Suit raises questions about contractor safety
Romulo de Oliveira Santos’s first night on a demolition job at a Walmart in Walpole was also his last. Santos’s death is now the subject of a lawsuit that seeks to hold Walmart Stores Inc. accountable. According to MassCOSH, “[Santos] death highlights a ‘gaping hole’ in a regulatory system that sanctions contractors, but shields their corporate clients from responsibility for safety…”
‘Bread and roses’ strike resonates
The Boston Globe -Letter to the Editor - 1/11/12
“Century later, issues still resonate,” (Jan. 11) highlights the parallels of “the haves and have nots” of 1912 and those of 2012. 100 years after the nation was captivated by horrific mill conditions and corporate greed, workers still come to our worker center, and others across the state, suffering from injuries that have no place in this day and age.
Delays, special interests hinder rules against deadly dust
Union of Concerned Scientists - 1/25/12
An extraordinary delay in the development of federal protections against exposure to crystalline silica is harming American workers, more than 300 public health scientists, doctors and occupational safety experts told President Obama today.
Toxic Hair Treatments: Lawsuits Settled on Brazilian Blowout; California Attorney General Suit Forces Hazard Warning
Health advocates are ramping up pressure on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove the keratin hair-straightening product Brazilian Blowout from the marketplace in light of a legal settlement announced today in a California court against the company that makes the product.
- June 23, 2012 - 7:00pm
Stephanie M. Moulton, 25, an assistant manager at a North Suffolk Mental Health residential home, was abducted and killed by a client while at work on January 20, 2011. She aspired to become a nurse and always wanted to help people, according to her family. She was survived by her fiancé, mother, father, and brother.
With new state data showing Massachusetts teens average nearly 700 work-related emergency room visits each year, area teens working to change these statistics announced the winners of the statewide Safe Jobs for Youth poster contest.
One day after MassCOSH members and labor, community and faith allies descended upon the State House to press for temp agency reforms, the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development gave their seal of approval – reporting the REAL Bill (Reform Employment Agency Law) favorably out of their committee.
In December, we launched the OSHA-10 construction outreach class and the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) lead-safe work practices course to provide workers with critical information they need to identify hazards and speak up about the need for safety measures. Click here more of the article. Click here for scheduling and more information on the trainings.
Now in its second year, the Annual Massachusetts Safe Jobs for Youth Poster Contest engages teens 14-18 years old in designing a poster for cash prizes and involves youth across the Commonwealth as judges. Winners receive a $500 prize for first place, $300 for second, and $100 for third prize. Click here for more info.
