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All in a Seven Days’ Work: The Weekly Toll

November 10, 2026 Aina Atienza
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Occupational Fatalities: The Weekly Toll

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Workplace Deaths: The Weekly Toll

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All in a Seven Days’ Work: The Weekly Toll
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All in a Seven Days’ Work: The Weekly Toll
Occupational Fatalities: The Weekly Toll
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Occupational Fatalities: The Weekly Toll
Clocking in for the Final Shift: The Weekly Toll
Mine Safety MSHA Weekly Toll
Clocking in for the Final Shift: The Weekly Toll
Workplace Deaths: The Weekly Toll
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Workplace Deaths: The Weekly Toll
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Chamber of Commerce: Killing Unions More Important Than Saving Lives

May 18, 2017 Jordan Barab

The Chamber of Commerce is nothing if it’s not consistent. Consistently opposed to each and every new protection issued or…

Deconstructing the Administrative State Recordkeeping Regulations and Standards

BREAKING: OSHA Announces Delay of Recordkeeping Rule

May 17, 2017 Jordan Barab

Probably hoping no one would notice, OSHA today subtly buried an “Update” deep in its website, announcing that it intends…

Chemical Standards Construction Office of Management and Budget OSHA Regulations and Standards Silica

Industry Petitions OSHA to Reopen Silica Standard

May 17, 2017 Jordan Barab

Representatives of the construction industry, as well as general industry have petitioned Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to reopen the silica…

Recordkeeping Volks Rule

Democrats Introduce Bill to Overturn Republican Repeal of Recordkeeping Rule

May 16, 2017 Jordan Barab

Democratic leaders in the US Senate and House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would reverse the Republican’s recent repeal…

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Short Stuff: Information to Make Your Life More Interesting

May 16, 2017 Jordan Barab

Raw Sewage and A Foot per Worker: The Labor Department filed a lawsuit against G Farms in El Mirage, Arizona…

Fatalities Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Not Coming Home

May 15, 2017 Jordan Barab

The latest list of workers not coming home at the end of the shift Jimmy Ray Baker, 45 of Houston…

Enforcement OSHA Press Releases

OSHA Press Releases Hide Behind “Cloak of Invisibility”

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…

Mine Safety MSHA

Has Prison Rehabilitated Don Blankenship?

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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