OSHA’s Spring Regulatory Agenda: Meh!
The White House has released its Spring 2022 Regulatory Agenda and I’m not jumping for joy. At this rate, it…
Marvit Nominated to Mine Safety Review Commission
We discussed the turmoil at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC) a couple of weeks ago and…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
Last week: Three killed in trench collapses, Ohio public employee (with no OSHA coverage) dies in wastewater treatment plant, firefighter…
2 Killed in Trench Collapse Should Still be Alive
Two construction workers were killed in a trench collapse Friday in St. Paul, Minnesota. The workers were identified as Bob…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
Worker Killed. Not a “Mishap”
OK, just a very small rant. According to the Oxford Dictionary, “mishap” is defined as “bad luck, or an unlucky…
Short Stuff: Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety
Texas County Official Try To Protect Citizen From Pollution, but the State is Trying to Stop Them The goal of…
Weekly Toll: Workplace Death Takes No Summer Vacation
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.…
Republicans Still Control The Mine Safety Review Commission — Putting Miners at Risk
These are troubling times at the obscure Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC) and that means troubling and…
Three Deaths. Three Years. Same Site
When it comes to workplace safety and health, great journalism that thoroughly explores a problem is rare. When journalists put…