Rick Burns: Labor Day In Memorium
Today is Labor Day, a day many of us spend celebrating the work of American workers and the labor movement…
Kansas City Star Calls on Trump, Congress to Give OSHA Tools It Needs
Following up on its article (and my blog post) on the tragic trench death of DJ Meyer last December, the…
Trench Death: ‘Mom, I got in a ditch today, and it started caving in on me and I got out’
There is so much sad and infuriating about this story that it’s hard to know where to begin. How about…
Workers Needlessly Killed: Near and Afar
Just heard about a worker killed in a trench collapse about a dozen miles down the road from me. He…
Workplace Safety: Do It Yourself Edition
Do you sit in a comfortable office all day, outraged by what you read in Confined Space, and wondering what…
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…
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…
Trench Deaths: No Excuse
An average of 13 workers die every day on the job. Every day news articles are written, investigations are conducted,…