Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace
How Workers Died Last Week: Tree trimming, Falls, toxic chemicals, suicide, shootings, stabbing, machinery and vehicle incidents, On average, over…
Holiday Book List
Sorry, with Hanukah upon us and Christmas two weeks away, I’m a bit late this year, but in case you’re…
Fall Regulatory Agenda: Blah
BREAKING NEWS: The Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda has been released! And that’s pretty much the beginning and end of the…
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In recognition of the National COSH Conference on Worker Safety and Health, Confined Space World Headquarters has graciously decided to…
Weekly Toll: Gruesome Week in the American Workplace
Gruesome week in the American workplace. Worker pulled head-first into wood chipper. MTA subway worker dragged to his death by…
Bhopal: 39 Years Later and Still Hurting
Thirty-nine years ago, the city of Bhopal, India suffered the worst chemical disaster in world history. I wrote a long…
A Failing Report Card on Worker Health and Safety                                                  Â
Earlier this month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its latest report on private sector workplace injuries and illnesses…
Weekly Toll: Empty Seats at Thanksgiving
Either fewer workers were killed Thanksgiving week (because fewer were working) or fewer reporters reported on workplace fatalities (because fewer…
Confined Space Holiday Fundraiser
It is my unpleasant task, every decade or so, to hold an irregular Confined Space fundraiser. As you all know,…
55 Years Ago: The Farmington Mine Disaster
A day late, but yesterday was the 55th anniversary of the Farmington Mine Disaster, November 20, 1968. Below is a…