In 2022, 15 Workers Died Every Day
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) reported today that 5,486 workers died…
Weekly Toll: Empty Seats for the Holidays
Many families are not having a happy holiday. How Workers Died Last Week: Killed by falling block, crushed in machinery,…
Union Demands that OSHA Revoke Failing South Carolina OSHA Program
OSHA State Plan states — you can’t live with ’em, you can’t live without ’em. Or can you? A labor…
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…
Subscribe to Confined Space
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…