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Trench Collapse Deaths Ring Out the Old Year

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Public Employees: Too Late to be Concerned After a Death

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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

May 26, 2017 Jordan Barab

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

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Liberty Mutual Follow-up: Breaking Its Promises?

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…

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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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Trump FY 18 Budget Slashes Research, Kills Harwood Training Program and Chemical Safety Board

May 23, 2017 Jordan Barab

The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations. — Jacob Lew…

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May 23, 2017 Jordan Barab

Responding to withering criticism from his friends in the business community for allowing the Obama administration’s “fiduciary rule” to go…

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ICE Goes After Undocumented Worker Seeking Workers Compensation

May 22, 2017 Jordan Barab

Every worker has a right to a safe workplace — whether they’re documented or not. And workers in many states…

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Weekly Toll: Nothing Good Here

May 22, 2017 Jordan Barab

JCP&L employee dies after Freehold electrocution FREEHOLD, NJ – A Jersey Central Power & Light employee died after touching live…

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Workplace Safety: Do It Yourself Edition

May 22, 2017 Jordan Barab

Do you sit in a comfortable office all day, outraged by what you read in Confined Space, and wondering what…

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