9/11 reflections: Mental Health as Worker Health
In September 2001, I found myself at the World Trade Center (WTC) site as part of the National Institute of…
Who Cares For Injured and Sick Workers?
With the spectacle of Trump’s military parade and the massive nationwide NO KINGS protests behind us, it’s a good time…
Employers Who Help Workers Help Themselves
Just a short note at the end of the week to remind everyone that in life — as well as…
Just Doing Their Job — And Now They’re Dying For It
This is one of those horrific stories that you think must have come out of the 19th century or early…
It’s Always Something: Dispatches from the front lines of the battle for workplace safety
Black Lung is Back: After almost being eradicated in the late 1990, black lung is back, with a vengeance. Epidemiologists…
Radio Night at Confined Space
Don’t feel like going out on the town tonight? Too cold, too tired, too old? Well gather the family around…
The Lives They Lived. And The Gifts They’ve Left Us With
Jim Melius. Leslie Nickels. Jack Sheehan. Mike McGraw. Paul Nyden. As a new year starts, everyone from the New York…
Editorial Board Resigns after Corporate Takeover of Worker-Oriented Public Health Journal
The entire 22-member Editorial Board of the International Journal of Occupational and Environment Health resigned this morning after a months-long…
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…
Liberty Mutual to Close its Famed Research Institute
The country is about to lose a major player in safety and health research, and it couldn’t come at a…