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Assaulted at Work: Workplace Violence Update

Aug 8, 2022 Jordan Barab
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Weekly Toll: Killed on the Job

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Jul 21, 2022 Jordan Barab
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Jul 18, 2022 Jordan Barab
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John Froines: 1939-2022

Jul 18, 2022 Jordan Barab
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Deconstructing the Administrative State Mine Safety MSHA

Kentucky and West Virginia Move to Weaken Protections for Coal Miners

Mar 15, 2017 Jordan Barab

When you think coal mining, your think West Virginia and Kentucky. And when you think coal mine disasters, you think…

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History Lesson: Accurate OSHA Recordkeeping Key to Worker Safety and Health

Mar 14, 2017 Jordan Barab

The Senate will vote next week on repealing the Volks rule and thereby making it impossible for OSHA to cite…

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Mar 14, 2017 Jordan Barab

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Worker Safety in Trump Times

Mar 13, 2017 Jordan Barab

New York Times reporter Barry Meier writes about OSHA’s failure to issue any enforcement-related press releases since inauguration and attacks…

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Mar 13, 2017 Jordan Barab

Those of you who were quick on the draw may have noticed that for a few minutes this afternoon I…

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Volks Vote Postponed

Mar 13, 2017 Jordan Barab

Good news. The Senate vote on repealing the Volks rule has been postponed from tomorrow until next week. Repeal of…

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Utah State OSHA Plan: Good for the boss, bad for me?

Mar 13, 2017 Jordan Barab

The Salt Lake City TribuneĀ (partnering with The Utah Investigative Journalism Project) published an article last week entitled “Death on the…

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URGENT: Senate Poised to Take Away Worker Safety Protections

Mar 11, 2017 Jordan Barab

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on S.J Res 27/H.J. Res 83 repealing the so-called “Volks Rule.”…

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Mar 11, 2017 Jordan Barab

Introducing Confined Space 2.0. I was hoping to wait a bit longer to start this up, but with crippling budget…

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