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Leading the fight for safe and healthy workplaces

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.

Nominations open for 2019 National COSH “Dirty Dozen”

Nominations open for 2019 National COSH “Dirty Dozen”Spotlight on Dangerous Employers; 2018 Report Identified Workers Crushed to Death, Denied Bathroom Breaks and Victims of Sexual Harassment

Prolonged Federal Shutdown a Growing Health and Safety Risk for Workers and Communities, says National COSH

The prolonged shutdown of the federal government – now the longest on record – is a growing risk to the health and safety of workers and communities, say leaders of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH). As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on competing plans to end the shutdown, more than 800,000 federal workers have been furloughed or forced to work without pay for more than a month. Many workers employed by companies with federal contracts are also losing income.

COSHCON18: Our dreams, our demands…and making a difference

"If someone comes to you and says, 'I was raped,' Alejandra Valles told a hushed crowd during a keynote address at COSHCON18, “it's different than if someone says, 'I didn't get my vacation.’"

National COSH Announces 2018 Health and Safety Awards

National COSH Announces 2018 Health and Safety Awards Activists Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Empowering Workers and Fighting for Safer Workplaces and Communities

Amazon Must Address Safety Concerns, says National COSH

Amazon Must Address Safety Concerns, says National COSH As Retail Giant Hikes Pay to $15 per Hour,Seven Deaths at Company Warehouses Since 2013 Require “Urgent Attention”

National COSH Wins TIME'S UP Grant to Support Survivors of Sexual Harassment

National COSH Wins Grant from TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund to Support Survivors of Sexual Harassment and Related Retaliation in the Workplace Today, the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund announced the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) as a recipient of a grant to support low-wage workers who have experienced sexual misconduct or related retaliation in the workplace.