Modernizing OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program: Does it Make Sense?
OSHA announced today that it is inviting “the public and workplace safety stakeholders to share their comments on how the…
Labor Shortages? How About More Child Labor?
Last Fall, I wrote about an upsetting Labor Department injunction filed in federal court against Packers Sanitation Services (PSSI) Inc.…
Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job
I was away for a couple of weeks, so running behind. In this report, workers died from falls, drowned, were…
Silica for Lunch
Sometimes I wish I could just stay home in bed. But dogs need walking, and this aging body needs exercise.…
New OSHA Enforcement Policy Will Raise Penalties
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is known for its low penalties. Although OSHA’s maximum penalties have been gone up…
Dispatches from the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Long Absences from Long Covid We don’t really know how many workers died of COVID-19 acquired on the job. But…
Immigrant Worker Lives Matter
Sometimes you see things and all you can do is shake your head — and write. On January 9, police…
Weekly Toll: Working the Final Shift
Over the last week, worker shot for “brandishing” company-issued cutter, workers killed in chemical tank explosion, electrocutions, falls, forklift, vehicle…
Republican “Workforce” Committee Sees Commies Under Every Desk
I could probably fill this blog every day with ridiculous things that Republicans say about labor issues, but I’ll generally…
Protect Workers; Don’t Blame Them
The Washington Post did the nation a service last week by recognizing that the near death of one relatively famous…