin suffocation, lumber mill, vehicular collisions, forklifts, shootings, occupational cancer. On average,…

Trump

Human Cockfighting: Lions and Gladiators at the White House Coliseum

June 14, 2026 Jordan Barab

Today is a big day for us residents of Washington D.C. 80 years ago today, our revered President slithered out…

Workers Compensation

Injured Workers Deserve Justice

June 11, 2026 Peter Dooley

June 1 was Injured Worker Day in parts of Canada. The province of Ontario is home to a vibrant group…

Penalties

White House Cancels 2026 OSHA Penalty Increases

June 10, 2026 Jordan Barab

Americans are suffering from higher prices everywhere they look, prices that are rising faster than their paychecks: Moms and dads…

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Finally! You Can Translate Confined Space

June 9, 2026 Jordan Barab

We Boomers over here at Confined Space are a bit slow sometimes on the technology front. But eventually, we wake…

Weekly Toll

Clocking in for the Final Shift: The Weekly Toll

June 9, 2026 Aina Atienza

How workers died last week: Construction, tree care, grain bin, fall, machinery, fire fighting, rock climbing, vehicular collisions, rollovers, shootings,…

Public Employees Weekly Toll

Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll

June 2, 2026 Aina Atienza

How workers died last week: Eleven die in paper mill explosion, six die in separate highway work zone incidents, electrocution,…

Silica

California Moves to Ban Silica Countertops

June 2, 2026 Jordan Barab

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously last week to fast-track an emergency rule that would ban…

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