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Workers’ comp agency urged to speed handling of claims ByBeth HealyGLOBE STAFFSEPTEMBER 21, 2016 Two dozen immigrant workers and their advocates packed into a small downtown hearing room Wednesday to urge a state agency to speed the handling of workers’ compensation claims and press employers to meet their obligatio...

FOR RELEASE Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Contact: Claire L. Barnett, (m) 202-543-7555 REDUCING RISKS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN – IGNORED TOO LONG New National Report Documents Risks, Urges Federal-State Actions Back to School Toolkit Helps Reduce Environmental Risks Boston       “Today the Coalition is releasi...

The 2015-16 MassCOSH Legal and Medical Access Attorney Directory is our latest effort to ensure that all workers have the tools and resources to fight against unjust and unsafe working conditions and obtain medical care.

MassCOSH Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) peer leader Obinna Igbokwe, 17, is smart enough to realize that good air quality in school is essential to his well-being; after all, you dont get accepted into seven ivy-league colleges without spending a lot of time in classrooms and the library.

One year after a groundbreaking executive branch worker safety law went into effect in Massachusetts, MassCOSH and its advocates are hailing the laws role in averting injury and death for the 36,000 Massachusetts executive branch workers.

Every day in Massachusetts, an army of immigrant women prepare to work in our factories, office buildings, and food processing facilities.

For Don Dumont, April 28th has a powerful new meaning. Last summer, his 24-year-old son went off to work at a construction site in Taunton; he never made it back home. Working about 40 feet off the ground on part of a structures framing, Nick Dumont fell and died a short time later.

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April 28, 2016 marks the 28th observance of Workers Memorial Day, when we remember workers who were killed, made ill, or injured on the job. We reflect on the tragedies of the past year and renew our commitment to fight for safe jobs.

Click here to view Ten Years of Dying at Work in Massachusetts . Click here to view Every Worker Lost at the Workplace (2006 2015).

Big News! One year after a groundbreaking executive branch worker safety law that everyone pushed so hard for went into effect in Massachusetts, we are proud to say the law is playing a major role in averting injury and death for almost 36,000 Massachusetts executive branch workers!

For Bill Rawlinson, learning from MassCOSH about environmental hazards that trigger asthma in students and staff is more than just a part of his job, its also a personal matter. Learning about different asthma triggers was eye-opening, said Rawlinson of Edward M.

In 2012, Super Storm Sandy just narrowly missed Massachusetts, instead causing tragic deaths and damage in the billions of dollars in the metro New York region.

I cant afford to go to college. I need to work to support my family. My grades arent good enough. Those are all too common responses when MassCOSHs Teens Lead @ Work peer leaders ask their fellow teens about their plans after high school.

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