Labor Department Unveils Regulatory Priorities for 2010
New agenda includes action on combustible dust, diacetyl, wage theft, informing workers of their rights, and more
Posts on Combustible Dust
December 7, 2009
October 26, 2009
OSHA Moves Toward Action on Combustible Dust
OSHA seeking public feedback on combustible dust dangers for use in developing standard to protect workers
September 25, 2009
Imperial Sugar Tragedy: "Entirely Preventable"
Chemical Safety Board identifies flaws that led to explosion that killed 14 workers -- but again fails to take the next step and call for fixing them
April 30, 2009
A Safe and Healthy Workplace for Every Worker
Longtime readers know that one of the windmills I’ve been tilting at in this space for quite some time now...
January 5, 2009
Holiday News Roundup!
I’m back! And here’s a roundup of some of the news that broke while I was away… FOCUS ON THE...
November 19, 2008
GA Senate Contest Goes to Extra Innings
Remember how I told you on October 29 that [Republican Senator Saxby] Chambliss — who has drawn fire for putting...
October 29, 2008
Combustible Dust Front and Center in GA Senate Contest
CtW Connect readers know that one issue I’ve been following here for quite some time is the problem of combustible...
September 17, 2008
Pocket Change
I’ve written extensively in this space on the danger posed to workers in some industries by combustible dust, and how...
July 29, 2008
Fines Are Not Enough: American Workers Need Protection from Combustible Dust
Last week’s announcement that OSHA was seeking an enormous fine from Imperial Sugar for their actions leading to the explosion...
July 25, 2008
OSHA Proposes Massive Fine for Combustible Dust Explosion
Ever since the Imperial Sugar plant in Port Wentworth, Georgia, was destroyed in a massive blast caused by “combustible dust”...
May 2, 2008
George Bush Doesn't Care About Exploding People
We’ve written extensively in this space on the problem of combustible dust explosions. There’s been some activity on this...
March 18, 2008
"A Little Bit Disappointed"
Just weeks after an Imperial Sugar plant in Georgia was devastated by a combustible dust explosion (which claimed another life...
March 4, 2008
OSHA to Workers: All Right, All Right, We'll Check if Your Workplace is About to Explode. But Just This Once!
On February 20, I wrote in this space about OSHA's inaction on the problem of "combustible dust" -- invisible particles...
February 20, 2008
It's Past Time to Protect Workers from Combustible Dust
On Friday, February 8, the Imperial Sugar processing plant in Port Wentworth, Georgia, exploded. The explosion killed at least eight...