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New Mexico OSHA Cites City of Roswell for Fatal Trench Collapse New Mexico OSHA has issued a $621,768 citation against…
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The 2023 Confined Space Year In Review
Happy New Year. It’s time to look back on the events of 2023 before they’re permanently buried beneath the tragic…
CDC to Healthcare Workers: Drop Dead
The preventable deaths of thousands of front-line healthcare workers from COVID-19 was one of the many great tragedies of the…
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Mine Employee and Company Convicted of Falsifying Coal Dust Sampling Walter Perkins, a coal dust examiner in Harlan County, KY,…
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…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
What’s happening in the world of workplace safety and health? Lots. And lots of work to be done. Here are…
Workers and COVID-19: Who lives and who dies
I rant frequently about the lack of data — or possibly interest — revealing the severe health impact of COVID-19…
OSHA COVID-19 Standard Approaches as CDC and Republicans Complicate Matters
OSHA rulemaking is never easy. Even for an infectious disease that continues to kill over 400 Americans every day. OSHA…
Short Stuff: Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safty
Amazon Prime: Hazardous Workplaces and Possible Fraudulent Conduct Here’s some rare good news. It’s well known that Amazon facilities are…
Short Stuff: Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety
Texas County Official Try To Protect Citizen From Pollution, but the State is Trying to Stop Them The goal of…