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Dispatches From the Front Lines Of Worker Safety and Health: Short Stuff
EPA Suffers From Shortage of Common Sense: Attorneys General from 11 states — New York, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,…
Weekly Toll: And Congress Wants to Cut OSHA’s Enforcement Budget?
Worker killed after collision with SUV on Fargo airport runway FARGO, ND — A contract worker painting stripes on the…
OSHA Enforcement: Reporters Report While OSHA Mostly Hides
Here we are, at the end of July, and OSHA continues to hide the fact that it actually enforces the…
No Excuse: Confined Spaces Continue to Kill
I wrote a few weeks ago about the death of three workers in a confined space incident where the initial…
Fraser Shipyards: Playing “Catch-up” Kills Workers
No matter how terrible an incident, no matter how many workers are injured or killed, there are a few constants…
OSHA Enforcement vs. Compliance Assistance: Myth vs. Fact
One of the most persistent — and distorted — arguments in the health and safety community is about how best…
Sweatt Starts at OSHA as……..??
According to OSHA’s Organizational Chart, Loren Sweatt has now made the long voyage across the National Mall to become OSHA’s…
Weekly Toll: Not Coming Home From Work
Worker found dead, pinned in NYC elevator shaft NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a construction worker was found dead,…
OSHA: What’s On Your Regulatory Agenda?
The Office of Management and Budget released its Spring (very, very late Spring) Regulatory Agenda yesterday. The Regulatory Agenda is…