Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll
How workers died last week: Eleven die in paper mill explosion, six die in separate highway work zone incidents, electrocution,…
California Moves to Ban Silica Countertops
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously last week to fast-track an emergency rule that would ban…
Massachusetts Rideshare Drivers Just Made Labor History
For years, rideshare drivers have powered the American economy without sharing fully in its protections or prosperity. They are essential…
11 Presumed Dead in Paper Plant Tank Implosion: What We Know
At least eight workers are now confirmed dead, and firefighters believe there are three more bodies they have yet to…
My Patchwork Career: Lessons from a Life of Work
Looking back, I remember spilling coffee all over a customer I was waiting on in the diner. And waving to…
Workers Killed on the Job: The Weekly Toll
How workers died last week: trench collapse, falling rock, crushed to death, lawn mower, septic tank suffocation, electrocution, mine incidents,…
Chemical Safety Board
Dispatches (Short Stuff)
Meatpacking & Poultry Workers
Silica
Workplace Violence
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Next OSHA Inspection: The Fifth of Never We recently summarized the findings of the AFL-CIO’s 2026 Death on the Job…
Missing From the Commencement Ceremony: The Weekly Toll
How workers died last week: Meatpacking, falls, shootings, vehicular incidents, explosion, industrial incidents, electrocution, tree-trimming and medical plane crash. On…
The Commencement Address I Would Give If Asked
Good morning to all of you — faculty, families, friends, and most importantly—you, the Class of 2026. Today is a…
Tony Mazzocchi Centennial Conference: June 4-5
Ask almost anyone active in the workplace health and safety movement who’s around my age about what inspired them to…