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Farmington Mine Disaster and the Blood of Coal Miners

November 20, 2025 Jordan Barab
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Nevada Gov Drops OSHA Penalties for Musk

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Man killed by falling tree in Brentwood BRENTWOOD, N.H. — A workplace accident took a tragic turn when a local…

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One Last Time: OSHA Extends Recordkeeping Reporting Deadline

November 22, 2017 Jordan Barab

After multiple delays, OSHA has finally announced that employers who are required to keep OSHA injury and illness records must…

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November 22, 2017 Jordan Barab

The entire 22-member Editorial Board of the International Journal of Occupational and Environment Health resigned this morning after a months-long…

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“I Don’t Get Enough E-mail” Said No One, Ever

November 22, 2017 Jordan Barab

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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November 21, 2017 Jordan Barab

There’s always so much to talk about. Luckily, you have me to distill it for you. Zatezalo to MSHA: The…

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Weekly Toll: The Last Two Weeks of Carnage in the American Workplace

November 21, 2017 Jordan Barab

These reports always contain an surprising and upsetting diversity of ways to die in the workplace. The last couple of…

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November 20, 2017 Jordan Barab

Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta testified last Thursday at a hearing before the full House Education and Workforce Committee, and…

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Murray, DeLauro Call on USDA to Reject Chicken Council’s Petition to Increase Line Speeds

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Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT),…

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November 16, 2017 Jordan Barab

More information is coming out about the chemical releases at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby Texas following last summer’s…

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