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In Landmark Ruling, Employer Held Accountable after Social Service Worker Stabbed to Death

National COSH Says Stronger Protections Needed, Including
New Legislation to Establish OSHA Standard on Workplace Violence 

Nominations open for  2019 National COSH “Dirty Dozen”
Spotlight on Dangerous Employers; 2018 Report Identified Workers Crushed to Death, Denied Bathroom Breaks and Victims of Sexual Harassment 

The prolonged shutdown of the federal government – now the longest on record – is a growing risk to the health and safety of workers and communities, say leaders of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH).  

As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on competing plans to end the shutdown, more than 800,000 federal workers have been furloughed or forced to work without pay for more than a month. Many workers employed by companies with federal contracts are also losing income.

"If someone comes to you and says, 'I was raped,' Alejandra Valles told a hushed crowd during a keynote address at COSHCON18, “it's different than if someone says, 'I didn't get my vacation.’"

National COSH Announces 2018 
Health and Safety Awards

Activists Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Empowering Workers and Fighting for Safer Workplaces and Communities

Amazon Must Address Safety Concerns, says National COSH 

As Retail Giant Hikes Pay to $15 per Hour,
Seven Deaths at Company Warehouses Since 2013 Require “Urgent Attention” 

National COSH Wins Grant from TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund to Support 
Survivors of Sexual Harassment and Related Retaliation in the Workplace 

Today, the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund announced the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) as a recipient of a grant to support low-wage workers who have experienced sexual misconduct or related retaliation in the workplace.

“Dirty Dozen” Company Cleans Up its Shelves
National COSH Congratulates Lowe’s on Removal 
of Products with Deadly Methylene Chloride 

Workers’ Memorial Week 2018:
Love, Support – and Standing Up for Safety

Los trabajadores latinos y los inmigrantes enfrentan discriminación y riesgos de seguridad
En 2016, 879 trabajadores latinxs, 907 inmigrantes mueren en el trabajo