FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/22/2015 Available for further comment: Tolle Graham, MassCOSH, 617-825-7233 x19 Alex Papali, Clean Water Action, 617-338-8131 x212 Katelyn Parady, Toxics Action Center, 617-747-4362 Curtis Rollins, Boston Workers Alliance, 713-724-4845 Report Shows Dorchester and Roxbury Key…
Press Release 7/21/2015 For Immediate Release Contact: Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, Executive Director, MassCOSH (C) 617-642-1878 marcy.gelb@masscosh.org The Gap in State’s Safety Laws Contribute to Widespread Injury and Death for Public Employees Labor advocates and safety experts call…
With powerful testimonies from workers and labor advocates, legislators were urged to close a loophole in the state’s safety laws that has resulted in hundreds of public employee injuries and deaths. Currently, Massachusetts private sector and executive branch workers are covered under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA),…
Families who have lost loved ones due to workplace tragedies know why safe, healthy workplaces can make a critical difference. In experiencing such loss, families of fallen workers often need emotional support, links to resources, and help navigating workers’ compensation and OSHA investigations. Please click here to open our…
Lead sponsors: Rep. Garrett Bradley, Senator James Eldridge What the bill will do: “An Act Increasing Injured Workers’ Access to Medical Care and Workers’ Compensation Benefits: seeks to improve the workers compensation law in several ways: Helping improve the process and reducing barriers so low wage workers can receive…
Legislative Fact Sheet An Act to further define Standards of Employee Safety (S2190) Lead sponsors: Rep. James O’Day and Senator Marc Pacheco Background: Public employees repair our roads, remove our trash and recyclables, care for our disabled and provide needed services for residents of the Commonwealth. They are public…
Click here to view the 2015 Dying for Work in Massachusetts: The Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplaces
A new report released by the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health (MassCOSH), environmental, labor, and community rights groups illustrates how sorting recyclable materials can be a high-risk occupation, with workers regularly exposed to used needles, dead animal carcasses, hazardous chemicals as well as a large amount of heavy…
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, Executive Director, MassCOSH 617-642-1878, marcy.gelb@masscosh.org Report: Recycling Workers Exposed to Safety Failures, Needles, High Injury Rates 17 fatalities nation-wide in a two-year period; cities have unique opportunity to protect workers who protect the planet 6/23/2015 BOSTON– …
When MassCOSH Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) Peer Leader Dominic Tran and Alumnus Jessica Tavares sat down before the Joint Committee of Labor and Workforce to fight changes that would weaken the state’s Child Labor law, they were following a proud tradition of activism established ten years ago by some…
When an injured worker meets with MassCOSH’s Worker Center staff for the first time, their stories and background may vary, but their primary concerns are always the same: ‘Due to work, I am hurt, can’t receive the care I need, and am going broke.’ Hurt on the…
Many schools around Boston have trophy cases full or winning teams and record-breaking athletes. Yet these schools are now also home to equally deserving champions who are fighting to help staff and students with asthma breath with ease. Thanks to a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency aimed at reducing…