Today in Labor History September 6, 1869: The Avondale fire killed 110 miners, including several juveniles under the age of 10. It led to the first mine safety law in Pennsylvania. Avondale is near Plymouth, Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna River flows nearby. The mine had only one entrance, in violation of safety recommendations at the time. In the wake of the fire, thousands of miners joined the new Workingmen’s Benevolent Association, one of the nation’s first large industrial unions (and precursor to the United Mineworkers). My book, “Anywhere But Schuylkill,” opens with this fire. My main character, Mike Doyle, joins the bucket brigade trying to put out the flames shooting out of the mineshaft.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #mining #coal #avondale #disaster #WorkplaceDeaths #WorkerSafety #union #HistoricalFiction #novel #books #author #writer @bookstadon

#WorkerSafety #Texas

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2023/09/02/labor-day-weekend-an-appropriate-time-to-remember-those-killed-on-job-in-texas-el-paso/70730131007/

#Capitalism #CapitalismKills #capitalismisascam #CapitalismIsACult #supportunions #UPS #USPS #workersrights #workersafety #corporategreed

https://youtube.com/watch?v=pAkRdXKcMCQ&si=um3Y9e0iH5vFPlYm

Today in Labor History September 2, 1991: 25 workers were killed by a fire at the nonunion Imperial Foods poultry processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina. Bosses had locked the doors in violation of the law, leaving the workers no escape.

https://youtu.be/ktIdmO4ZXeU

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #WorkplaceSafety #WorkplaceDeaths #NorthCarolina #WorkerSafety #union

“There is no federal heat standard in the U.S. despite an ongoing push from President Joe Biden’s administration to establish one. Most of the hottest U.S. states currently have no heat-specific standards either” #WorkersRights #WorkerSafety #ClimateCrisis https://apnews.com/article/extreme-heat-worker-protections-climate-1d53c85d0f8dd2cb973f950c54fb17eb

As someone that works outside in high heat, I'm very aware of the dangers of heat stroke. Fortunately, I determine my own safety and preparedness when it comes to protecting myself, but what about businesses that only respond to legislation and threats of fines?

I'm sure it's not only the US that is struggling with this question...

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2023/0803/As-extreme-heat-rises-so-do-concerns-for-worker-safety

#WorkerSafety #HeatStroke #AgriculturalWorkers #SummerHeat #HeatWaves #HeatWaveSafety #ExtremeHeat #Agriculture

Workplace safety good, climate action better

#heatwave #heatstroke #workersafety #climatechange #climateaction #globalwarming #work #employers #employees #voting #voters #elections2024

https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2023/heat-related-illness-workplace-prevention/780361

Workplace safety good, climate action better

#heatwave #heatstroke #workersafety #climatechange #climateaction #globalwarming #work #employers #employees #voting #voters #elections2024

https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2023/heat-related-illness-workplace-prevention/780361

“In the most recent citation, from March 2022, Labor and Industries officials said workers at #Amazon’s Kent warehouse are asked to repeatedly lift, carry and twist at a dangerous pace. Ten of the 12 processes the department inspected “create a serious hazard” for back, shoulder, wrist and knee injuries.” #WorkersRights #WorkerSafety https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/trial-pits-amazon-against-wa-in-warehouse-worker-safety-showdown/

Regulators with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries have fined #Amazon four times since 2021, alleging that inspections of three of its warehouses showed workers were at a high risk of injury due to repetitive motions and, in some cases, a fast pace of work” #WorkersRights #WorkerSafety https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/trial-pits-amazon-against-wa-in-warehouse-worker-safety-showdown/

#Facebook: “The moderators from several African countries are seeking a $1.6 billion compensation fund after alleging poor working conditions, including insufficient mental health support and low pay.” #WorkersRights #WorkerSafety
https://apnews.com/article/kenya-facebook-content-moderation-lawsuit-8215445b191fce9df4ebe35183d8b322

New study links Canadian farms to 64 COVID-19 outbreaks in 2020, most tied to greenhouses due to high humidity and indoor crowding at a time when masks were not routinely being used.

Canadian farm workers were classified as Essential Workers. 32% of Ontario farm workers worked in greenhouses.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/canadian-farms-site-64-covid-19-outbreaks-2020-most-tied-greenhouses

#covid #FarmWorkers #EssentialWorkers #masks #ventilation #agriculture #greenhouse #canada #PPE #WorkerSafety

When my current phone dies, my next phone will be a #Fairphone!

I'm no saint, but after reading and watching some videos on the topic, I cannot buy another phone from the big companies and feel OK. We need companies and products like Fairphone, with not only a focus on sustainability and envirment, but also on the supply chain and social impact! Vote with your wallets for the future you want to see 👍
#Phones #Sustainability #Environment #WorkerSafety

Today in Labor History April 26, 1942: The Honkeiko mine exploded in Benxi, China. The #explosion killed between 1,549 and 1,572 miners. It was deadliest mining disaster ever.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #WorkplaceDeaths #WorkerSafety #mining #coal #china

#WorkerSafety #OSHA #CoverUp
Federal agencies encouraged BP to take urine, blood or skin swab samples of cleanup workers to detect whether toxins had entered their bloodstream. Instead, the fossil fuel firm depended on air monitoring to determine if workers were safe. Internal emails, gleaned from discovery in the lawsuits and reported on for the first time by the Guardian, show that was not BP’s only goal.

In a chain of emails among BP’s occupational hygiene team from 31 July 2010, the company discussed why it was continuing its air monitoring efforts. “Although we are documenting zero exposures in most monitoring efforts, the monitoring itself adds value in the eyes of public perception, and zeros add value in defending potential litigation,” wrote John Fink, a BP industrial hygienist.
“Key findings from our investigation into the people who got sick after cleaning up BP’s oil spill” https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/23/bp-oil-spill-deepwater-horizon-key-findings-worker-health-lawsuits?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

@stevesilberman

No words.

#Musk #WorkerSafety

#WorkerSafety https://michiganadvance.com/2023/01/29/david-hecker-what-does-damar-hamlin-have-to-do-with-worker-safety-more-than-you-think

"If you were in a nursing union at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic you were 10% less likely to die from the virus. Being in a union could literally save your life."

#COVID #Unions #union #workersafety #workers #nursinghomes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyNQNlJP36U

Many thanks to @qdm (#UniversityOfAlberta) for presenting on occupational cancers for our #OccEnvMed residency Grand Rounds this morning!

Did you know that #OccupationalCancer makes up about 25% of work-related deaths worldwide? 👀

#WorkerSafety

This is why we don't play on/near big trucks/tractors/cranes/etc, kids. They just f**king fall over and **** sometimes. They're ****ing huge, and really ****ing heavy. Be safe out there.
#workersafety
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/partial-crane-collapse-in-waltham-no-injuries-reported/2909859