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…
Job Postings: Do Good, Save Lives (and afford to eat)
Lots of good union jobs out there. Workers need you! OSHA is hiring. Uncle Sam Wants YOU! You can check…
Another Public Employee Killed. But “Nothing to Report”
Last September, 55 year old Bobby Green was crushed to death when a 20 foot deep unprotected trench collapsed on…
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.…