OSHA Enforcement Staff at Record Low: Inspector General
The Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General (I.G.) issued a report late last month summarizing the “challenges facing…
Congress Rejects OSHA & MSHA Cuts
The Senate and House of Representatives agreed this week on an FY 2026 appropriations bill that rejected President Trump’s proposal…
2025 Confined Space Year in Review
Ah, the hopeful dawn of a new year! This is a time when we look back fondly at the events…
This Day in Workplace Safety History: The Sago Mine Disaster
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Sago mine disaster.
Trouble in Republican Paradise? Mineworkers Don’t Want to Die
News Flash: Some Republican politicians think it might be a bad idea to kill their constituents.
Death by Deregulation: MSHA May Roll Back Miners’ Silica Protections
On April 18, 2024 the Biden administration issued a long awaited new silica rule to protect coal miners — more…
Donald Trump’s Mad Love of Coal Versus the Miners Who Pay for It with Their Lives
This past April, President Donald J. Trump issued one of the wackiest, fact-challenged and ineffective executive orders of his second…
Farmington Mine Disaster and the Blood of Coal Miners
Today is the 57th anniversary of the 1968 Farmington Mine explosion. At 5:30 in the morning on November 20th, a…
Trump & Republicans Escalate War on Coal Miners
Donald Trump has made a resurgence of the coal industry a top priority. That promise helped him win the nation’s…
Trump Budget to Workers: Drop Dead
In Washington DC, the classical way to attempt to hide bad news is to announce it late Friday afternoon. And…