Harvey Update: Flooded Chemical Plant Explodes. Trump Policies Increase Future Risk
Cable news and newspapers across the country are headlining the continuing explosions at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas,…
Harvey: What Will OSHA Do?
The rain finally seems to be stopping in Texas, but the struggles there are just beginning as the huge job…
Trump to Visit Company Where Worker Was Killed After Company Removed Guard
Donald Trump is on his way to Springfield, Missouri today to deliver a major speech about tax cuts reform at…
Weekly Toll: OSHA Won’t Tell You Who Died In The Workplace. We Will
Last week in the workplace: Of note, three fatalities related to forklifts. Also, while OSHA removes workplace fatalities from its…
OSHA Cuts Back Fatality Reporting at Urging of Chamber of Commerce
Who’s running OSHA now? Alexandra Berzon of the Wall St. Journal reports that OSHA cut back its reporting of workplace…
OSHA Covers Up Workplace Fatalities
Two weeks ago, OSHA gained new political leadership in Deputy Assistant Secretary Loren Sweatt. And now we’re seeing the first…
Ronald Reagan’s Workplace Safety Legacy
Yesterday, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta announced that Ronald Reagan would be named to the Labor Hall of Honor. To…
Acosta Names Ronald Reagan to Labor Hall of Honor
While it may go without saying, there’s probably no President in American history more reviled by worker advocates than Ronald…
As Mining Deaths Rise, MSHA Gets Acting Head — With No Mine Safety Experience
MSHA has joined OSHA with a new Deputy Assistant Secretary as the agency’s highest official until an Assistant Secretary is…