One year an amputated foot. Another year two amputated legs. Could OSHA’s deal after the first incident done more to prevent the second one?
Our democracy is much stronger when watchdogs have access to agency records to expose mismanagement, ineptitude, and abuse of power. Kudos to advocates and lawmakers who persisted in making improvements to FOIA.
Addressing violence requires looking upstream at social determinants of health, including racism and economic inequality. It’s the uncomfortable task we continue to avoid.
Congress fixed a loophole and OSHA penalties will now be adjusted regularly to account for inflation. But if Labor Secretary Perez is serious about leveling the playing field for those who follow the law, he should consider what’s being called OSHA’s “discount on death.”
Government
Fatal work injury that killed Eric McClellan was preventable, Virginia-OSHA cites Reynolds Metals
The fatal work-related injuries that killed Eric McClellan could have been prevented had his employer followed worker safety regulations.
Canada’s Supreme Court ruled on June 24 that breast cancer can be considered work-related under the country’s workers’ compensation law. Three women who were employed as lab technicians at a hospital in British Columbia argued that the hormone-mimicking chemicals in their workplace was a factor in developing breast cancer.
OSHA added five new topics to its regulatory agenda despite being tardy completing its current rulemaking activities. Reading the agenda brings several questions to mind.
President Obama called out asbestos as the key example of why the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is needed. He signed it into law today.
Cancer
The Donald ignorant on public health, too: Asbestos widow schools Trump about the “magic mineral”
Donald Trump is ignorant about many things and we can add asbestos to the list. Linda Reinstein’s husband died too young from cancer caused by asbestos. She schools Trump about exposure to the deadly mineral.
Not an accident
Fatal work injury that killed Kenneth Schultz was preventable, Cal-OSHA cites Labor Ready
The fatal work-related injuries that killed Kenneth Schultz could have been prevented had his employer followed worker safety regulations.