Feature Articles
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June 14, 2018One year ago, after sifting through reams of data, MassCOSH reported that 70 workers lost their lives on the job in 2016: 61 as a result of fatal injuries and nine firefighters who died from work-related illness. However, the... read more
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June 14, 2018This past March, after over a decade of steadfast advocacy by labor advocates, An Act to Further Define Standards of Employee Safety, a bill extending Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) protections to all public employees,... read more
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May 29, 2018Over the last year, MassCOSH has helped to pass legislation that provides protection to pregnant workers, increases the fines for corporate manslaughter, and extends OSHA protections to almost 430,000 public sector workers. However... read more
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April 26, 2018On November 3, 2017, Antawani Wright-Davis, 19, was stuck by a dump truck and killed while working for the food delivery service DoorDash in Boston. However, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), never... read more
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March 05, 2018We are ecstatic to bring you some truly great news. On March 1, a bill expanding OSHA protections to almost 430,000 public sector and municipal workers is on its way to the Governor’s desk after it was enacted in the Senate with a... read more
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January 21, 2018Until recently, Abril (her name has been changed to protect her identity) was living a normal life as one of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who call Greater Boston home. Washing dishes at a popular restaurant, she managed... read more
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January 21, 2018For many women living in Massachusetts, leaving their job during pregnancy is not a financially viable option. However, many female workers worry that their employer will not provide reasonable accommodations, such as allowing more... read more
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December 22, 2017One of MassCOSH’s newest monthly donors knows just how important safe jobs are. For 34 years, Joel Weddig worked for the Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development as an industrial hygienist, investigating deaths on the job... read more
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December 22, 2017My fellow workers' rights supporter,
Every day, more people are feeling empowered to come forward and publicly address sexual harassment on the job. But what do you do to protect yourself when you feel invisible and... read more -
December 21, 2017For workers lucky enough to secure workers’ compensation benefits after being hurt on the job, a new hazard is emerging from the shadows: addiction to the pain medication prescribed to them.
Signs of the opioid addiction in... read more