Halloween 2017 at the Department of Labor
As one of my former co-workers at OSHA said: “You know you work at the Department of Labor when it’s…
Hotel Housekeepers: Tipping as Hazard Pay?
The New York Times has an article about failure of most hotel guests to give low-paid, hard-working housekeepers a much…
Weekly Toll: Work Continues Its Deadly Course
Bourbonnais Man Dies From Possible Pesticide Exposure In Chicago Ridge CHICAGO RIDGE, IL — A Bourbonnais man died after he…
Scott Mugno Nominated to Head OSHA
After months of rumors, the White House has finally announced that it has nominated Scott Mugno, Vice President for Safety,…
Good Union News. What?
Most of the news you hear about the state of the labor movement these days is either bad…or worse. Falling…
Just Another Day In The Workplace
I get a lot of health and safety-related news alerts emailed to be every day. Some days are worse than…
Short Stuff: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Safe Workplaces
Bad News For Supporters of Silica-related Disease: As of October 23, OSHA’s Silica rule has finally come into full effect.…
Lac-Mégantic Trial Reveals More Damning Evidence
The trial of three rail employees blamed for the deaths of 47 people due to a train carrying 73 cars…
Technical Problems: And A Baseball Great
I’ve been having serious technical problems today which I always find frustrating. So to get my mind off of that,…
California Fires: Firefighters Aren’t The Only Ones At Risk
Over 40 people have been killed in the California fires. All but one, so far, have been residents; only one…