Research, updates, and worker safety resources

On April 6, MassCOSH joined with our allies, including Massachusetts Not 4 Sale Coalition and Gig Workers Rising (GWR) for a rally and the release of an illuminating report titled Death and Corporate Irresponsibility in the Gig Economy.

The young workers who serve as MassCOSHs Teens Lead @ Work program Peer Leaders want to see a few changes in Boston Public Schools now that they are back to being in school buildings full time.

On April 9, as part of its monthly meetings held on Saturdays, MassCOSH’s Worker Center held a training on the dangers of excessive heat for low-wage workers who work in hot environments.For the 19 workers in attendance, the training went over OSHA definitions of heat stress, prevention methods to stay safe when it'...

Just over two decades since its founding, this past February, our Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) peer leaders met with a very important person who played a powerful role in the direction of our young worker program, Taciana Ribeiro Saab.

On March 12, MassCOSH Labor-Community Training Coordinator Jazmin Morinigo joined with partners at the Boston Educational Justice Alliance and the Boston Public Schools Families for COVID Safety (FamCoSa) to provide a workshop at the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) annual Family2Family Conference.

Over the next six months, National COSH and local COSH affiliates are sharing stories of workers across the country of all ages, races, and genders of why theyre #WorkedUp.

On March 1st, it was announced that the program would end March 15, with funds allocated for reimbursement set to be exhausted before the initial deadline at the end of April.

On January 25, MassCOSH held an important town hall to help workers best understand the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Massachusetts sick leave law, and what they can do to keep themselves safe on the job as COVID-19 cases surged.

Although TL@W is currently running virtual programming, in December, before the Omicron spike, our peer leaders held their first, in-person training since 2020.The training was for the young workers who make up the Somerville-based Liaison Interpreter Program of Somerville (LIPS).

January marked the end of the longest nurses strike in our states long history. After 301 days of picketing for safer patient care, St.

In January, the Boston Public Health Commission provided MassCOSH 180 at-home rapid tests to distribute to frontline workers to keep themselves and their families safe.

The following fact sheets have been created in January 2021 by experts and community leaders to educate you about what to do if you are exposed to or get COVID-19 and important workplace safety measures employers should implement to keep workers safe.

The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) is deeply saddened to learn that Kimberlee Francoeur, 30, of Lanesborough, died of injuries sustained on the job working for Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, Tuesday, January 5.

HANCOCK Fatal accidents among professional snowmakers like the one that claimed the life of a woman at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort earlier this week are rare, but industry experts say the job comes with a lot of risks.

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