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Environmental Health “Sorry it took so long”: OSHA issues rule to protect workers exposed to silica dust
March 24, 2016 Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH 2Comment

JT Knuckles was 58 years old when he died from silicosis in 1998. I’m remembering him today as OSHA announces a new regulation to protect silica-exposed workers.

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Government Yearning for the footnotes: OSHA report on amputations, severe injuries
March 21, 2016 Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH

A new OSHA report recaps the agency’s first year receiving reports of amputations and hospitalizations. OSHA shields the companies from scrutiny by not mentioning their names.

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Government Obama’s regulatory czar and (sort of) transparency
March 17, 2016 Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH

President Obama’s regulatory czar testified before Congress on Tuesday and proclaimed the transparency of his office’s operations. His claims about disclosures of private meetings don’t jive with my experience.

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Injury Control & Violence Not an “accident”: Albert James Speed, 25 suffers fatal work-related injury in McCalla, AL
March 15, 2016 Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH

This week’s snapshot of just one work-related fatality in the US. This one occurred on Friday, March 4 in McCalla, AL.

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Environmental Health Making the case for safer paint strippers
March 9, 2016 Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH 2Comment

A painter named Jason, who nearly died from using a methylene chloride-based paint stripper, teams up with the California Department of Public Health to make the case for using safer alternatives.

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Government Fatal work injury that killed Ascencion Medina, 44, was preventable, SC-OSHA cites G M Framing
March 2, 2016 Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH 7Comment

The fatal work-related injuries that killed Ascencion Molina Medina, 44, could have been prevented had his employer followed worker safety regulations.

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Environmental Health Poultry company priorities: Vegetarian meals for the chickens, but their workers still can’t use the bathroom
February 24, 2016 Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH 2Comment

Delaware-based Allen Harim Foods provides another upsetting example of the poultry industry caring more about its chickens than its employees.

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Injury Control & Violence Not an “accident”: Robert Derkacs, Jr., 45 and Joseph Donahue, 25, suffer fatal work-related injury in Hanover, NJ
February 23, 2016 Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH

This week’s snapshot of just one work-related fatality in the US. This one occurred on Thursday, February 18 in Hanover, NJ

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Injury Control & Violence Fatal work injury that killed Terry Leon Lakey, 51, was preventable, OSHA cites Terex Services Corporation
February 18, 2016 Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH

The fatal work-related injuries that killed Terry Leon Lakey, 51, could have been prevented had his employer followed worker safety regulations.

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Government “An empty feeling” following CSB’s report on West Fertilizer disaster, and eating my words
February 15, 2016 Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH

Disaster investigation reports can leave victims with an empty feeling. Will any of those recommendations be adopted? A notice on OSHA’s website suggests it may be making progress on recommendations made by the Chemical Safety Board.

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