Will Getting Rid of Chevron Deference Cure Congressional Dysfunction?
I may not be a constitutional scholar (although I did get a perfect score on my 8th grade Constitution test),…
Weekly Toll: Death in the Workplace
How workers died last week: Covered in molten steel, pinned between doors, hot air balloon crash, ski lift accident, chemical…
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Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Violent Assaults Against Workers Continue While OSHA continues to sloooowly make progress on its standard to protect healthcare workers against…
How the Supreme Court Kills Workers: The Demise of Chevron Deference
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear one of the most important cases of this term, the outcome of which could…
Weekly Toll: Carnage in the Workplace
Workers crushed under semi-trailer, under mobile home and by thousands of pounds of dirt in an unprotected trench. Shootings, falls,…
Worker Killed in Trench Collapse: NOT a “Freak Accident”
__________________________________________________________’ Michael Dorgan Fox News Somewhere in New York Dear Mr. Dorgan: I am writing about an article you wrote…
USPS Heat Death Draws Small OSHA Fine. And Huge Anger
On June 20, 2023 postal worker Eugene Gates died from heat stroke while delivering mail on his route in Lakewood,…
Weekly Toll: Thoughts and Prayers Are Not Enough
How workers died last week: Crushed under loading ramp, murdered at group home, killed in tree-trimming incident, shootings, falls, vehicle…
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Year in Review
The 2023 Confined Space Year In Review
Happy New Year. It’s time to look back on the events of 2023 before they’re permanently buried beneath the tragic…
Weekly Toll: 2023 Ends With More Death in the Workplace
How workers died over the last couple of weeks: Two workers killed in trench collapses, worker crushed under 90,000-pound trailer,…