Republicans Try to Smother OSHA Heat Standard Under General Duty Clause
To the surprise of no one, the Republican-controlled House Education and Workforce Committee yesterday approved H.R. 6213, the Heat Workforce…
Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll
How workers died last week: industrial incidents, falls, storm cleanup, occupational cancer, construction incidents, skid steer incidents, tree care, vehicular…
House Republicans Attempt to Kill OSHA Heat Standard
As we once again melt into the hottest summer ever recorded (but probably the coolest summer we will ever experience…
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Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety
Lots happening in the world of workplace safety and labor. Nevada lawmakers oppose weakening OSHA enforcement, Boston workers get more…
Occupational Fatalities: The Weekly Toll
How workers died last week: grain bin incident, farming, tree care, copper mine, fall, industrial incidents, equipment malfunctions, railroad, explosion,…
Trump Pardons Another Toxic Chemical
The Trump administration is on a crusade to deregulate toxic chemicals. These substances are so harmful that they landed on…
New Regulatory Agenda: No Good News for Heat or Silica
Our long wait is over. The White House Office of Management and Budget has finally issued its latest Regulatory Agenda.…
Missing from the Cookout: The Weekly Toll
How workers died last week: Trench collapse, construction, falls, coal mining, firefighting, farming, chemicals, vehicular collisions, shootings, stabbings, construction incidents,…
Today in History: Lac-Mégantic and Piper Alpha Disasters
Reprint from 2018 July 6 has a rather dubious place in the history of workplace and community safety, corporate responsibility…
Season of Sunshine—and RiskÂ
There were two things to celebrate on June 21: Father’s Day and the first day of summer. I thought a…