Worker safety Archives - Page 8 of 13

Longview dock worker killed when ship line snapped

Jul 3, 2018

One other worker was killed, and two injured.

Remembering workers who died on the job

May 1, 2018

Attending the NW Oregon Labor Council’s Workers Memorial Day service were nearly 50 family members of a road construction flagger who was struck and killed by a drunk driver May 23, 2017.

The Trump administration’s record on worker safety

Apr 18, 2018

Progress on safety has halted, and safety programs have been targeted for elimination.

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.

What to do (and what not to do) if you’re injured on the job

Apr 18, 2018

In Oregon and Washington, you have rights, and help is available.

Questions for Jordan Barab

Apr 18, 2018

Jordan Barab, a longtime union safety expert, was number two at OSHA under Obama. He’s not happy about the way things have gone under Trump.

Time to ban asbestos? Merkley and Bonamici think so

Apr 18, 2018

Decades after asbestos insulation was banned, the fibers are still in many legal products in America.

America’s most dangerous jobs

Apr 18, 2018

Three of the top 10 are in construction.

Making roadway construction zones safer

Apr 17, 2018

More roadway construction workers are killed each year by construction equipment and vehicles than by on-road vehicles. How can we make it safer?

FedEx executive will be Trump’s new OSHA chief

Jan 3, 2018

Scott Mugno got the thumbs up from a Senate Committee in a party-line vote Dec. 13.