“I’m always worried the heat will kill me”
“I’m always worried the heat will kill me.” Those were the words of Fernando Castillo, a UPS driver after he…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
Last week: Workers electrocuted, died of heat exposure and crushed by bulldozer, under machinery, and beneath a collapsed bridge. Falls…
Heat: Summertime, and the Workers are Dying…
Last month, the Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to the efforts of the United States to address climate change.…
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Dispatches from the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Violence Against Transit Workers Transit workers and labor unions across America are sounding the alarm over the trend of violence,…
Baby It’s Cold Outside: Time to Submit Comments on Heat
Don't let the cold fool you. Comments on OSHA's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on heat are due January 26.…
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OSHA-MSHA Regulatory Agendas Released
For regulatory nerds, no days are more exciting than when the White House Office of Regulatory and Interagency Affairs (OIRA)…
OSHA Puts the Heat on a Heat Standard
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration yesterday issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to begin the process of…
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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…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff
Captives on the Kill Line: Hiring immigrant workers — even undocumented workers — can be a headache. They get rounded…
Groups Petition OSHA to Issue Heat Standard
Peggy Frank, a 63-year-old California postal worker — and also a mother and grandmother — died last week while working…