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If you haven’t yet done so, it’s time to do so. And if you have done so, do it again:…

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July 7, 2017 Jordan Barab

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States Get Safety Report Cards: Winners and Losers

July 6, 2017 Jordan Barab

It’s report card time and states are lining up to get their grades from the National Safety Council.The State of…

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July 5, 2017 Jordan Barab

George Yoksas The OSHA family suffered a huge loss last month when George Yoksas passed away at his desk at…

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Enforcement Update: OSHA Still Embarrassed About Enforcing the Law

July 5, 2017 Jordan Barab

Press Release Drought Continues When Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta testified last month before the US Senate, he committed to…

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EPA, Climate Change and Regulatory Certainty

July 4, 2017 Jordan Barab

A federal appeals court has blocked EPA’s delay of its methane pollution rule. The court says that the reasoning EPA…

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Weekly Toll: The Pain Continues

July 3, 2017 Jordan Barab

UGI worker killed in Pa. home explosion, company confirms Lancaster, PA — A UGI worker was killed and two others…

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July 2, 2017 Jordan Barab

We read the painful stories in the Sunday papers so you don’t have to. Today a story about the corporate…

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Save Harwood, Save Workers: The Trump Administration’s plan to scrap the Susan Harwood Worker Training Grant program has been getting…

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Ohio Decides Injured Workers Deserve Workers Comp — Even if Undocumented

June 30, 2017 Jordan Barab

A proposal that would have blocked workers compensation benefits for undocumented workers injured on the job was defeated Wednesday in…

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