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Leading the fight for safe and healthy workplaces

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We advocate for ALL workers’ rights to a safe and healthy workplace!

We work to ensure that OSHA programs provide adequate protection for immigrant workers.

We promote safe workplaces through training and education

We honor the lives of those who have suffered and died from workplace injuries and diseases.

We are a growing national network with over 15 local COSH groups.

Our policy agenda is focused on protecting workers on the job!

We bring together workers, activists, and professionals to advance the health and safety movement.

We are a national network that is committed to taking action!

Our Mission

The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health is dedicated to promoting safe and healthy working conditions for all working people through organizing and advocacy. Our belief that almost all work-related deaths and serious injuries and illnesses are preventable motivates us to encourage workers to take action to protect their safety and health, promote protection from retaliation under job safety laws, and provide quality information and training about hazards on the job and workers’ rights.

National Conference on Worker Safety and Health

National COSH is pleased to announce that registration for its 2015 National Conference on Worker Safety and Health is now open. It's not just a conference -- it's a movement.

NLRB action against McDonald’s is a victory for workers

Making the case for franchisor “joint employer” status On December 19th, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel Richard Griffin issued 13 complaints, involving 78 charges, against McDonald’s USA. The action follows Griffin’s July finding that the fast food giant is a “joint employer” along with its franchisees, and therefore potentially liable for violations of labor law committed at those restaurants.

Backgrounder: Chemical Disaster in La Porte, Texas

DuPont, owner of plant where 4 died from chemical exposure, is worldwide seller of ‘safety’ training to other companies Company claimed $100 million in safety training revenue in 2004, but experts say discredited program discourages reporting, increases risk of workplace hazards

OSHA documents show details of safety violations in Sarah Jones case

Criminal trial in Midnight Rider case set for March, 2015

Activists share ideas, strategies at COSH Network Annual Meeting

Nicole Marquez found her calling, she says, while she was still in high school. An older cousin asked her to join a United Farm Workers demonstration in Watsonville, California. “We marched with 20,000 people,” Marquez recalls. “It was such an important moment in my life. From that moment on, I really wanted to dedicate myself to fighting for the rights of working class people and people of color.”

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More than 50,000 workers die in the United States each year from occupational illnesses and injuries. Every American has the right to a safe and healthy workplace. On this site, you’ll find resources to help you understand your right to a safe and healthy job and provide guidance about where to turn if you think your workplace safety rights have been violated.

If you are facing an immediate
danger at work

CALL 1-800-321-OSHA
TO NOTIFY OSHA OR CLICK HERE
to find a map and phone directory

of OSHA offices