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The Work Continues: Ramazzini Days 2025 and the Future of Occupational Health

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Killed at Work: The Weekly Toll

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Weekly Toll: How Workers Died

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Workplace Heat: The Hidden Toll of Injuries

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The Work Continues: Ramazzini Days 2025 and the Future of Occupational Health
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This Day In History
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Weekly Toll: How Workers Died
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Weekly Toll: Not Coming Home

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May 15, 2017 Jordan Barab

After almost four months, the Trump Administration’s OSHA has issued only two enforcement-related press releases, despite having issued well over…

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May 12, 2017 Jordan Barab

Don Blankenship got out of jail this week and instead of taking the path of penitence after a year of…

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Making OSHA More Effective: President Trump and Secretary Acosta Need Your Help!

May 11, 2017 Jordan Barab

President Trump and Labor Secretary Acosta need you to do something for your country. On March 13, President Trump signed…

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Liberty Mutual to Close its Famed Research Institute

May 11, 2017 Jordan Barab

The country is about to lose a major player in safety and health research, and it couldn’t come at a…

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Workplace Death: Freak Accident or Preventable?

May 10, 2017 Jordan Barab

Sometimes, when you’re reading about the tragedies in the Weekly Toll, there are a few that you think, “Well, that’s…

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May 9, 2017 Jordan Barab

Here’s the latest news that you can use to impress your friends and intimidate your enemies. Slashing and Burning: The…

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May 8, 2017 Jordan Barab

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Blame the Worker OSHA

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May 8, 2017 Jordan Barab

A coffee packaging machine gets jammed, and the employee, instead of shutting the machine down, reaches under the machine guards…

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