Chemical Standards
Deconstructing the Administrative State
Environmental Protection Agency
Regulations and Standards
EPA: “A Corporate Takeover of the Agency”
We read the painful stories in the Sunday papers so you don’t have to. Today a story about the corporate…
Beryllium
Department of Labor
Environmental Protection Agency
Short Stuff
Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Save Harwood, War on Workers, War on the Earth: This Week’s Short Stuff
Save Harwood, Save Workers: The Trump Administration’s plan to scrap the Susan Harwood Worker Training Grant program has been getting…
Ohio Decides Injured Workers Deserve Workers Comp — Even if Undocumented
A proposal that would have blocked workers compensation benefits for undocumented workers injured on the job was defeated Wednesday in…
Blame The Worker — The Error of Blaming Incidents on “Human Error”
A New York subway train derailed earlier this week, injuring thirty-four riders and striking fear into the hearts of subway…
Acosta Testifies in the Senate: Red Lights, Retaliation and VPP
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta testified yesterday before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related…
Save Harwood. Here’s the easy way to Contact Your Congressperson
Labor Secretary Acosta just finished his last hearing before the Senate on the Department of Labor’s FY 2018 budget. We’ll…
OSHA Proposes to Delay Recordkeeping Rule
OSHA has officially announced a proposal to delay the reporting requirements of its “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses”…
Weekly Toll: Workers Dying Every Day
Worker dies in accident at Weitsman facility Oswego, NY — An employee at Ben Weitsman & Son’s facility in Owego…
Breaking: OSHA Launches Rollback of Beryllium Worker Protections
Less than half a year after workers finally received long overdue protections against deadly beryllium dust, the Trump administration has…
Kill Workers. Don’t Respond. Repeat.
So what’s going on here? OSHA investigates second fatal explosion in a month at Barbour Co., WV plant ARDEN, W.Va.…