Trump Picks OSHA/MSHA Heads
Lot’s happening (and some things not happening). Chavez DeRemer Snowed Out Not happening for now is the confirmation hearing for…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
So much happening, so little time to write about it. What’s been going on in the world of workplace safety…
Weekly Toll: Death on the Job
Last Week workers were killed in explosions, falls, shootings, tree cutting, vehicle incidents and trapped in a freezer. On average,…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Amazon Cited Again….And Again…And Again There should no longer be any doubt in anyone’s mind — even in Jeff Bezos’s…
Dispatches from the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Long Absences from Long Covid We don’t really know how many workers died of COVID-19 acquired on the job. But…
The Last Hearing: Labor Committee Hearing Discusses Warehouse Worker Hazards
The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing today on the hazards facing warehouse workers: “Unsafe and Untenable: Examining…
Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace
How workers died last week. Two women killed in forklift incidents, bridge collapse, dog attack, shootings, cotton gin and vehicular…
Short Stuff: Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety
Little Fires Everywhere…at Amazon Neither rain, no sleet, nor snow stops the US mail. Apparently for Amazon, that also includes…
“I’m always worried the heat will kill me”
“I’m always worried the heat will kill me.” Those were the words of Fernando Castillo, a UPS driver after he…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
I was on vacation last week, so this is a longer list than usual. Another trench collapse, falls, shootings, traffic…