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Legal Does Not Mean Safe: The Fate of Chemical Protections for Workers in the Trump Era

April 10, 2017 Jordan Barab

The fact that most OSHA chemical standards are old, outdated and don’t protect workers very well is something that government,…

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OSHA Delays Enforcement of Silica Standard

April 6, 2017 Jordan Barab

OSHA announced this afternoon that it was delaying enforcement of its silica standard in the construction industry for 90 days.…

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Trump Signs Repeal of Volks Rule: Workers Lose

April 4, 2017 Jordan Barab

President Trump yesterday signed the resolution repealing the Volks rule , thereby permanently removing OSHA’s ability to cite patterns of…

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Michaels to Trump: Show Workers You Care About Their Safety

March 30, 2017 Jordan Barab

In an open letter to President Donald Trump, former OSHA Assistant Secretary David Michaels asks the President to show workers…

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Cars stained with the blood of American workers

March 23, 2017 Jordan Barab

If you read nothing else this week, read this: Inside Alabama’s Auto Jobs Boom: Cheap Wages, Little Training, Crushed Limbs.…

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Hurting Workers, Hurting Good Employers: More articles on attempts to repeal OSHA’s Volks Rule

March 20, 2017 Jordan Barab

You should definitely read every one of the articles below about why repealing the Volks rule is bad for workers,…

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Bludgeoning our Caregivers: Workplace Violence in Healthcare

March 17, 2017 Jordan Barab

No one should go to work expecting to get hurt. And certainly no one should go to work expecting to…