Research, updates, and worker safety resources

MassCOSH would like to thank the Fish Family Foundation, Shapiro Foundation, and Fireman Charitable Foundation for their commitment to helping the most vulnerable workers in our communities.

Every Wednesday at 4pm, you can find MassCOSH Worker Center staff online using a combination of Zoom and Facebook Live with about 40 workers, our solution to the in-person drop-in hours that we have placed on pause.

On April 28, MassCOSH held its first-ever virtual Workers Memorial Day Commemoration for an online crowd of over 250 viewers.

As Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker attempts to reopen shuttered workplaces, millions of workers will be at heightened risk of contracting the novel coronavirus and many of our working brothers and sisters may not survive the infection. Sadly, Gov.

On April 28, MassCOSH held on online observation of International Workers' Memorial Day to honor the Massachusetts workers who were killed, injured or made ill on their jobs in the past 12 months.

With schools closed and job sites shuttered, teenagers around the country have found themselves at home struggling to continue their education and going without income.

Every day, thousands of frontline workers are interacting with countless members of the public as part of their job, putting themselves and their families at risk to keep society running.

The historic economic downturn has left a record number of workers furloughed or without a job at all. For a good many of these workers, government benefits will help ease some of their financial worries.

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While we have canceled drop-in hours and clinics in East Boston for now, MassCOSHs Immigrant Worker Center is continuing to provide support to workers through our hotline (617-505-8939 or 617-505-8940).

Given repeated messages to work from home and to socially isolate, it may seem like hardly anyone is reporting to work. But that is not the case for thousands of workers, especially those who we are depending on to disinfect and clean areas people gather to reduce the spread of covid-19.

As of March 13, our offices in Dorchester and East Boston are closed to visitors. We are following the advice of public health experts to promote and support social distancing as this global pandemic affects billions of peoples lives.

The Coronavirus has exposed the lack of basic protections that American workers are force to live with. Additionally, communities that already face marginalization low-wage, contract, and immigrant workers are being the hardest hit by the virus and its economic impacts.

4174/S. 2401. These bills would protect workers who seek their rightful access to medical care and workers compensation from retaliation from their employer.

Please click here to view U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19.