Since the beginning of the pandemic, MassCOSH has reached thousands of workers through multi-lingual, virtual town halls that provide science-based information on how to stay safe, how to access paid time-off benefits to quarantine and recover from COVID-19, and how to enforce COVID-19 worker health and safety regul...
Around the country, and here in Massachusetts, there have been multiple COVID-19 outbreaks among retail, food processing, childcare, and nursing home workers, and many others. But the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been missing in action.
Child Care Workers are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the virus has taken its toll on those who work in the industry.
Good safe jobs are a right for all workers, but equally critical is the right to a safe, secure home. The current economic crisis caused by the pandemic has led countless low-wage and immigrant workers to face the very real possibility of not only losing their jobs but also their homes.
On May 18, when the Commonwealth began to reopen for business, the Governors Reopening Advisory Board created a set of Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards.
Not in living memory have public school teachers faced such dangerous conditions on the job. Decades of neglect have left many school buildings in disrepair, making the COVID-19 pandemic especially concerning for school staff who are being asked to resume in-person learning.
Today, MassCOSH released a special report documenting the loss of life taking place at worksites across Massachusetts due to the pandemic. Titled Dying for Work: Documenting the Pandemics Deadly Toll on Massachusetts Workers , the report details how many working-age Mass.
Not in living memory have public school teachers faced such dangerous conditions on the job. Decades of neglect have left many school buildings in disrepair, making the COVID-19 pandemic especially concerning for school staff who are being asked to resume in-person learning.
Although this will not be the last time we thank the members of our Health Technical and Legal Committees, we wanted to take this opportunity to publicly honor their efforts aiding MassCOSH and workers during this devastating pandemic.
The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) is a nonprofit organization that builds the power of workers both youth and adults to lead efforts that achieve safe, healthy working conditions.
El 30 de septiembre, MassCOSH public un informe especial en Espaol que documenta la prdida de vidas que se estaba produciendo en los lugares de trabajo de todo Massachusetts debido a la pandemia.
Your health and wellness matter to MassCOSH on and off the job and we are able to provide tailored training for workers on infectious disease control.
In the past few weeks, MassCOSH has been extremely busy working to address policy shortfalls that are leaving workers needlessly vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
September 10, 2020Today, MassCOSH released a special report documenting the loss of life taking place at worksites across Massachusetts due to the pandemic. Titled Dying for Work: Documenting the Pandemics Deadly Toll on Massachusetts Workers, the report details how many working-age Mass.
Over the last five and a half months, MassCOSH has provided COVID-19 health and safety training to almost 600 workers across the state from industries ranging from community health to restaurants and small businesses.
