Republicans Try to Impose Death Sentence on Silica Countertop Workers
A very new, yet very old and always deadly health specter is haunting American workers: acute silicosis. It’s not your…
New DOL Enforcement Memo Details Where Not to Enforce
Department of Labor Solicitor Jonathan Berry issued a new “enforcement” memo at the end of February to share his “enforcement…
50 Years Ago Today: The Scotia Mine Disaster
At approximately 11:45 a.m., March 9, 1976, a massive explosion caused by coal dust and methane gas blasted through Scotia…
The DeMise of DeRemer?
With the chaos enveloping this country and the world, those old, traditional stories of government corruption, personal malfeasance, coverups and…
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OSHA Inspections Down 20% in 2025; Keeling Promises More Hiring A group of Democratic Senators has send a letter to…
OSHA’s New Poster Leaves Some Things to be Required
OSHA made a major announcement today: It’s changing posters. Why? Because they care. But this is not necessarily good news.…
Workplace Fatalities Drop in Last Biden Year
The number and rate of workers killed on the job dropped in 2024, the last year of the Biden administration,…
Feds “Clear” Nevada OSHA of Favoring Musk Company. But Who Will Clear the Feds?
A funny happened in Nevada last year. Nevada OSHA issued three willful violations totaling more than $400,000 to Elon Musk’s…
OSHA Enforcement Staff at Record Low: Inspector General
The Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General (I.G.) issued a report late last month summarizing the “challenges facing…
NY Nurses Strike for Safety
Anyone who reads Confined Space regularly is likely depressed about the ongoing shrinking of OSHA’s ability to police working conditions…