Jordan Barab, Author at Confined Space

2018 is gone and buried. What happened in the world of workplace safety and health? What can we learn that…

Today is the 13th anniversary of the Sago Mine disaster that killed 12 miners and led to a sweeping modernization…

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American workers drilling for oil have dirty, dangerous jobs that often kills them. In return, they're covered by weaker OSHA…

Looks like OSHA will continue to be leaderless for the near future.

Howard Berkes has published a major investigative piece for NPR/Frontline on the resurgence of black lung among coal miners. Read…

Darr Mine Fire: Dec. 19, 1907 At 11:30 a.m., a massive explosion rocked the Darr Mine of the Pittsburgh Coal…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics today released its 2017 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries — and it contained good news…

Florida Construction Worker Killed After Being Trapped Under Crane at Marina Bradenton, FL — Authorities say a construction worker was…

Things have been somewhat quiet lately in the world of mine safety and health. We wrote earlier about the troubling…

Author: Jordan Barab