Not a Brain Fart: Blaming DEI for Air Disaster is Official
As if things couldn’t get even more depressing here in Washington DC, the mid-air collision between a military helicopter and…
Something Wicked This Way Comes: Trump, Feds and Workplace Safety
It’s impossible not to be overwhelmed by all of the crazy and destructive crap coming out of the Trump White…
Child Labor
Dipatches (Short Stuff)
Fires and Firefighting
Immigrants
Meatpacking & Poultry Workers
Short Stuff
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Occupational Safety and Health
Firefighting Causes Cancer Mindy Isser in Jacobin describes how toxic chemicals and materials released during fires result in firefighters being…
Congress Returns. Stay Tuned
For those of you terrified about what’s happening in the White House, the United States Congress will provide little comfort.…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
How workers died last week. Crushed by machinery, forklift, vehicle incidents, stabbing and shootings. On average, over 100 workers are…
In Memoriam: The Contributions They Made
One of the joys of being involved in workplace safety issues at my age is seeing so many young, enthusiastic…
Weekly Toll: Workplace Deaths
How workers died last week. Carbon monoxide, train collision, falls, logging, suffocation, coal mine, construction equipment, vehicle incidents, stabbing and…
Weekly Toll: Death in the New Year
How workers died last week. Trench collapse, falls, skid loader, machinery, firefighting, vehicle incidents, shootings and stabbing. On average, over…
2024 Elections
Deconstructing the Administrative State
Heat
Journalism
MSHA
OSHA
Regulatory Process
Silica
Walkaround
Year in Review
2024 Confined Space Year in Review
As 2024 thankfully disappears into the sunset, now we can all look forward, with great confidence to….2029? The one definite…
Weekly Toll: The Last Shift
How workers died last week. 17 year old at amusement part, building collapse, correction officer beaten to death, stabbing, shootings,…