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MSHA OSHA Recordkeeping Silica

OSHA Enforcement Staff at Record Low: Inspector General

February 11, 2026 Jordan Barab
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Workers Who Won’t Be Coming Home: The Weekly Toll

February 9, 2026 Aina Atienza
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Seriously, Mr. President — We Cannot Afford to Dismantle FEMA

February 6, 2026 Kathleen Rest
Health Care Workers Workplace Violence

NY Nurses Strike for Safety

February 5, 2026 Jordan Barab
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Weekly Toll

February 3, 2026 Aina Atienza
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NY Nurses Strike for Safety
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Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health

December 19, 2023 Jordan Barab

So much happening, so little time to write about it. What’s been going on in the world of workplace safety…

Bureau of Labor Statistics Fatalities

In 2022, 15 Workers Died Every Day

December 19, 2023 Jordan Barab

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) reported today that 5,486 workers died…

Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Empty Seats for the Holidays

December 18, 2023 Jordan Barab

Many families are not having a happy holiday. How Workers Died Last Week: Killed by falling block, crushed in machinery,…

Labor Unions State Plan States

Union Demands that OSHA Revoke Failing South Carolina OSHA Program

December 15, 2023 Jordan Barab

OSHA State Plan states — you can’t live with ’em, you can’t live without ’em. Or can you? A labor…

Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace

December 11, 2023 Jordan Barab

How Workers Died Last Week: Tree trimming, Falls, toxic chemicals, suicide, shootings, stabbing, machinery and vehicle incidents, On average, over…

Books

Holiday Book List

December 9, 2023 Jordan Barab

Sorry, with Hanukah upon us and Christmas two weeks away, I’m a bit late this year, but in case you’re…

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Fall Regulatory Agenda: Blah

December 8, 2023 Jordan Barab

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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December 6, 2023 Jordan Barab

In recognition of the National COSH Conference on Worker Safety and Health, Confined Space World Headquarters has graciously decided to…

Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: Gruesome Week in the American Workplace

December 4, 2023 Jordan Barab

Gruesome week in the American workplace. Worker pulled head-first into wood chipper. MTA subway worker dragged to his death by…

Chemical Plant Safety

Bhopal: 39 Years Later and Still Hurting

December 3, 2023 Jordan Barab

Thirty-nine years ago, the city of Bhopal, India suffered the worst chemical disaster in world history. I wrote a long…

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