Yesterday in Workplace Safety: Pemberton Mill Collapse
Yesterday marked the 159th anniversary of the Pemberton Mill collapse that killed an estimated 145 workers.
Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff
When it comes to attacks on workplace safety and workers' rights, it's always something. Read all about it here. You…
UPDATE: OSHA, the Department of Labor and the Shut Down
Life at the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are in chaos with a growing number…
EPA Methylene Chloride Double-Cross
As Confined Space readers know, the solvent Methylene Chloride has killed dozens of workers and consumers who used the material…
Weekly Toll: Holiday Season Provides No Vacation From Workplace Death
Weekly Toll: Holiday Season Provides No Vacation From Workplace Death
2018: The Workplace Safety and Health Year in Review
2018 is gone and buried. What happened in the world of workplace safety and health? What can we learn that…
This Day in Workplace Safety History: Sago
Today is the 13th anniversary of the Sago Mine disaster that killed 12 miners and led to a sweeping modernization…
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Oil Field Workers: “We’ve just got to find a way not to kill them.”
American workers drilling for oil have dirty, dangerous jobs that often kills them. In return, they're covered by weaker OSHA…
No OSHA Head This Session
Looks like OSHA will continue to be leaderless for the near future.