Delays, special interests hinder rules against deadly dust
An extraordinary delay in the development of federal protections against exposure to crystalline silica is harming American workers, more than 300 public health scientists, doctors and occupational safety experts told President Obama today.
‘Bread and roses’ strike resonates
Century later, issues still resonate, (Jan. 11) highlights the parallels of the haves and have nots of 1912 and those of 2012.
In death, fired nurse aids rights of workers
Anne Whitledge, who died last August from brain cancer was an emloyee of Maxim Healthcare Services, a health care giant that fired her rather than make accommodations for her disability. They must now send a letter of condolences to her survivors, along with a check for $160,000.
MBCR maintenance facility responds to safety violations
The Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company this month entered negotiations with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to address health and safety violations recently cited against MBCR's Somerville maintenance facility.
Toxic hair treatments: Brazilian Blowout suits; CA AG forces hazard warning
Health advocates are ramping up pressure on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove the keratin hair-straightening product Brazilian Blowout from the marketplace in light of a legal settlement announced today in a California court against the company that makes the product.
Two Mass. Workers Killed in Three Days
The death of 64-year-old Manuel Viera, a ABC Disposal Inc. employee struck by a flatbed truck on Tuesday November 18, was a tragedy but not the first occupational incident for the New Bedford employer, according to the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH).
NEW REPORT: Dangerous Jobs Killed 50 Workers in Massachusetts
The form came loose and fell, crushing him underneath. Faria died on site from his injuries just 3 days before his 27th birthday. He was one of the 50 individuals who lost their lives last year because of work.
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Dangerous Jobs Killed 50 Workers in Massachusetts
On 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 underneath.
Amanda Lawson
Amanda is a Team Leader with our Teens Lead @ Work program. She first joined TL@W in the summer of 2022 and quickly became an invaluable asset to our team, moving up to the role of Team Leader in the summer of 2023.
