If CSB Swims with the Fishes; American People Suffer the Consequences
America, we have a problem. And it promises to get worse. 2 Killed in Explosion at West Virginia Industrial Plant…
Trump FY 18 Budget Slashes Research, Kills Harwood Training Program and Chemical Safety Board
The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations. — Jacob Lew…
Alex Acosta
Chemical Safety Board
Congressional Review Act
Deconstructing the Administrative State
Department of Labor
OSHA
Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
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Volks Rule
Workers Memorial Day
The First Hundred Days of Trump’s OSHA: Ain’t Seen Nuthin’ Yet?
Today is Workers Memorial Day, a day set aside around the world to remember those killed on the job —…
“Human Error?” Don’t Believe Everything Your Read
Dense cloud of chlorine threatens community near chemical plant. Chemical Safety Board issues preliminary findings of investigation of a chemical…
Short Stuff
Home Sweet Home: Congress is home for two weeks. Hopefully all of you are planning on talking to your Senators…
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Process Safety Management
West Fertilizer Explosion
Industry Uses Unproven Arson Claim to Repeal Chemical Safety Rule
Chemical industry representatives are using unproven allegations that a criminal act caused the catastrophic 2013 West Texas explosion to try…
Chemical Safety Board: RIP or WTF?
The Chemical Safety Board (CSB), the troubled little agency with the giant mission of preventing chemical plant disasters, has been…
More Articles on Devastating Labor Department and Workplace Safety Cuts
“There’s this assumption in Washington, Jonathan, that if you get less money, it’s a cut.” — Sean Spicer From some…
Houston Chronicle: Trump Budget will cause “Death and Destruction”
Well, actually, the Chronicle’s headline warning of “death and destruction” was from a quote by chemical safety consultant Paul Orum…
Budget
Chemical Safety Board
Congress
Deconstructing the Administrative State
Department of Labor
Environmental Protection Agency
Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Budget Day: Workers Under Attack
So how do working people fare in Donald Trump’s first budget proposal? The short answer, “not well.” This is what…