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whistleblower

National COSH: OSHA whistleblower complaints skyrocket during COVID-19

Illegal retaliation puts workers at risk, say safety advocates, as Inspector General warns of delays and calls for faster investigations
September 10, 2020

As complaints of retaliation against whistleblowers skyrocket during the COVID-19 pandemic, safety advocates say workers’ lives are at risk due to a slow and inadequate response from the OSHA.


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ambulance

January poultry industry deaths raise alarms

January 24, 2020
With 2020 barely underway, the poultry industry has already experienced two workplace fatalities, at facilities in two different states. The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) says those incidents, along with a government-approved increase in line speeds at poultry slaughterhouses, illustrate the need for safety reforms in the industry. The poultry industry maintains that employees are considerably safer now on the job than in the past, and points to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data to back up that claim.
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heat

After worker's heat stress death, family takes action

December 12, 2016

The family of a construction worker who died on the job last year was honored recently for becoming workplace safety activists in the wake of his death. At the National Conference on Worker Safety and Health (#COSHCON16) just outside Baltimore, Maryland, The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) recognized the sister and father of Roendy Granillo, who died from heat exhaustion during a heat wave in Dallas in July, 2015.


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Today's News

Likely Secretary of Labor nominee raising concerns

December 9, 2016
Worker safety advocates are challenging the likely next Secretary of Labor to address job safety issues during his Senate hearing. Immigrant reform advocates question whether he’ll defend the interests of American workers.
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workers

Safety not on the agenda at temp agency convention

But staffing association joining forces with NSC on worker safety
November 2, 2016
A worker safety advocacy group is blasting the American Staffing Association (ASA) for ignoring safety at its national conference last week in San Diego.
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Workers

1000+ deaths on the job so far in 2015

Total fatalities likely to reach 4,500 this year; 50,000 additional deaths from occupational exposure
August 19, 2015

The U.S. Worker Fatality Database, an open access volunteer research effort, yesterday released new data about deaths on the job during the first seven months of 2015.


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