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Give Workers the Gift of Kindness When Shopping for the Holidays

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Immigrants
An Open Letter to ICE Agents
How Workers Died Last Week: The Weekly Toll
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How Workers Died Last Week: The Weekly Toll
Washington Post’s Road to Anti-Union Perdition
Journalism Labor Unions Railroads
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Give Workers the Gift of Kindness When Shopping for the Holidays
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EPA Suffers From Shortage of Common Sense: Attorneys General from 11 states — New York, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,…

Fatalities OSHA Weekly Toll

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July 31, 2017 Jordan Barab

Worker killed after collision with SUV on Fargo airport runway FARGO, ND — A contract worker painting stripes on the…

Enforcement Press Releases

OSHA Enforcement: Reporters Report While OSHA Mostly Hides

July 31, 2017 Jordan Barab

Here we are, at the end of July, and OSHA continues to hide the fact that it actually enforces the…

Confined Space Enforcement OSHA

No Excuse: Confined Spaces Continue to Kill

July 28, 2017 Jordan Barab

I wrote a few weeks ago about the death of three workers in a confined space incident where the initial…

Enforcement OSHA

Fraser Shipyards: Playing “Catch-up” Kills Workers

July 27, 2017 Jordan Barab

No matter how terrible an incident, no matter how many workers are injured or killed, there are a few constants…

Enforcement OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs

OSHA Enforcement vs. Compliance Assistance: Myth vs. Fact

July 25, 2017 Jordan Barab

One of the most persistent — and distorted — arguments in the health and safety community is about how best…

OSHA Press Releases

Sweatt Starts at OSHA as……..??

July 25, 2017 Jordan Barab

According to OSHA’s Organizational Chart, Loren Sweatt has now made the long voyage across the National Mall to become OSHA’s…

Fatalities Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Not Coming Home From Work

July 24, 2017 Jordan Barab

Worker found dead, pinned in NYC elevator shaft NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a construction worker was found dead,…

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July 21, 2017 Jordan Barab

The Office of Management and Budget released its Spring (very, very late Spring) Regulatory Agenda yesterday. The Regulatory Agenda is…

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OSHA To Get Political Leadership

July 19, 2017 Jordan Barab

Loren Sweatt, Senior Policy Advisor for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce will reportedly be named Deputy Assistant…

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