Confined Space
"News and commentary on workplace health and safety, labor and politics." Last post on Jan. 24, 2007, but blawg continues to provide up-to-the-minute links to relevant news and resources.
Author: Jordan Barab is a union member and workplace safety expert.
Blawg Related Categories: Labor & Employment • Legislation & Lobbying • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Confined Space
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One Million Visitors!
I don't write this blog anymore, but it still averages around 1,000 hits a day -- and more on most weekdays.Today the visitor count hit ONE MILLION.Cool.
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Beyond Confined Space
As I mentioned in last week's farewell post (here, if you missed it), I will try to keep you up to date on places you can go to find similar information and analysis. Here's the…
- Goodbye: The Final Curtain Comes Down
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A Son, A Father, 911 and The President
Guests at last night's State of the Union address didn't just include basketball players and Iraq war veterans. One guest -- who has the most gripping story to tell -- was ignored by the President…
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What's In A Name? (Part II)
William Safire in the NY Times Magazine last Sunday has more to say about the name change at my future employer, the House Education and Labor Committee: Who says the 110th House of Representatives, with…
- Moving On: Closing Up Shop
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Libby Asbestos Activist Dies; Residents Consider Buyout
Les Skramstad died Sunday. He was 70.I often complain about how workplace fatalities get very little press. Every couple of weeks, Tammy and I publish the Weekly Toll, a partial list of workers killed in…
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Hazardous Trenches, Good Luck and Bad Journalism
Eric Moreno is an extremely lucky guy. He was running some sewer pipe down in an unshored 7-8 foot deep trench last week when it collapsed on top of him. He could only breathe because…
- Nothing New About Trench Collapses
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Chilling Reading
Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider has a very nice piece on our Weekly Toll: Every other week, our blog neighbor Tammy at Confined Space compiles a list of news stories about workers who have…