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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Heat
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Workplace Violence
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 Rivera…
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 Kansas City…
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…
Residential Construction: Death, Injury and Doing it the Right Way
Kudos to Idaho Statesman Reporter Audrey Dutton for a first-rate article about the hazards of residential construction — how many employers refuse…
Workplace Safety: Do It Yourself Edition
Do you sit in a comfortable office all day, outraged by what you read in Confined Space, and wonder what…
Alex Acosta
Chemical Standards
Construction
Office of Management and Budget
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Silica
Industry Petitions OSHA to Reopen Silica Standard
Representatives of the construction industry, as well as general industry have petitioned Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to reopen the silica standard,…