Workplace Safety and Health
By Chelsea Conaboy on December 18, 2018
An epidemic of advanced black lung disease spread over Appalachia, killing more and more coal miners, while regulators sat on their hands
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, food safety, Food Supply, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on December 4, 2018
After decades of improvement, life expectancy has trended downward for three years, the worst reversal in a century.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Airline safety, Aviation Safety, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Medical Errors, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Eli Wolfe on November 28, 2018
A fateful decision by Congress more than 40 years ago gives the sites unique immunity from safety oversight, even as hundreds of employees have been killed or seriously injured.
Posted in FairWarning Investigates, Recent Stories | Tagged Labor Department, labor laws, Workplace, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on November 27, 2018
The latest National Climate Assessment projects a rise in heat-related deaths and billions of dollars in economic damage by century’s end.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, FDA, Firearms, food safety, Food Supply, Government accountability, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on November 13, 2018
President Trump blames deadly blazes on state mismanagement of the forests, drawing outrage from a firefighters labor leader.
Posted in Recent Stories, Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on November 6, 2018
Despite federal assurance that the research doesn’t apply to people, critics say the results raise health concerns for children and others.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Cell Phones, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, food safety, Gadgets and Distracted Driving, Government accountability, Medical Errors, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Stuart Silverstein on October 18, 2018
As more dogs and cats are treated for cancer, veterinarians and their assistants increasingly face the risk of exposure to hazardous drugs, which are often being handled without proper safeguards.
Posted in FairWarning Investigates, Recent Stories | Tagged Environmental Safety and Health, Medical Errors, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on October 16, 2018
The Labor Department has been busy. Investigators recovered a record amount of illegally underpaid wages during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Auto and Highway Safety, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability, Labor Department, wage theft, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Eli Wolfe on October 3, 2018
A new survey has found that nearly 50 percent of emergency physicians have been physically assaulted on the job.
Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Workplace Safety and Health |
