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Weekly Toll: Suffocations, Shootings, Highways — again.

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If you haven’t yet done so, it’s time to do so. And if you have done so, do it again:…

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July 7, 2017 Jordan Barab

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July 6, 2017 Jordan Barab

It’s report card time and states are lining up to get their grades from the National Safety Council.The State of…

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July 5, 2017 Jordan Barab

George Yoksas The OSHA family suffered a huge loss last month when George Yoksas passed away at his desk at…

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Press Release Drought Continues When Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta testified last month before the US Senate, he committed to…

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July 2, 2017 Jordan Barab

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