Weekly Toll: Killed at work
Over the last week, two EMTs killed, a couple of logging deaths, storm-related fatalities, falls, shootings, vehicular incidents. All in…
There He Goes Again: Kavanaugh Still Doesn’t Get It
Good news! Good News! Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh thinks it’s perfectly reasonable for American workers to expect to come…
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Arkema Chemical Plant Investigation Results in Weak CSB Recommendations
The Chemical Safety Board released its report on the Arkema chemical incident last week. You may recall that during the…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Safe and Health Workplaces: Short Stuff
The moral of this week’s stories is that if you find yourself eating pork chops at your fancy seaside hotel…
Hurricane Recovery Workers Face Safety, Health and Wage Problems According to Report
Substandard conditions in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey have impacted workers’ health and safety on the job, as well as…
Arkema Update: Chemical Plants and Climate Change
More information is coming out about the chemical releases at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby Texas following last summer’s…
Short Stuff: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Safe Workplaces
Bad News For Supporters of Silica-related Disease: As of October 23, OSHA’s Silica rule has finally come into full effect.…
Chickens, Hurricanes and OSHA Penalties: Media Interest in Workplace Safety
One would think with monster hurricanes, threatened nuclear war with North Korea, plans to deport some of America’s best young…
It’s in the Water: Protecting Hurricane Recovery Workers
With both Harvey and Irma behind us (barely), the time for cleanup, recovery and rebuilding is here. And workers across…
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Dispatches From the Front Lines of the War On Worker Safety: Short Stuff
The Incredible Disappearing Security Breach: Hard to know what to say about this. Remember that alleged security “breach” in OSHA’s…