Clocking in for the Final Shift: The Weekly Toll
How workers died last week: asphyxiation, crushed to death, stabbings, rollovers, firefighting, explosions, vehicle incidents, shootings and occupational cancer. On…
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Dispatches From the Front Lines of Occupational Safety and Health
Are you dreading the long boring weekend coming up? Well, never fear. Confined Space is providing you with lots of…
New Regulatory Agenda: No Good News for Heat or Silica
Our long wait is over. The White House Office of Management and Budget has finally issued its latest Regulatory Agenda.…
Friday Night Massacre at Mine Safety Review Commission
Trump political retribution and the ghost of DOGE (remember that?) are still alive and finally reaching down into the smallest…
50 Years Ago Today: The Scotia Mine Disaster
At approximately 11:45 a.m., March 9, 1976, a massive explosion caused by coal dust and methane gas blasted through Scotia…
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.