Workplace Safety and Health
By Chelsea Conaboy on April 23, 2019
The chorus is growing louder, but is it being heard? More smart people, in books and television shows, are arguing for the urgency of dealing with climate change, presenting heaps of despair at the damage being done to our planet along with hints of hope.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Vaccine Safety, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on April 16, 2019
Review of numerous studies shows there is strong evidence–despite an industry narrative to the contrary–that fracking exposure is associated with an increased risk of certain health problems, including preterm birth and high-risk pregnancy, asthma flare-ups
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Climate Change, Consumer product safety, Consumer Protection, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, Food Supply, Government accountability, Vaccine Safety, wage theft, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Eli Wolfe on April 11, 2019
887 workers were killed in falls in 2017, the highest number reported by the government in nearly 30 years.
Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Government accountability, Labor Department, labor laws, OSHA, Workplace, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on April 9, 2019
Drug-resistant infections are spreading across the globe and perhaps in a hospital near you. But it may be a secret.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Airline safety, Aviation Safety, Climate Change, Consumer product safety, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, Government accountability, Medical Errors, Product Hazards and Recalls, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on April 2, 2019
David Bernhardt, acting secretary of the Interior Department, seems headed for confirmation by the Senate. He told the Energy and Natural Resources Committee that, if confirmed, he will stop recusing himself from issues that involve his former clients as soon as this summer
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Aviation Safety, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Product Hazards and Recalls, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on March 19, 2019
Electronic medical records aren’t just exhausting doctors. They also, in the most extreme cases, contribute to injury or death.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Airline safety, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, Government accountability, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on March 12, 2019
With Ethiopian crash, toll at 346 in five months: At least 27 airlines have grounded their Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after 157 people were killed when one crashed in Ethiopia Sunday. A growing list of countries–including China, the U.K., Australia, Indonesia and Singapore–have banned the planes from their airspace, worried about similarities between the…
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Airline safety, Aviation Safety, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on March 5, 2019
Faulty lines, fires sparked: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. acknowledged that its equipment likely started what became the most destructive fire in California’s history, burning nearly 14,000 homes last November and killing 85 people, the Los Angeles Times reports. The company has filed for bankruptcy protection and faces dozens of lawsuits from people who lost property…
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Auto and Highway Safety, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, Food Supply, Government accountability, Labor Department, Product Hazards and Recalls, wage violations, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Eli Wolfe on January 31, 2019
Agency won’t require employers to routinely report detailed internal records of worker injuries or illnesses.
Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Government accountability, Labor Department, labor laws, OSHA, Workplace Safety and Health |
