FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/27/2016 Contact: Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, MassCOSH Executive Director (c) (617)-642-1878 Jeff Newton, MassCOSH Communications Coordinator (O) (617) 825-7233 x14 Labor, community, and legal groups call for swift investigation, enforcement and reforms in response to trench fatalities…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/22/2016 Contact: Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, MassCOSH Executive Director, cell (617)-642-1878 Jeff Newton, Communications Coordinator, (617) 825-7233 x14 10/22/2016 BOSTON – The deaths of two construction workers who drowned in a flooded trench last night is made even more devastating knowing that their employer,…
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 …
Press Release 10/22/2015 For Immediate Release Contact: Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, executive director, MassCOSH 617-642-1878, marcy.gelb@masscosh.org Injured Workers Fight for Fair Scarring Benefits Advocates push to change law that bars compensation for occupational-related…
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…
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– …
Press Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/24/2015 Contact: Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, MassCOSH Executive Director cell (617)-642-1878 Jeff Newton, Communications Coordinator (617) 825-7233 x14 Record snow-related worker deaths and injuries prompt immediate calls for employer precautions. 2/24/2015 BOSTON – With over 100 inches of…
Press Statement 10/16/2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, MassCOSH Executive Director cell (617)-642-1878 Patricia Strizak, MassCOSH Health and Safety Trainer cell (516) 509-3602 10/16/2014 BOSTON – With the recent Ebola infection of two nurses in Texas, it is alarming that…
Retail Store Homicides Highlight Risks Facing Teen Workers; 200,000 Sexual Assaults Each Year David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, said today that teen peer education programs are an effective way to reduce and prevent the hazards of workplace violence. “This is a unique opportunity…
For Immediate Release 4/28/2014 CONTACT: John Drinkwater Marcy Goldstein-Gelb Massachusetts AFL-CIO MassCOSH jdrinkwater@massaflcio.org marcy.gelb@masscosh.org (O) 781-324-8230 (C) (617) 642-1878 NEW REPORT: Dangerous jobs killed 48 workers in Massachusetts In 2013, falls and…
An Advisory Committee created by Governor Deval Patrick to study state work-place risks and dangers released a landmark report (click to view) with key recommendations to reduce injury, illness and deaths for the Commonwealth’s Executive Branch employees. During a State House briefing, state labor unions, safety advocates and members…