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Trump administration slashes worker safety research
The administration is looking to cut two-thirds of the 1,300 staff of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Worker safety
Nanoparticles may be in your workplace. Are they safe?
You can’t see them with the naked eye, but there’s a good chance you’re in contact with nanoparticles. Here are six things you should know.
National
Former OSHA chief says there’s danger ahead
Jordan Barab served eight years as the Obama administration’s number two official at the agency in charge of worker safety and health.
Worker safety
The Trump administration’s record on worker safety
Progress on safety has halted, and safety programs have been targeted for elimination.
Worker safety
Obama Administration quietly smothers rule to protect workers
Silica sickens 3,600 a year, but the White House has halted an OSHA rule 38 years in the making
