Jordan Barab, Author at Confined Space

Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety & Health

June 1, 2023 Jordan Barab

Bring OSHA into the 21st Century The Occupational Safety and Health Act just had its 52nd birthday. OSHA was born…

What the Debt Ceiling Agreement Means for Workplace Safety

May 30, 2023 Jordan Barab

So, assuming radical Republicans don’t sabotage the agreement that their fearless leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, reached with President Biden, we…

Mine Safety Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Killed at Work

May 29, 2023 Jordan Barab

Last week workers were killed in explosions, fires, lightning, falls, building collapses, forklift incidents, shootings and vehicle incidents. On average,…

Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Not Coming Home

May 22, 2023 Jordan Barab

Last Week workers were killed in fires, falls, shootings, machinery incidents, logging, vehicle incidents and assaults. On average, over 100…

Amazon Public Employees Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Death on the Job

May 11, 2023 Jordan Barab

Last Week workers were killed in explosions, falls, shootings, tree cutting, vehicle incidents and trapped in a freezer. On average,…

Deconstructing the Administrative State OSHA

Kill OSHA: Then Shoot, Stab, Suffocate and Drown the Agency

May 5, 2023 Jordan Barab

I just finished a post about how a hidden provision of the Republican debt limit extortion bill would kill OSHA…

Congress Deconstructing the Administrative State House of Representatives Regulatory Process

Republicans Weaponize Debt Limit Fight to Destroy Worker Protections

May 5, 2023 Jordan Barab

Republicans are coming after worker protections, in Congress and in the courts — yet again. This time in a little-noticed…

This Day In History

Gordon Lightfoot and the Edmund Fitzgerald. RIP

May 4, 2023 Jordan Barab

As you may be aware, one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Gordon Lightfoot, died earlier this week at the age of…

Public Employees Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Mourning for the Dead

May 1, 2023 Jordan Barab

Last Week was Workers Memorial Day. Workers were killed in yet another trench collapse, petroleum plant explosion, falls, shootings, tree…

Workers Memorial Day

2023 Workers Memorial Day: Every Worker is More than a Number

May 1, 2023 Jordan Barab

Workers Memorial Day, as you’re all aware, is a day to mourn for those killed in the workplace and fight…

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