EPA Bans Asbestos: Long Overdue, But More Work to be Done
I am often critical of OSHA’s failure to move forward on life-saving standards. But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is…
Of Birds and Men: DuPont, Corporate Penalties and the Law
Just over 18 years ago, I wrote a post entitled “Of Fish and Men” where I observed that “The penalty…
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West Fertilizer Explosion
The West Fertilizer Explosion Ten Years Later
It was exactly a ten years ago tonight that that my wife called me from another room to say she…
EPA Issues Chemical Plant Safety Proposal; Where is OSHA?
In the next round of a years-long game of regulatory ping-pong — with potentially catastrophic consequences — the Environmental Protection…
Deconstructing the Administrative State
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Supreme Court Threatens the Earth and Safe Workplaces
First they came for your voting rights. Next they came for your gun safety laws. Then they came for your…
Ammonium Nitrate
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West Fertilizer Explosion
Fertilizer Plant Fire Raises Memories of Tragedy and Regulatory Failures
The Winston-Salem fertilizer plant fire raises difficult questions on our failure to issue adequate regulatory protections for workers and communities…
Short Stuff: Dispatches From the Front Lines of Labor and Workplace Safety
Undocumented Workers Deserve Safe Workplaces: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration does not distinguish between American citizens and undocumented workers…
Methylene Chloride: Parents, Groups Sue over EPA’s “Breach of Trust”
Families and public interest groups are suing EPA over the agency's failure to completely ban Methylene Chloride
EPA Methylene Chloride Double-Cross
As Confined Space readers know, the solvent Methylene Chloride has killed dozens of workers and consumers who used the material…
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Year in Review
2018: The Workplace Safety and Health Year in Review
2018 is gone and buried. What happened in the world of workplace safety and health? What can we learn that…