Doug Parker Confirmed as OSHA Head
For the first time since Dr. David Michaels exited the OSHA’s Assistant Secretary’s Office in January 2017, a short 1747…
Weekly Toll: Wood Chippers, Guns, Falls,Vehicles — How Workers Die
This is a weekly list of some workers killed on the job over the past week. I collect this information…
House Hearing Tomorrow: Protecting Lives and Livelihoods — Vaccine Requirements and Employee Accommodations
The House Education and Labor Subcommittees on Workforce Protections, and Civil Rights and Human Services will hold a joint hearing…
What Can We Expect With OSHA’s Vax-or-Test Standard: Watch Here
OSHA’s proposed Emergency Temporary Standard that will require employers to ensure that their employees are either vaccinated or tested weekly…
To The Gates of Hell: Republican Opposition to OSHA’s COVID Vax/Test Mandate
Armageddon is coming — courtesy of a few Republican governors who believe that strong opposition to vaccine mandates has become…
OSHA Cracks Down On State Plans That Refuse to Adopt COVID Standard
Federal OSHA is cracking down on OSHA state plan states who refuse to adopt OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards.
Job Postings
Confined Space will occasionally publicize job postings in the field of workplace safety and health (WE NEED YOU!). If your…
Weekly Toll: Those Who Didn’t Come Home
This is a weekly list of some workers killed on the job over the past week. This is the first…
Public Employees: Still Second-Class Citizens After 51 Years
When I walked into my new job at AFSCME on November 1, 1982, I was immediately given the workplace safety…