Worker safety Archives - Page 2 of 12

Last year more than 69 Oregonians died from injuries sustained while working, not including the 169 who died after workplace COVID outbreaks.

Transportation-related accidents are the lead cause of workplace death— more fatalities than falls, violence and harmful substances combined.

Most on-the-job deaths occur in the trucking industry, but a handful of workplaces have a higher fatality rate.

Oregon’s proposed rules protecting workers exposed to extreme heat and wildfire smoke could be the strongest in the country.

Attacks on parks workers. Assaults on bus drivers. Safety concerns are driving some employees to leave their jobs altogether.

Unions are encouraging members to get vaccinated, but are also trying to protect the rights and jobs of workers who haven’t been vaccinated.

Construction workers commit suicide at three times the national average. More die by suicide than job site injuries or accidents.

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.

IBEW rep Scott Zadow, hospitalized with the virus, says COVID is no joke. This month local labor is partnering PBGC to host vaccine clinics.

Limiting the work week to 40 hours isn’t just labor’s most important historic win. It also prevents an early death for working people.