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Public Employees Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

Fatal Workplaces: The Weekly Toll

March 17, 2026 Aina Atienza
Occupational Disease Workplace Illness

Small but Mighty: How One Organization Has Championed Worker Health for Nearly Four Decades

March 13, 2026 Kathleen Rest
Department of Labor Enforcement OSHA

New DOL Enforcement Memo Details Where Not to Enforce

March 11, 2026 Jordan Barab
Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

Clocking in for The Final Shift: The Weekly Toll

March 10, 2026 Aina Atienza
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50 Years Ago Today: The Scotia Mine Disaster

March 9, 2026 Jordan Barab
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Former CSB Chair Moves on to (Much) Greener Pastures

June 27, 2018 Jordan Barab

Last month, without any warning or explanation, Vanessa Sutherland announced her resignation as Chair of the Chemical Safety Board. Earlier…

Labor Unions Public Employees

Janus: Don’t Mourn, Organize

June 27, 2018 Jordan Barab

I don’t have too much original to say about the disgusting Janus decision today, so I’ll stick to a couple…

Department of Labor Labor Unions

Today’s Bad Idea: Merge Labor and Education Departments

June 21, 2018 Jordan Barab

The Trump administration today proposed to merge the Department of Labor into the Department of Education. While some have suggested…

Health Care Workers Labor Unions

SEIU Retires Its Safety and Health Program

June 20, 2018 Jordan Barab

A recent study by Harvard University professor Michael Zoorob showed that unionization saves lives. That’s the good news. But it…

Criminal Prosecution Labor Unions Short Stuff Trench Collapse

Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety and Health: Short Stuff

June 20, 2018 Jordan Barab

Death by Trench: Equipment World has just completed a special report on trench hazards and the dozens of preventable deaths…

Trench Collapse Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: The Last Shift

June 18, 2018 Jordan Barab

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Chemical Standards

Century Foundation: EPA Foot-Dragging on Methylene Chloride Is Endangering Workers and Consumers

June 18, 2018 Jordan Barab

Check out my commentary on The Century Foundation’s website on EPA’s foot-dragging on banning the use of methylene chloride as…

Budget OSHA

House Subcommittee Votes to Cut OSHA Funding

June 15, 2018 Jordan Barab

The House of Representatives Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee has reported out a bill cutting overall OSHA funding from $552.78 million in…

AFL-CIO Enforcement OSHA

OSHA Enforcement in Decline Data Shows

June 13, 2018 Jordan Barab

Words Words Words I’m so sick of words I get words all day through First from him, now from you…

Alex Acosta OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)

OSHA Weakens Voluntary Protection Programs’ Integrity

June 12, 2018 Jordan Barab

OSHA issued a new policy document last week for its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), weakening measures taken in the last…

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