Carnage in Highway Work Zones
Imagine trying to do a difficult, physically taxing job — often in hot, noisy, dusty environments, or in cold, dark…
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…
State Plan States, Foreign Born Hispanic Workers Lead the 2022 Death Toll
Earlier this week, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an increase in the number of workers killed in 2022,…
Business Tries to Kill Protections from Heat Hazards that Kill Workers
The Miami-Dade County Commission has voted 8-2 to table proposed protections for outdoor workers against heat until next March where…
Three Deaths. Three Years. Same Site
When it comes to workplace safety and health, great journalism that thoroughly explores a problem is rare. When journalists put…
When in Doubt, Blame the Worker?
Those of you who have been following the various iterations of this blog since I first started in 2003 know…
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Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff
“They Treat Us Like Mules”: “They will break you down and then throw you away.” That’s what construction worker Ernesto…
Kansas City Star Calls on Trump, Congress to Give OSHA Tools It Needs
Following up on its article (and my blog post) on the tragic trench death of DJ Meyer last December, the…
Breaking: OSHA Launches Rollback of Beryllium Worker Protections
Less than half a year after workers finally received long overdue protections against deadly beryllium dust, the Trump administration has…
Grrrrr
Don’t let Acosta or OSHA get away with these simplistic condescending tweets while they delay the silica and beryllium standards…