Feature Articles
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June 19, 2015When firefighters rush into a burning building, flames are not the only thing they have to worry about on the job. With the average house fire temperature reaching 1,100 degrees, toxins released and created by items in a fire can... read more
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April 28, 2015On July 23, 2014, Jason Faria, a 26-year-old Fall River native was working for Diaz Construction Co., a concrete company, on top of a concrete form that was incorrectly attached. The form came loose and fell, crushing him... read more
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March 12, 2015With the latest state data showing that from 2007-2011, Massachusetts teens under the age of 18 required 2,291 Emergency Department visits for work-related injuries, teen labor leaders and state officials announced the winners of... read more
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March 11, 2015The 2014 MassCOSH Legal Access Attorney Directory is our latest effort to ensure that all workers have the tools and resources to fight against... read more
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March 02, 2015With over 100 inches of snow falling in parts of Massachusetts in less than a month, companies and officals have been racing to clear snow from roads and roofs, and in the process, requiring their workers to complete extremely... read more
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February 23, 2015On January 15, as protestors were lying down on Interstate 93 to draw attention to institutional racism, another show of force was taking place; over 100 labor supporters were gathered at the Great Hall in the State House, urging... read more
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February 23, 2015Just before the holiday season, temporary workers employed at Fulfillment America, a supplier to chain stories like Dunkin Donuts, finally had something to celebrate. After years suffering from wage theft and unsafe work conditions... read more
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February 23, 2015MassCOSH Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) peer leader Tiana Golding has seen the data and knows that young people suffer higher rates of injury on the job than adults. She also knows that it’s these at-risk workers who will become the next... read more
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December 29, 2014In “Baker names Democrat as secretary of labor” (Metro, Dec. 13), the Globe highlights the pressing need for a well-run workforce development program within the Baker administration and the strong experience that Ronald L. Walker... read more
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December 29, 2014At a public hearing before the state’s Department of Labor Standards, safety experts and labor representatives urged the administration to move forward with proposed regulations on state employee safety, ensure that the labor... read more