The Dark Side of the Chip
By Chip Hughes When Maria, a 32-year-old technician in Phoenix, first started at the sprawling TSMC fab, she thought she…
Smoke Gets In Your Lungs
These are not good times for those who care about workers’ safety and health. Democrats and labor feel frustrated, powerless…
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…
NIOSH Budget: The Horror Show
I promised to analyze President Trump’s proposed FY 2026 budget for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).…
American Poison: How Leaded Gas Companies Beat The Toxicologists
One hundred years ago scientists solved a puzzle: how to improve gasoline to make cars more fuel efficient and eliminate…
Reflections on 9-11
On Sunday night, September 8, 60 Minutes devoted its entire program to 9/11 and the Fire Department of New York…
Silica: MSHA Acts to Protect Miners From Deadly Lung Disease
The Mine Safety and Health Administration announced yesterday that it is issuing its long-awaited standard protecting miners from deadly silica-related…
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Year in Review
2018: The Workplace Safety and Health Year in Review
2018 is gone and buried. What happened in the world of workplace safety and health? What can we learn that…
“Suffocating While Alive” The Return of Black Lung
Howard Berkes has published a major investigative piece for NPR/Frontline on the resurgence of black lung among coal miners. Read…
Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff
Your job or you unborn child. Your job or your bladder. Your job or your life. These are the choices…