Birds, Beasts and Workers: Avian Flu
Now that we’re done with COVID-19, it’s time to move on to the next pandemic. Just kidding. We are, of…
Shaking My Head
SMH Sometimes you don’t know whether to laugh or to cry. In this case, both. Check out the photo above.…
Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
Last week workers were killed in a trench collapse, electrocution, vehicle accidents, falls, shootings, forklift incident and on a farm.…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
Last week workers were killed in explosions, trench collapse, electrocution, vehicle accidents, shootings, crushed by machinery and stomped by a…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
New Mexico OSHA Cites City of Roswell for Fatal Trench Collapse New Mexico OSHA has issued a $621,768 citation against…
It’s Trench Season! Let’s Be Watchful Out There
It’s spring. The flowers are blooming, the cicadas are coming and peoples’ water lines and roofs need repair. And to…
Weekly Toll: Don’t Forget Us
Last Thursday, the Department of Labor held a Workers Memorial Day ceremony in Washington DC. OSHA’s family liaison, Tonya Ford…
A Song For Workers Memorial Day
Today is Workers Memorial Day. It’s a day, in the words of Mother Jones, to “mourn for the dead and…
AFL-CIO Issues 2024 Death on the Job Report
If you were to imagine a bible of occupational safety and health, combined with a review of where we are…
The Real Victims of Silica: Mine Operators
What happens when a miner is exposed to silica dust every day on the job? Several years ago, NPR reporter…