“We were supposed to have another 20 years.” Death in the Trench
“Touching” “Infuriating” and hopefully “Educational” and “Motivating” are all words that come to mind reading this amazing article, Death in…
Mugno Voted Out Of Committee
On a straight party line vote, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee voted late yesterday to approve Scott…
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Jingle Bells, Something Smells, Chemicals in the Air Oh what fun, it is to work, with respirators you must wear……
OSHA Rejects GAO Poultry Recommendations: Sees No Problem With Workers’ Restroom Access
In a surprising and disappointing apparent rollback of OSHA’s enforcement policy related to poultry inspections, Acting Assistant Secretary Loren Sweatt…
Methylene Chloride Deaths: “All Preventable”
Methylene chloride kills. We wrote about 21-year old Kevin Hartley last June. He died last April 29 — Workers Memorial…
Scott Mugno: What Can We Expect After His Hearing?
OK, now that the dust has settled, what do we think about the performance of OSHA Assistant Secretary nominee Scott…
Mugno Confirmation Hearing: Live Tweeting
I will be live-tweeting the Mugno confirmation hearing on Twitter (@jbarab) that has just begun. If you don’t follow me…
“Weird Noise Coming From the Chipper” as Employee is Dragged to his Death
This article by Elizabeth Floyd Mair of the Altamont Enterprise is a rare summary of a court case involving an…
Republicans Find New Ways to Roll Back Protections
Just what you needed One more thing to keep you up at night. One of things we complained about at…
OSHA Enforcement Update: Large Cases, More Press Releases.
At a Congressional hearing last month, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta extolled the virtues of compliance assistance, cooperation over confrontation…