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Occupational Disease Workplace Illness

Who Cares For Injured and Sick Workers?

June 19, 2025 Kathleen Rest
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Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job

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NIOSH Budget: The Horror Show

June 12, 2025 Jordan Barab
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June 9, 2025 Jordan Barab
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June 6, 2025 Jordan Barab
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If CSB Swims with the Fishes; American People Suffer the Consequences

May 31, 2017 Jordan Barab

America, we have a problem. And it promises to get worse. 2 Killed in Explosion at West Virginia Industrial Plant…

Agriculture Alex Acosta Department of Labor MSHA Poultry Industry Short Stuff Whistleblowers

Short Stuff: More Problems for Construction, Poultry Processing, Farms and Whistleblowers. So why doesn’t anyone want to work at DOL?

May 30, 2017 Jordan Barab

Do Not Pass go: The New York Times reports that “the owner of two Brooklyn construction companies was charged with…

Enforcement State Plan States

Feds Crack Down on Arizona OSHA…For Now.

May 30, 2017 Jordan Barab

There are a couple of stories here. Recent headlines report on an OSHA letter warning Arizona OSHA that it is…

Construction Susan Harwood Worker Training Program

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May 30, 2017 Jordan Barab

Don’t let Acosta or OSHA get away with these simplistic condescending tweets while they delay the silica and beryllium standards…

Weekly Toll

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May 29, 2017 Jordan Barab

Owner killed in explosion PHILIPPI, WV — After further investigation of an explosion in Barbour County on Wednesday, the Occupational…

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Public Employees: Too Late to be Concerned After a Death

May 29, 2017 Jordan Barab

The Massachusetts Senate has voted to expand the death benefit for public employees who die on the job to $300,000.…

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Residential Construction: Death, Injury and Doing it the Right Way

May 28, 2017 Jordan Barab

Kudos to Idaho Statesman Reporter Audrey Dutton for a first-rate article about the hazards of residential construction — how many…

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Tesla: Futuristic Cars, Same Old Worker Injuries

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Tesla may make shiny, new, innovative, futuristic American automobiles, but the relentless pace at which it pushes its workers is…

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May 25, 2017 Jordan Barab

News that President Trump has slated NIOSH for a 40% cut sends shivers through anyone who thinks that strong, well-funded…

Budget Centers for Disease Control Department of Labor Environmental Protection Agency Health Care Workers OSHA Short Stuff Susan Harwood Worker Training Program

Short Stuff: Eating Squirrels, Killing Health Care Workers and….

May 24, 2017 Jordan Barab

More Budget Follies – CDC Edition: We’ve discussed Trump’s FY 18 budget proposal. OSHA and MSHA don’t come out too…

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