Lost letter: How government fails to deliver on worker safety

By Chris Hamby

Persistent hazards at a top U.S. employer underscore regulators’ mixed message — and inconsistent tactics

Excerpts from this story referencing "David Michaels":

"… uries and illnesses may be a pervasive problem at the USPS,” agency head David Michaels wrote in a letter to the Postal Service’s safety director in January.If …"

Welding's toxic legacy

By Jim Morris

Did a $5B industry cover of the health risks of manganese to thousands of workers?

Excerpts from this story referencing "District Court in Cleveland":

"… lding wire and electrodes — also called rods or sticks. Filed in federal District Court in Cleveland, their claim joined thousands of others pending against welding-products m …"

New scrutiny of worker safety excludes some chemical plants

By Chris Hamby

Worries about catastrophes at chemical plants prompts special inspection program, but some sites remain off-limits.

Excerpts from this story referencing "David Michaels":

"… n preventable incidents at chemical facilities around the country,” said David Michaels, the head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, in announc …"

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In U.S. Steel town, fatal gas explosion goes unpunished by OSHA

By Jim Morris

The 2009 death of Nick Revetta exposes flaws in the system designed to protect American workers.

Excerpts from this story referencing "David Michaels":

"… uance of citations specifically related to the root cause of the incident."David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, would no …"

"… lustered," the lawyer says.In October 2010, Gismondi approached OSHA chief David Michaels at a conference in Pittsburgh and hand-delivered a letter. "Mrs. Revetta a …"

OSHA rules on workplace toxics stalled

By Jim Morris

Rules that would reduce worker exposures to two well-known lung hazards, beryllium and silica, are stuck in the regulatory pipeline.

Excerpts from this story referencing "David Michaels":

"… covering workers in the private sector,” former DOE assistant secretary David Michaels, then with George Washington University, wrote in his 2008 book about corp …"

Kentucky death case: Another black eye for state workplace safety enforcement

By Jim Morris

Kentucky's deletion of all violations in worker death case criticized by victim's family, feds.

Excerpts from this story referencing "David Michaels":

"… the effectiveness of state programs. In his response to the IG, OSHA chief David Michaels wrote that the agency was developing a new monitoring system that would in …"

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'They were not thinking of him as a human being'

By Jim Morris and Chip Mitchell

A chemical discharge in a Chicago-area factory kills a worker — and exposes the dangers faced by temp workers across the U.S.

Excerpts from this story referencing "David Michaels":

"… head of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, wrote in the memo to David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health. Raani m …"

How industry scientists stalled action on carcinogen

By David Heath

Tens of millions of Americans drink tap water tainted with chromium. But industry pushback has made it hard for the EPA to regulate.

Excerpts from this story referencing "David Michaels":

"… th and hundreds of others who had lived near the Hinkley pumping station. David Michaels, an epidemiologist who now heads OSHA, has written extensively about this …"

Worker suffocations persist as grain storage soars, employers flout safety rules

By Jim Morris and Howard Berkes

The 2010 deaths of a 14-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man in an Illinois grain bin highlight unsafe practices, spotty enforcement.

Excerpts from this story referencing "David Michaels":

"… ations in Mt. Carroll, a 64-percent discount. In an interview, OSHA chief David Michaels explained: “We had them open their books and we determined that $200,000 …"

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