A chemical reaction that causes concrete to crack and deteriorate can now be identified without harm, according to Argonne scientists. (Image by Shutterstock / Budimir Jevtic.) Although they are built to last for decades, bridges, dams, nuclear plants and other concrete structures are far from indestructible. One culprit is the alkali-silica reaction (ASR), often referred … Continue reading Argonne scientists discover new way to diagnose cracks in concrete | Argonne National Laboratory
A look at falls, slips, and trips in the construction industry : The Economics Daily: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
A look at falls, slips, and trips in the construction industry MAY 04, 2022 The National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls in Construction runs from May 2 through May 6 and highlights fall hazards and fall prevention in the construction industry. In 2020, more than 1 in 5 workplace deaths occurred in the construction industry. Just over … Continue reading A look at falls, slips, and trips in the construction industry : The Economics Daily: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Why workplace harassment and bullying is a safety issue | Canadian Occupational Safety
Failure to address issue is akin to death by a thousand cuts, specialist tells COS — Read on http://www.thesafetymag.com/ca/topics/violence-and-harassment/why-workplace-harassment-and-bullying-is-a-safety-issue/405978
Bob Lillibridge Meets the Boiler Ghost
Revised 5/14/2022 This is a repost of a story that was Posted on January 21, 2012. I rewrote it slightly and added a story to the bottom of it. When…Bob Lillibridge Meets the Boiler Ghost
Opportunity
Great podcast! Well worth listening to.
When opportunity knocks at my door it better have a warrant. Here is the video podcast which has no video because after one look at me they decided it would hurt circulation
US Department of Labor cites Continental Tire plant for multiple safety violations after 3 workers suffer severe injuries on consecutive days | U.S. Department of Labor
US Department of Labor cites Continental Tire plant for multiple safety violations after 3 workers suffer severe injuries on consecutive days | U.S. Department of Labor — Read on http://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20220513
The Plot to Keep Meatpacking Plants Open During COVID-19 — ProPublica
Newly released documents reveal that the meatpacking industry’s callousness toward the health of its workers and its influence over the Trump administration were far greater than previously known. — Read on http://www.propublica.org/article/documents-covid-meatpacking-tyson-smithfield-trump
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States | ProPublica
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States | ProPublica — Read on projects.propublica.org/climate-migration/
The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S. | ProPublica
The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S. | ProPublica — Read on projects.propublica.org/toxmap/
In the Face of Despair – by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner
I can feel the dread, the despair, the fear, the anguish, and the yearning. I hear it in questions I get from family and friends. I read it in the comments posted here and elsewhere online. And I have been around long enough to sense it in the tenor and trembles of our fraught moment. … Continue reading In the Face of Despair – by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner
US Department of Labor emphasis program to prevent hearing loss moves to enforcement phase begins May 17 | U.S. Department of Labor
US Department of Labor emphasis program to prevent hearing loss moves to enforcement phase begins May 17 | U.S. Department of Labor — Read on http://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20220510
US Department of Labor reminds Southwest employers that workers need protection from the dangers of heat illness | U.S. Department of Labor
US Department of Labor reminds Southwest employers that workers need protection from the dangers of heat illness | U.S. Department of Labor — Read on http://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20220511
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