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.
By Jessica Martinez
I recently had the opportunity to visit Houston for a three-day intensive bilingual “train-the-trainers” session for workers who want to see their city rebuilt safely and securely. What I witnessed there was so powerful that I wanted to share my experience with you.
I joined twenty-five day laborers, domestic workers, community health workers and others, all gathering essential information and tools that they will bring back to educate and empower hundreds of other workers.
Registration is now open for The National Conference on Worker Safety and Health (#COSHCON17), coming up this December 5th through 7th just outside Baltimore, MD. We’re excited about this year’s program and we hope you are too.
#COSHCON17 is is the only national gathering of its kind, bringing together diverse grassroots health and safety activists from across the U.S. We’re gathering at a critical time for our movement – and we’ll tackle the big issues:
Senate to Hear from Sec’y of Labor Acosta Today on Proposal to Cut Inspections and Training in FY 2018
Proposed cutbacks in federal safety programs will put U.S. workers at risk, says the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health.
Investigation at Cambria Corn Mill Underway; Dust Explosions are Known and Preventable Hazard
Local and national safety advocacy groups said today that the tragic explosion at a corn mill in Cambria, Wisconsin shows the need for increased enforcement of safety laws and regulations.
When workers at Tesla became concerned about dangers at the company’s vehicle plant in Fremont, California, they turned to WorkSafe, a National COSH affiliate in Oakland, to help them analyze the company's injury and illness log. A new report released by WorkSafe found that injury rates at Tesla were 31 percent higher than the average for the U.S. auto industry.
Responding to a complaint filed by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH), the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has determined that that the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) is “operating outside its legal authority.”
T. Zachary Barnett, Phoenix area director for OSHA, has recommended that the ICA “must cease” its practice of “reclassifying” penalties for workplace violations suggested by the Arizona Department of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH).
