Beautiful obituary for my friend and colleague Dr. Joel Breman. No better example of a life well lived.
nytimes.com/2024/04/22/hea…

We invite you to join us tomorrow at 1 p.m. E.T. for our Workers Memorial Day event.

Hear from family members who have lost loved ones to a workplace incident and join us as we reaffirm our efforts to improve workplace safety.

Join here: youtube.com/watch?v=exxVFJ…

Sunday is #WorkerMemorialDay . A time to remember and honor those who paid the ultimate price for their labor and a time to fight for the living. Here’s a blog with data and a call to action. jordanbarab.com/confinedspace/…

To solve safety and quality issues you must get to root cause of problems and make hard choices. When a process is unsafe it usually also delivers poor quality.

Last week 3 workers were killed in a highway work zone & workers were electrocuted, killed in falls, vehicle incidents, and shootings. On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the US due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. jordanbarab.com/confinedspace/… via Jordan Barab

22/4/24. ILO News. A “staggering” number of workers – over 70 % of the global workforce - are likely to be exposed to climate change related health hazards. Existing OSH protections struggling to keep up with resulting risks says new ILO report ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/…

This Earth Day, I'm proud to announce I am a founding member of the new National Commission on Climate and Workforce Health, which empowers employers to protect worker and business health from extreme weather events. Learn more: ClimateHealthCommission.org #ClimateWorkforceHealth

Terrific piece on a very important topic.

The decline in American life expectancy
is an economic crisis, too
by me & Craig Spencer MD MPH in the @LATimes.

latimes.com/opinion/story/…

'A 1-year increase in life expectancy could boost economic output by 4%.'

This was originally initiated under David Michaels leadership during the Obama administration. Trump repealed it and Biden restored it.

Elections have consequences. Especially for workers.

Ron DeSantis shows how hugely anti-worker he is by signing law that bars Florida cities & counties from enacting heat exposure laws to protect workers, setting minimum wages, establishing employee scheduling regs, choosing contractors based on wage levels
jordanbarab.com/confinedspace/…

What a smart and valuable initiative. And if Martha Gimbel is involved, you can be sure it will be done well and everyone will have a lot of fun. Looking forward to seeing the impact The Budget Lab will have.

Note to Journalists: This is not a FREAK work accident.

Hundreds of workers are killed every year getting trapped in machinery. There are #OSHA standards to prevent workers from getting trapped in machinery.

nypost.com/2024/04/11/us-…

Amazing to see this new program come out from ARPA-H, building on White House Office of Science & Technology Policy launching the Clean Indoor Air Initiative. So much important work to be done to bring cleaner, healthier air to our buildings!