New Safety Idea?
When you’re working outdoors, it’s important to know what the weather is. Several years ago, OSHA produced a very useful…
FedEx Fatalities: Mugno Has Some Explaining To do
Scott Mugno, nominated by President Trump to be the next head of OSHA has a problem. Several problems actually. Last…
The Weekly Toll: Death In The American Workplace
Man killed by falling tree in Brentwood BRENTWOOD, N.H. — A workplace accident took a tragic turn when a local…
One Last Time: OSHA Extends Recordkeeping Reporting Deadline
After multiple delays, OSHA has finally announced that employers who are required to keep OSHA injury and illness records must…
Editorial Board Resigns after Corporate Takeover of Worker-Oriented Public Health Journal
The entire 22-member Editorial Board of the International Journal of Occupational and Environment Health resigned this morning after a months-long…
“I Don’t Get Enough E-mail” Said No One, Ever
I can’t do much about the quantity of e-mail you get, but I can help you with the quality of…
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Short Stuff: Short, But Interesting
There’s always so much to talk about. Luckily, you have me to distill it for you. Zatezalo to MSHA: The…
Weekly Toll: The Last Two Weeks of Carnage in the American Workplace
These reports always contain an surprising and upsetting diversity of ways to die in the workplace. The last couple of…
Acosta Testifies and He’s Not Terrible
Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta testified last Thursday at a hearing before the full House Education and Workforce Committee, and…
Murray, DeLauro Call on USDA to Reject Chicken Council’s Petition to Increase Line Speeds
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT),…