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Short Stuff: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety

April 5, 2018 Jordan Barab

Kentucky Limits Black Lung Claims Reviews: We have recently noted that black lung is back with a vengeance after almost…

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It’s Always Something: Dispatches from the front lines of the battle for workplace safety

February 16, 2018 Jordan Barab

Black Lung is Back: After almost being eradicated in the late 1990, black lung is back, with a vengeance. Epidemiologists…

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Trump’s Worker Safety & Health Budget Again Undermines Worker Safety & Health

February 15, 2018 Jordan Barab

Earlier this week, President Trump submitted his Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal. This is his second budget proposal and although…

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Trump’s War on Coal (Miners) Continues

December 18, 2017 Jordan Barab

When I noted last week that OSHA had come out of the new Fall 2017 Regulatory Agenda relatively unscathed, I…

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Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety and Health: Short Stuff

December 13, 2017 Jordan Barab

COSHCON17 — The Young and the Active — : The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, the umbrella group…

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Short Stuff: Short, But Interesting

November 21, 2017 Jordan Barab

There’s always so much to talk about. Luckily, you have me to distill it for you. Zatezalo to MSHA: The…

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Catching Up: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety — Short Stuff

October 12, 2017 Jordan Barab

Just got back from a couple of weeks away and thought I’d spend some time catching up on what’s been…

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Dispatches From the Front Lines of the War On Worker Safety: Short Stuff

September 11, 2017 Jordan Barab

The Incredible Disappearing Security Breach: Hard to know what to say about this. Remember that alleged security “breach” in OSHA’s…

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Good Budget News (For a Change)

September 7, 2017 Jordan Barab

Today the full Senate Appropriations Committee reported out the FY 2018 Labor-HHS Funding Bill. The bill maintains OSHA, MSHA and…

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House Republican Budget Continues War on Worker Safety

September 7, 2017 Jordan Barab

The House of Representatives continued to wage its never-ending war on working people yesterday when the House Rules Committee voted…