- January 31, 2012 Action Alert for USW Members in the Northeast Sunoco and ConocoPhillips have arbitrarily decided to shut down three strategic oil refineries on the East Coast, all three in or near Philadelphia, Pa. All three of these refineries are USW workplaces, and if the companies follow through on their threat, 1,300 of our members will lose their jobs.
- January 10, 2012 2012 USW Health, Safety & Environment Conference The 2012 USW Health, Safety & Environment Conference will be held March 5-9, 2012 at the Pittsburgh Convention Center and Westin Hotel. As part of our joint efforts on health and safety, we will once again be uniting with the Communications Workers of America for this conference.
- December 06, 2011 Statement by USW International President Leo W. Gerard on Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster Settlement The record penalty imposed as a result of the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine explosion that killed 29 men in West Virginia in 2010 is a significant step by the federal government, United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard said today.
- December 02, 2011 Nibarger Presents "Five Fatal Flaws" Liz Bettinger from the USW's Legislative Dept. took photos of Kim Nibarger, USW's health and safety oil expert, and Jim Lefton, assistant to USW International Vice President Gary Beevers, as they briefed Congress on health and safety issues within the oil sector and how National Oil Bargaining works.
- December 02, 2011 USW Commends EPA for Reviewing Waste Definition, Boiler Rules Leaders of the United Steelworkers (USW) cited today’s notice of proposed changes to industrial boiler rules by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an important step in the agency’s responsibility for crafting rules that help preserve family-sustaining jobs and encourage investment in technologies to make America more energy independent.
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- June 03, 2009 USW HSE Department Fact Sheets The United Steelworkers Health, Safety and Environment Department has prepared Fact Sheets on ergonomics, workplace hazards and other health related information. More fact sheets specific to the steel industry can be found at the USW Training Guides to Industry.
- June 03, 2009 Fatality & Serious Accident Investigation Results The USW Health, Safety and Environment Department investigates accidents that cause fatal, disabling or life-threatening injuries.
- June 03, 2009 Health & Safety Websites These outside links are provided for informational purposes. The United Steelworkers neither controls nor endorses the content of these third party websites. If you have suggestions for additions to this site, please contact the Health, Safety & Environment Department at safety@usw.org
- December 06, 2010 Defective Products, Recalls and Alerts This area contains a list of recalled or defective items that are known to be actively used by USW members. This is not meant to be a complete list, but contains those that have been brought to the attention of the Health, Safety and Environment staff.
- June 03, 2009 Safety & Hazard Alerts From Accident Responses The USW Safety Alerts page is designed to share pertinent information with our members after the department responds to an accident. The hazards identified along with the recommended corrections may cover an area broader than the industry identified. Please review to see if the hazards identified exist at your workplace.
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- August 16, 2010 The Paper Research Action Project (RAP) To address the serious safety and health problems in paper, the USW created the Paper Research Action Project to survey conditions in USW-represented paper mills. A project team was chosen, with the task of developing and conducting the survey, analyzing the data, and formulating a plan to help build the union’s collective power to stop these recurring tragedies.
- April 22, 2009 Securing Our Children's World "SECURING OUR CHILDREN'S WORLD, our Union and the Environment" is an updated report developed by the USW's International Executive Board Environmental Task Force which was presented to the IEB on Feb. 28, 2006 in Pittsburgh.
- June 04, 2009 Blame the Worker H&S Programs "Management’s blame the worker programs are as dangerous to our members as any other challenge that we face today. The USW must oppose these programs with all our energy. Instead we must work just as hard to implement comprehensive health and safety programs that find and eliminate unsafe workplace conditions that cause injuries and illness to our members."
- June 04, 2009 Health Safety and Environment Committees Protecting worker rights to a workplace free of all hazards is one of the most important jobs of our Union. The job of Local Union Health, Safety and Environment Representatives is vitally important in eliminating work hazards.
- June 04, 2009 Our Children's World (1990) "OUR CHILDREN'S WORLD" is the original to what became "SECURING OUR CHILDREN'S WORLD," which you can view here. "OUR CHILDREN'S WORLD, Steelworkers and the Environment" is a report developed by the USW Environmental Task Force which was adopted August 30, 1990 at the 25th Constitutional Convention in Toronto, Ontario.
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