OSHA Issues Second Enforcement Press Release
Could Alex Acosta be ushering in a new era at OSHA (or maybe re-ushering in an old era)? Yesterday OSHA…
Walkaround: Trump’s OSHA Attacks Workers’ Rights
Summary One of the main challenges of running an agency like OSHA is ensuring that a mid-20th century law adequately…
Short Stuff: Must-reads
Less Than Chickens In a MUST-READ article, Pro Publica’s Mike Grabell describes the plight of Case Farms poultry workers, most…
Weekly Toll: Death in the Workplace
Death in the workplace does not stop for Workers Memorial Day Cab driver shot and killed while on duty NEW…
FY 2017 OSHA Budget Slashes Funding in Standards, Statistics
The FY 2017 Omnibus Budget bill that was released by Congress today provides a flat overall budget for the Occupational…
Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants: Bad for all workers, good employers and workplace safety
Read this article in The Nation by Terri Gerstein. Gerstein was formerly Labor Bureau Chief in the New York State…
Trump to Construction and Maritime Workers on Workers Memorial Day: “Get Sick and Die.”
The Trump administration today — Workers Memorial Day — initiated its first real OSHA regulatory rollback — a proposed weakening…
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Chemical Safety Board
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Deconstructing the Administrative State
Department of Labor
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Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
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Workers Memorial Day
The First Hundred Days of Trump’s OSHA: Ain’t Seen Nuthin’ Yet?
Today is Workers Memorial Day, a day set aside around the world to remember those killed on the job —…
Sacrificing Your Health For Paycheck: NELP Report on Severe Injuries — Especially in Poultry
Twenty-seven workers suffer severe injuries involving hospitalization or an amputation every day, according to the National Employment Law Project (NELP)…
The Dirty Dozen: National COSH Releases Report on Companies That Put Workers at Risk
Just in time for Workers Memorial Day, the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) has announced “The…