OSHA & MSHA Get Leaders: A Good Thing?
OSHA and MSHA finally have leaders. David Keeling was confirmed by the Senate earlier this week to be the new…
Government Shutdown: Trump 2.0 Style
So, once again we ask “Will the Government shut down at midnight tomorrow?” And more important, what does this mean…
OSHA: The Optional Safety and Health Administration
You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of actual sight and sound, but of corporate greed…
OSHA Penalties: How Low Can You Go?
Penalties for violating OSHA standards and imperiling workers health and lives are already embarrassingly low. But apparently not low enough…
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…
AFL-CIO Issues 2025 Death on the Job Report
Workers Memorial Day is April 28, and right on schedule, the AFL-CIO has released its annual Death on the Job…
Closing OSHA Offices will Not Save Money; It will Increase Worker Injuries, Illnesses and Deaths
Elon Musk’s DOGE team has announced that eleven OSHA area offices will be closed, presumably to save money on the…
An Open Letter to the Good People of Michigan
Dear Michiganders: You have a beautiful state. Though I don’t live there, I have friends who do, and I have…
Democrats Demand Answers on DOL Book Burning
Democrats are fighting back. Earlier this week, Confined Space reported that numerous OSHA health and safety documents had been banned…
Unions Refile Lawsuit to Keep DOGE Out of DOL
A group of AFL-CIO unions, an economic think tank and partner organizations filed an amended lawsuit to protect the confidential…