workplace safety /tags/workplace-safety workplace safety en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:02:00 GMT Rising temperatures pose greater risk for outdoor workers, vulnerable populations /health/2024-06-27/rising-temperatures-pose-greater-risk-for-outdoor-workers-vulnerable-populations According to the National Centers for Environmental Information’s Global Climate Report, this year will rank among the five warmest years in history and has a 61% chance of being the hottest in recorded history. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:02:00 GMT /health/2024-06-27/rising-temperatures-pose-greater-risk-for-outdoor-workers-vulnerable-populations Bonny Matejowsky Why the government fails to limit many dangerous chemicals in the workplace /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-12-15/why-the-government-fails-to-limit-many-dangerous-chemicals-in-the-workplace The U.S. agency that's supposed to protect workers' health has all but given up on setting limits on a dangerous chemical released in tire manufacturing. Meanwhile, workers are dying. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:00:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-12-15/why-the-government-fails-to-limit-many-dangerous-chemicals-in-the-workplace Sharon Lerner A big job for small government agency. Enforce vaccine rule for 80 million workers /2021-10-03/a-big-job-for-small-government-agency-enforce-vaccine-rule-for-80-million-workers OSHA, the small, chronically understaffed federal agency in charge of workplace safety, now faces a big challenge: enforcing a federal vaccine rule covering 80 million workers. Sun, 03 Oct 2021 11:10:00 GMT /2021-10-03/a-big-job-for-small-government-agency-enforce-vaccine-rule-for-80-million-workers Andrea Hsu U.S. Still Lags In COVID-19 Workplace Safety, Former OSHA Official Says /npr-breaking-news/2021-01-14/u-s-still-lags-in-covid-19-workplace-safety-former-osha-official-says Ten months into the pandemic, the Trump administration is neglecting safety at meatpacking plants and other workplaces, a former top federal official says. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:07:28 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2021-01-14/u-s-still-lags-in-covid-19-workplace-safety-former-osha-official-says Tonya Mosley Heard On Sundial: Governments Pay For COVID Advice, Fantasy Fest Is Canceled, And The New Workspace /show/sundial/2020-07-20/heard-on-sundial-governments-pay-for-covid-advice-fantasy-fest-is-canceled-and-the-new-workspace On this Monday, July 20, episode of Sundial:McKinsey’s Government Consulting WorkState and local governments have spent millions of dollars on their… Mon, 20 Jul 2020 21:52:30 GMT /show/sundial/2020-07-20/heard-on-sundial-governments-pay-for-covid-advice-fantasy-fest-is-canceled-and-the-new-workspace Liv Steinhardt, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson After Orlando Airport Suicide, More TSA Workers Come Forward /2019-08-15/after-orlando-airport-suicide-more-tsa-workers-come-forward TSA agent Robert Henry jumped to his death inside the Orlando International Airport in February. Afterward, agents came forward to say Henry was bullied... Thu, 15 Aug 2019 12:37:53 GMT /2019-08-15/after-orlando-airport-suicide-more-tsa-workers-come-forward Abe Aboraya Feds: Key Largo Utility Workers "Needlessly Lost Their Lives" /news/2017-07-19/feds-key-largo-utility-workers-needlessly-lost-their-lives The United States Department of Labor cited a Michigan underground utility company with 10 violations totaling more than $100,000 in penalties for the… Wed, 19 Jul 2017 18:18:51 GMT /news/2017-07-19/feds-key-largo-utility-workers-needlessly-lost-their-lives David Goodhue