Most worksite injury prevention programs focus solely on conditions of the worksite – making sure workers properly use PPE, correct equipment usage and more. But worksite accidents don't happen in a ...
In August 2021, Felix Chicas went to work like he did many days before. The 56-year-old was installing a new roof for a municipal building in Oyster Bay when he fell through an unprotected skylight, ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Every year, heat causes at least 170,000 work-related injuries and as many as 2,000 ...
In most of the nation, all you need to do is to step outside to feel one of New York’s deadliest hazards: extreme heat. So far in 2024, the dangers of heat illness have killed 34 workers both indoors ...