Worker safety City of Portland fined for wrecking bar accident Nov 16, 2023 The Aug. 11 workplace accident sent a metal bar through a City of Portland maintenance worker’s stomach.
Worker safety How to not get carpal tunnel Oct 10, 2023 The Washington Department of Labor and Industries ‘Ideas Bank’ has ergonomics hacks for every industry.
Building Community Local 483 raising funds for gravely injured city worker Sep 14, 2023 A City of Portland maintenance worker was impaled by a metal bar at work. His union has launched a fundraiser to support him as he recovers.
Worker safety Remembering Joe Killian Aug 24, 2023 Because of toxins in burning buildings, cancer deaths for firefighters are considered to be deaths in the line of duty.
Worker safety Assaulted by children, child welfare workers call for director’s removal Aug 24, 2023 Washington’s child welfare workers are at high risk for physical assault and burnout, and the program’s leader is to blame, says WFSE.
Worker safety Washington updates heat protections for outdoor workers Jul 21, 2023 It’s going to keep getting hotter. And workers need to know how to stay safe in heat.
Worker safety Murder of health aide shows fears were valid Jul 21, 2023 Cascadia Behavioral Health employee Haley Rogers, a member of AFSCME Local 1790-4, was stabbed to death July 16 by one of her patients.
Worker safety Rule to protect Washington workers from wildfire smoke moves forward Jun 16, 2023 Washington state’s workplace safety agency has proposed a new rule to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke.
Oregon Lawmakers end Oregon’s lowest-in-nation OSHA penalties May 17, 2023 A bill to toughen OSHA penalties is on its way to Governor Kotek’s desk after committee room drama and a failed GOP attempt to gut the bill.
Oregon Oregon bill would let workers refuse unsafe work May 5, 2023 SB 907 passed out of the state Senate with a bipartisan 21-8 vote on April 13 and is now being taken up in the House.