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Unions protect workers. OSHA protects … contractors?

Sep 14, 2022

What is a life worth? According to Oregon OSHA, it seems, $5,400. That’s how much it recently fined a company after a worker was killed on the job.

Heat/smoke rules must be defended

Jul 13, 2022

As we saw with the heat wave in June 2021, human lives are on the line, and it is absolutely critical that we have strong rules in place.

Oregon OSHA heat and smoke rules official as of July 1

Jun 29, 2022

It took a few years, but Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health agency has finalized rules protecting Oregon workers from heat and smoke.

Oregon OSHA issues emergency heat rule

Jul 14, 2021

It took a frightening three-day heat wave to get action, but on July 8, Oregon OSHA said employers must protect workers during extreme heat.

A regulator with a life-and-death mission: Keeping workers safe

Apr 14, 2021

For over 15 years, Michael Wood has been at the helm of Oregon OSHA. The Labor Press caught up with him by Zoom April 8.

Oregon OSHA’s COVID rule is now in force

Nov 18, 2020

Oregon OSHA now says employers must protect workers from COVID-19 in all workplaces. Letting them know about it will be the next challenge.

On-the-job fatalities in Oregon in 2017

Apr 18, 2018

Forty-eight Oregon workers lost their lives on the job last year. Here are their names.

OSHA fines Ross Island Bridge paint contractor $189,000 for safety violations that led to near-fatal accident

Jun 20, 2017

After an accident that seriously injured two workers in a 37′ fall, OSHA levies its biggest fine in more than five years, saying contractor Abhe & Svoboda knowingly put workers at risk.

UNSAFE AT WORK

Apr 19, 2017

At the ODOT bridge contractor where a 40-foot fall sent two workers to the hospital, at least four former employees say they were let go after complaining of dangerous work conditions.

On-the-job Fatalities in Oregon in 2016

Apr 19, 2017

The list of workers killed on the job in Oregon in 2016 — from Oregon-OSHA reports, workers’ comp data, and newspaper accounts.