Weekly Toll: Killed at Work
How workers died last week. Killed in highway construction, crushed by animal feed and concrete block, forklift incidents, crushed by…
114th Anniversary of Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: Still Lessons to Be Learned
I am reposting here a post that I wrote three years ago about the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and the lessons…
Beshear Vetoes Kentucky OSHA Bill
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear yesterday vetoed a business-backed bill that will weaken Kentucky’s state OSHA program. The original legislation, which…
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OSHA Update: All Quiet Now, But DOGE is Coming
If you closed your eyes and cleared you mind…you might think we were experiencing a typical Republican administration over at…
Kentucky Goes After Miners After Weakening OSHA
It’s Trump Time. But while Elon and the Trump regime pillage protections for workers, consumers and the environment, there is…
About Elon: Musk Appeals OSHA Citation
At the beginning of February, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a $49,650 citation against Tesla related to…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Miners Beware Ten miners have been killed on the job between January 3 and March 5, 2025 – more than…
Kentucky Republicans Launch OSHA Race to the Bottom
The Kentucky State Legislature is poised to pass legislation that will weaken health and safety protections for the state’s workers.…
Baltimore DPW Cited For Heat Death, But No Penalty
Maryland OSHA (MOSH) cited the Baltimore Department of Public Works (DPW) with a “serious violation” last week in connection with…