Summer has begun and with temperatures rising, so too is the risk of heat stress. With the support of the Barr Foundation, Our Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) peer leaders partnered with the Boston Teachers Union and the Boston Student Action Council in order to research the effects of heat…
On May 18, MassCOSH issued failing grades to Governor Baker’s Reopening Massachusetts plan because of its failure to adequately protect workers and the public. Now, as Massachusetts moves quickly to reopen the State, thousands of workers are heading back to their jobs with only minimal workplace health and safety standards in…
As the economy reopens amid a viral pandemic the medical community admits it knows little about, vetted, expert information on how to stay safe on the job is an invaluable resource. MassCOSH’s COVID-19 TOOLKIT FOR WORKERS: Health and Safety Protections and How to Make Them Happen is updated regularly to provide…
Every month as part of our newsletter, we take a moment to name and remember those who we lost as a result of a workplace injury or illness the previous month. These individuals who went to work never to return home to their families serve as powerful reminders of why…
On May 18, MassCOSH issued failing grades to Governor Baker’s Reopening Massachusetts plan because of its failure to adequately protect workers and the public. Now, as the State quickly moves towards Phase 2 in which restaurants, childcare facilities, retail stores, hotels, libraries and some movie theaters will be opening, thousands…
We are in the midst of an unprecedented worker health and safety crisis and need a plan for reopening the economy that truly protects workers and the public. The plan released by Governor Baker does not accomplish this vital task, and thus we are forced to give it failing grades.
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. By combining these technologies, we are able to meet workers using platforms on which they are most…
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. Thanks to their generous support, MassCOSH is able to provide $30,000 in direct financial support to immigrant workers who do not qualify for federal and…
On April 28, MassCOSH held its first-ever virtual Workers’ Memorial Day Commemoration for an online crowd of over 250 viewers. Our most powerful, emotional event of the year proved to be equally impactful online and was the least we could do to honor the 69 workers in Massachusetts who lost their lives on the…
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. Baker has not sought the counsel of labor leaders or occupational health…
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. Traditionally held on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse, this year’s event was live-streamed on Facebook and…
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. These nurses, doctors, transit workers, janitors, airport workers, grocery store clerks, and others are at higher risk of contracting the…