It’s Alive! OSHA’s COVID-19 Standard Lives to See Another Day
Cheer up. It’s not all bad news out there. OSHA, and the workers it helps to protect, won the lottery–…
Workers Who Died of COVID Remain Invisible to Feds
Good news! According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020 (also known as the year of COVID) was a great year…
Weekly Toll: Tornadoes, Falls, Machines, Vehicles, Shootings — Dying in American Workplaces
On average, 14 workers are killed every day in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. That’s…
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OSHA-MSHA Regulatory Agendas Released
For regulatory nerds, no days are more exciting than when the White House Office of Regulatory and Interagency Affairs (OIRA)…
Senate To Vote On Repealing OSHA Vax-or-Test Standard
Republicans in the U.S. Senate have set a Congressional Review Act vote this afternoon on repealing the Vax-or-Test Emergency Temporary…
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who’s The Most Influential Of Them All?
Most influential? Good question. I’m not sure anyone is asking in this country, but Safety and Health Practitioner is holding…
The Weekly Toll: Leaving Family Behind
This week: Mining incident, falls, machinery, shootings, forklifts, vehicle incidents. On average, 14 workers are killed every day in the…
Update 2: The Latest Developments on Workplace Vaccine Requirements
In politics, bad news always comes late Friday afternoon. And the whole vaccine/test requirement issue is no exception to that…
Update: Workplace Vaccine Requirements
So, it’s been almost a month since the Biden Administration issued OSHA’s Vax-or-Mask standard for employers with 100 or more…
Short Stuff: Dispatches From the Front Lines of Labor and Workplace Safety
Undocumented Workers Deserve Safe Workplaces: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration does not distinguish between American citizens and undocumented workers…