Safety Agency Probes Data Breach Amid Complaints About Muzzling of Hazard Information
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has directed people to destroy information it says it inadvertently gave them, but some have refused.
Consumer Protection
Writer: Eli Wolfe
Consumer Protection
Spinning Blades, Broken Bodies and Danger by Design
A safety standard created by the lawn mower industry hasn't stopped riding mowers from backing over and seriously injuring small children.
Labor
Job-Related Falls Should Be Easy to Prevent, But Workers Are Still Dying in Record Numbers
887 workers were killed in falls in 2017, the highest number reported by the government in nearly 30 years.
Consumer Protection
ATV Deaths Top 15,000 Threshold in Latest Government Report
Federal officials concede that the death toll is an undercount. Fatalities involving some trail machines are not included.
Consumer Protection
Dubious Record for Highway Safety Agency in Public Information Lawsuits
When sued for withholding records, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has fared poorly in court.
Environment
Bug Bombs Are Duds at Killing Insects Yet May Pose Harm to People, Study Finds
Pesticides released by bug bombs can linger in homes for weeks at a time, which some researchers claim is a potential health risk
Labor
Labor Department Waters Down Injury Reporting Rule Targeted by Business
Agency won't require employers to routinely report detailed internal records of worker injuries or illnesses.
Labor
Law Puts Big Retailers on the Hook for Pay Owed to Truckers
For years, truck drivers hauling billions of dollars of clothing, appliances and other consumer goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have complained about rampant wage law violations by the trucking firms that hire them. The alleged abuses include failing to pay minimum wages and overtime. But [...]
Public Health
Federal Vaccine Court Quietly Pays Out Billions
An obscure program that has judged vaccine injury and death claims for three decades passes a financial milestone
Labor
When Workers Are Killed on Small Farms, OSHA’s Hands Are Tied
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.