Automobile Industry Archives

Milking the Workers? Farm worker advocates have published a survey of mostly undocumented Hispanic workers that describes discrimination and workplace abuse experienced…

Automobile Industry COSH Groups Ergonomics

Tesla: Futuristic Cars, Same Old Worker Injuries

May 26, 2017 Jordan Barab

Tesla may make shiny, new, innovative, futuristic American automobiles, but the relentless pace at which it pushes its workers is…

Alex Acosta Automobile Industry Budget Chemical Safety Board David Michaels OIRA OSHA Secretary of Labor Short Stuff

Short Stuff

Apr 11, 2017 Jordan Barab

Home Sweet Home: Congress is home for two weeks. Hopefully all of you are planning on talking to your Senators…

Automobile Industry OSHA

More on Southern Auto Parts Carnage

Apr 3, 2017 Jordan Barab

Bloomberg Business Week’s Peter Waldman published a devastating article last month about the injuries and fatalities in Southern auto parts facilities.…

Automobile Industry Enforcement

OSHA Resumes Preventive Auto Parts Inspections

Mar 29, 2017 Jordan Barab

OSHA today officially renewed its Regional Emphasis Program (REP) targeting auto parts establishments in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. Following the devastating…

Automobile Industry Enforcement

Auto Parts Industry Enforcement Update

Mar 27, 2017 Jordan Barab

Last week, following the devastating Bloomberg Business Week article detailing the human carnage in Southern auto parts facilities, I reported that…

Automobile Industry Enforcement OSHA

OSHA Stops Preventive Inspections in Southern Auto Parts Industry

Mar 24, 2017 Jordan Barab

In the wake of yesterday’s devastating article in Bloomberg Business Week about the carnage in foreign-owned auto parts facilities in…

Confined Space

Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff

Production Over Safety at Tesla: “People are getting hurt every day”

Indiana OSHA Cuts Penalty 94% for Fatality at Indiana Auto Parts Facility

Some Bad New (about NY Dairy Workers), But Also Good News: Read All About It in Short Stuff