Short Stuff: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Safe Workplaces
Bad News For Supporters of Silica-related Disease: As of October 23, OSHA’s Silica rule has finally come into full effect.…
Lac-Mégantic Trial Reveals More Damning Evidence
The trial of three rail employees blamed for the deaths of 47 people due to a train carrying 73 cars…
Technical Problems: And A Baseball Great
I’ve been having serious technical problems today which I always find frustrating. So to get my mind off of that,…
California Fires: Firefighters Aren’t The Only Ones At Risk
Over 40 people have been killed in the California fires. All but one, so far, have been residents; only one…
When VPP Companies Kill
Over the past month, two workers have been killed at companies participating in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs: Nucor Steel in…
What’s Going On Inside OSHA?
Back from vacation and checking in with people to see what’s going on a the agency charged with assuring the…
The Weekly Toll: Three Weeks and the List Goes On and On and On
Auto shop worker fatally pinned in Montevideo MONTEVIDEO, Minn. (AP) — Police say the death of an auto shop worker…
What Does an Employer Do When a Worker Dies on the Job? Know Thyself.
Earlier this week, I wrote a piece critical of an article about worker fatigue that seemed to put the blame…
Solving the Problem of Worker Fatigue: Blame the Worker?
Sometimes you read stupid stuff and you just want to go back to bed and sleep, sleep, sleep. And speaking…
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West Fertilizer Explosion
West Texas Explosion: Four Years Later
Dan Zak of the Washington Post has written a long feature article on the impact and aftermath of the West…