OSHA Update: Good Budget News from Congress and Mugno Still Missing
Good Budget News for OSHA Last June we reported some good budget news for OSHA from the Senate, and now…
There He Goes Again: Kavanaugh Still Doesn’t Get It
Good news! Good News! Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh thinks it’s perfectly reasonable for American workers to expect to come…
Kavanaugh’s Lies About SeaWorld: Annotated
Allow me to be blunt: Judge Brett Kavanaugh lied about the SeaWorld case during his Senate Confirmation testimony last week…
Events For Those in Washington DC
A photo book release and a day-long journalist-research symposium LIFE’S WORK, A Fifty Year Photographic Chronicle of Working in the…
Worker Killed In Trench Collapse — Again. Why? And What Can Be Done?
Another in a continuing, never-ending series on the tragedy of preventable trench collapses (and the journalism that accompanies them.) Anthony…
“Safety Is Our Top Priority”
I read a lot of articles about workers getting killed on the job in preventable incidents. They’re always upsetting. But…
Worker Not Crushed to Death in Trench Collapse
What does it take for some employers to get the message? OSHA announced yesterday that it had issued citations with…
OSHA Comings and Goings
Mostly goings. Tom Galassi, OSHA’s Director of Enforcement Programs retired as of last week. Tom is a certified industrial hygienist…
Harwood Grants Announced
“Harwood” must be short for “Hard to Kill.” Despite receiving the death penalty from the Trump administration and the House…
Nice Try: OSHA’s Rollback of the Recordkeeping Rule–The Real Story
OSHA proposed last week to roll back parts of the “Electronic Recordkeeping” regulation that the Obama administration issued in 2016.…