Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety
Workplace Deaths are Preventable: New OSHA Region 8 Administrator Jennifer Rouse, writing in the Colorado Sun points out that almost…
Washington Employer Goes to Jail for Trench Death
For the first time in the state’s history, a Washington employer will go to jail for the death of one…
The Weekly Toll: Death in the Workplace
This week: Two construction workers electrocuted, tree cutting, traffic crashes, mining, shootings. On average, almost 100 workers are killed every…
Congress Effectively Cuts OSHA Budget
The House of Representatives finally passed its FY 2022 budget late last night, only 5-1/2 months after FY 2021 ended.…
Freak Accidents and Bad Headlines
I’ve been writing this blog, off and on, for over 18 years now, and sometimes it seems like Groundhog Day…
Mine Safety Victory: Safety Laws Are “Wrote By Blood”
West Virginia miners beat back an attempt this week to weaken their mine safety protections. West Virginia mine worker Steven…
More Health and Safety Jobs
United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Washington DC: UFCW is looking to fill two health and safety positions: Assistant Director…
Weekly Toll: Children, Parents and Friends
This week: 16 year old McDonald’s worker shot, mine worker killed, workers run over by bulldozers, killed in fire, crushed…
Is Workplace Safety Optional?
Everyone seems to have an opinion about OSHA these days — even those who barely knew the agency existed before…
Weekly Toll: Punching Out for the Last Time
I’ve been away, so this week’s list of workers killed on the job is longer than usual. On average, almost…