Worker Dies of Heat Stroke 6 days After Abbott Signs Bill Repealing Heat Protections
Less than a week after Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill that will repeal measures in Austin and Dallas…
Greg Abbott’s Texas: Where Workers Go To Die
The competition to be the nation’s worst Governor can’t be easy these days, especially when you’re going up against Florida…
Weekly Toll: Workers Who Will Not Be Coming Home
Last week workers were electrocuted, killed in a trench collapse, died in falls, crushed by machinery, shot and a bunch…
Beyond Disappointing: OSHA’s Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda
As many of you who closely follow the headlines know, the biggest news this week was not that Donald Trump…
Child Labor: 16 Year Old Killed At Landfill
Some jobs teach kids good work habits and skills. Some jobs kill them. Last Thursday morning, two weeks into summer…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
Last week, workers were crushed in machines, and killed in falls, shootings, vehicular incidents and tree trimming. And a 16-year…
OSHA: Ron DeSantis’s “Regulatory Leviathan”
0SHA is every Republican’s favorite punching bag. Including Florida Governor and Presidential aspirant Ron DeSantis. In the 1980’s, Vermont Senator…
Weekly Toll: The Last Shift
Last week, workers were electrocuted, shot, and killed in explosions, falls, logging and vehicle incidents On average, over 100 workers…
City Turns Contractor into OSHA for Trench Hazards
Last Fall, I wrote about the failure of my city’s public works department to enforce safe working conditions for the…
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Bring OSHA into the 21st Century The Occupational Safety and Health Act just had its 52nd birthday. OSHA was born…