Archive:OSHA
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Kalmanovitz practitioner fellow Debbie Berkowitz warns Recent OSHA decision could send the message “OSHA is giving employers a pass” when workers are “seriously injured” | TIME Magazine
Debbie Berkowitz, a former OSHA adviser who is now a fellow at Georgetown’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, reviewed the OSHA file for the DPR Construction incident and tol
Category: In the News
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Kalmanovitz practitioner fellow Debbie Berkowitz Quoted in AFL-CIO Report “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect”
The AFL-CIO’s 35th Annual ‘Death on the Job’ Report provides a national and state-by-state analysis of workers’ health and safety and policy recommendations for how the government can better protect
Category: In the News
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Revisit 2023 With The Kalmanovitz Initiative
2023 was so impactful for The Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and The Working Poor. This has been an incomparable year in labor. Support for labor is the highest it's been in almost 50 years wi
Category: Updates
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Marketplace| “Folks fear retaliation”| Employers Under-Report Workplace Injuries
The surge in workers at physical job sites in 2022 paralleled a rise in reported workplace injuries and illnesses, reaching 2.8 million, likely underestimated. Reasons for underreporting, including fear of retaliation, were highlighted, with repetitive motion injuries prevalent in warehousing jobs, leading to OSHA’s increased scrutiny and upcoming requirements for more detailed injury records starting in March, potentially revealing previously underreported cases.
Category: In the News
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Our OSHA Training Series is Empowering Workers All Summer
The Kalmanovitz Initiative in partnership with community organizations are providing Health and Safety Trainings for workers in the restaurant industry. The goal of the trainings is to provide resta
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EPI| At least 27 Workers a Day Suffer Amputations or Hospitalization from Workplace Injuries
A shocking 27 workers A DAY suffer workplace injuries that lead to amputation or hospitalization according to OSHA data collected by The Kalmanovitz Initiative's Debbie Berkowitz and Patrick Dixon.
Category: In the News
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Marketplace | What the Supreme Court’s rulings on workplace vaccine mandates mean
KI Fellow, Debbie Berkowitz is interviewed by "Marketplace Morning Report" on the implications of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down OSHA's testing and vaccine mandate. Listen to the int
Categories: In the News, Updates
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The American Prospect | Can OSHA Keep Workers Safe? The Court Hears the Case Tomorrow.
KI Fellow, Debbie Berkowitz writes in The American Prospect on the upcoming hearing before the Supreme Court on the the Biden Administration's new OSHA standard on vaccines and testing. As COV
Category: Updates
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WCP | Building Back Better?
For the first time in decades, American workers seem to be gaining power. As Joseph A. McCartin writes in this week's Working-Class Perspectives, the "Great Resignation," "Striketober," and more pro
Categories: Updates, Working-Class Perspectives
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AP | Whistleblowers to play key role in enforcing vaccine mandate
KI Fellow Debbie Berkowitz comments on the new OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 that would require employees of large employers covered by OSHA to get a COVID-19 vaccine or submit to re
Categories: In the News, Updates