Father and Son Suffocate in Confined Space. Why?
All preventable workplace fatalities make me mad, but none make me madder than trench collapses and confined space fatalities. There…
Dead in a Bathtub at 21
On April 28, while thousands of Americans were commemorating Workers Memorial Day, 21 year old Kevin Hartley was hard at…
Some Bad New (about NY Dairy Workers), But Also Good News: Read All About It in Short Stuff
Milking the Workers? Farm worker advocates have published a survey of mostly undocumented Hispanic workers that describes discrimination and workplace…
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Trump Administration Continues to Attack Worker Protections
The New York Times takes another look at Obama administration worker protections that are being “revisited” in the early months…
A Company That Was Bound to Kill Someone
Zachary Henzerling, a 20 year old ” big kid at heart,” was on his third week at work for Environmental…
Three Workers Killed in Corn Mill Explosion
In one of the biggest workplace disasters this year, three workers were killed in a massive explosion at the Didion…
New Jersey Workplace Violence Case: DOL & OSHA Cave In
Which statement below represents reality? This one? NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES OF BRMC WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLAN May 22,2017 Bergen Regional…
Death, Amputation and Interesting Times in Saipan
Not that you’d find it the homepage of its website, but OSHA issued a large press release earlier this week…
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Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Short Stuff: Eating Squirrels, Killing Health Care Workers and….
More Budget Follies – CDC Edition: We’ve discussed Trump’s FY 18 budget proposal. OSHA and MSHA don’t come out too…
Trump FY 18 Budget Slashes Research, Kills Harwood Training Program and Chemical Safety Board
The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations. — Jacob Lew…