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August 13, 2018 Jordan Barab

Family, friends mourning death of construction worker killed in Twin Peaks Tunnel SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KTVU) – Family and friends…

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August 13, 2018 Jordan Barab

As the nation’s capital was about to be overrun by more than two dozen American Nazis yesterday, President Trump issued…

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August 9, 2018 Jordan Barab

Every day we read about how EPA or OSHA announced their intention to roll back this protection, or failed to…

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“Freak Accidents” — Neither Freakish, nor Accidental

August 9, 2018 Jordan Barab

Freak Accident: An incident, especially one that is harmful, occurring under highly unusual and unlikely circumstances. (Wiktionary) This is another…

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August 7, 2018 Jordan Barab

What does it take for some employers to get the message? OSHA announced yesterday that it had issued citations with…

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August 7, 2018 Jordan Barab

Mostly goings. Tom Galassi, OSHA’s Director of Enforcement Programs retired as of last week. Tom is a certified industrial hygienist…

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“Harwood” must be short for “Hard to Kill.” Despite receiving the death penalty from the Trump administration and the House…

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August 1, 2018 Jordan Barab

OSHA proposed last week to roll back parts of the “Electronic Recordkeeping” regulation that the Obama administration issued in 2016.…

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