OSHA Heat Hearing: The Battle Commences
The first week of the public hearing on OSHA’s Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Indoor and Outdoor Workplaces proposed…
Who Cares For Injured and Sick Workers?
With the spectacle of Trump’s military parade and the massive nationwide NO KINGS protests behind us, it’s a good time…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
How workers died last week: Trench collapse, rail incident, pinned by a truck, trapped in a water tank, tree care,…
NIOSH Budget: The Horror Show
I promised to analyze President Trump’s proposed FY 2026 budget for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).…
Weekly Toll: Killed At Work
How workers died last week: Trapped in shredder, run over by a bulldozer, crane collapse, tree care, wind project, forklift,…
DeRemer and Keeling: Dueling Labor Hearings
I had the pleasure yesterday of watching two hearings at the same time (so you wouldn’t have to): The confirmation…
Weekly Toll: Workplace Death
Here are how some workers were killed on the job last week: decapitated by glass, crushed by machinery, electrocuted, falls,…
Trump Budget to Workers: Drop Dead
In Washington DC, the classical way to attempt to hide bad news is to announce it late Friday afternoon. And…