Asbestos: Still a Killer
Hear much about asbestos lately? Think it’s one of those hazards from the past? Think again. An estimated 50,000 workers…
Workers Memorial Day, April 28
Workers Memorial Day — when people from around the world come together to remember those who have been killed, injured…
OSHA Enforcement Update: Confined Space Writes OSHA Press Releases
If OSHA won’t do it, Confined Space will. During the Obama administration, OSHA’s policy was to issue a press release…
BREAKING!!! OSHA Issues First Enforcement Press Release Announcing $1.5 million fine for two trench deaths
Employer in fatal Boston trench collapse did not provide safety training and basic safeguards for employees, OSHA finds Atlantic Drain…
Blood in your food: Injury and Death on Farms
There are many metaphors that are commonly used in Washington DC . One of those metaphors is to describe something…
Short Stuff
Home Sweet Home: Congress is home for two weeks. Hopefully all of you are planning on talking to your Senators…
Alex Acosta
Beryllium
Chemical Standards
David Michaels
Environmental Protection Agency
OSHA
Silica
Workplace Illness
Legal Does Not Mean Safe: The Fate of Chemical Protections for Workers in the Trump Era
The fact that most OSHA chemical standards are old, outdated and don’t protect workers very well is something that government,…
“‘Horrible’ pictures of suffering moved Trump to action on Syria” How about horrible pictures here at home?
Patrick Walters, killed in a trench collapse, 2002 (NYT) Ed Reinke/Associated Press
Manhattan DA Calls For Higher Penalties for Workplace Fatalities
Manhattan NY District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. has called on New York State to raise the maximum penalty for corporate…