In Memoriam: The Contributions They Made
One of the joys of being involved in workplace safety issues at my age is seeing so many young, enthusiastic…
Weekly Toll: Workplace Deaths
How workers died last week. Carbon monoxide, train collision, falls, logging, suffocation, coal mine, construction equipment, vehicle incidents, stabbing and…
Weekly Toll: Death in the New Year
How workers died last week. Trench collapse, falls, skid loader, machinery, firefighting, vehicle incidents, shootings and stabbing. On average, over…
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Year in Review
2024 Confined Space Year in Review
As 2024 thankfully disappears into the sunset, now we can all look forward, with great confidence to….2029? The one definite…
Weekly Toll: The Last Shift
How workers died last week. 17 year old at amusement part, building collapse, correction officer beaten to death, stabbing, shootings,…
Who’s Protecting Georgia’s Public Employees?
Hope you all are having a nice holiday. I did. But, of course, as I wrote earlier this week, there…
Weekly Toll: Not Coming Home For Christmas
How workers died last week. Trench Collapse, train derailment, plane and helicopter crashes, falls, tree care, shootings, vehicle incidents. On…
Georgia to Public Employees: Die Like Dogs
Three city employees have been killed on the job in Georgia over the past month and a half. At least…
Nevada’s Heat Standard: Much Ado About Little
When writing about Trump 2.0, I expressed the hope that OSHA state plan states would take the initiative to protect…
Weekly Toll: How Workers Die
How workers died last week. Fumes from pig barn, tree service, crushed under a steam roller, falls, forklift, fire fighting,…