Radio Night at Confined Space
Don’t feel like going out on the town tonight? Too cold, too tired, too old? Well gather the family around…
Construction Company Owner Charged with Manslaughter in Trench Death
Nothing sharpens the mind like the prospect of spending time in jail. Those of you who know me know that…
Report Calls For Studying Vulnerable Workers, Gig Economy, and Maintaining OSHA’s New Recordkeeping System.
Workplace safety and health surveillance and recordkeeping sound boring, but good data about who’s getting hurt, sick or killed —…
“Perfect Storm” of Sub-Standard Company Practices Led to Disaster: Lac Mégantic Trial Goes To Jury
After a 3 month-long trial, jurors are finally deliberating on the fate of three rail workers accused of criminal neglegence…
The Lives They Lived. And The Gifts They’ve Left Us With
Jim Melius. Leslie Nickels. Jack Sheehan. Mike McGraw. Paul Nyden. As a new year starts, everyone from the New York…
Workers Are Dying Because OSHA Can’t Do Its Job: Barab on MSNBC This Morning
(View here is the above video isn’t loading. Not too bad. And they even pronounced my name correctly. If…
Weekly Toll: Death in the American Workplace
Worker dies after northeastern Indiana industrial accident FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a worker has died in an…
Trump to Speak to Farm Bureau. Will He Discuss Farm Worker Safety and Health?
Can’t wait to be back in the amazing state of Tennessee to address the 99th American @FarmBureau Federation’s Annual Convention…
Trump Slashes OSHA Staffing, Endangering Workers
When the same party controls the White House and both houses of Congress, there is always a danger that Congress…
For the Oil Industry: A Perfect Storm….of Favors
The holiday season just keeps on giving for the oil and gas industry: December 25, 2017: Wall St. Journal reports…