Health Safety & Environment News
Organize an Event to Commemorate Workers Memorial Day
Workers Memorial Day is on April 28, and is commemorated both before and during that week. Now is the time to start planning an event to remember those killed and injured on the job and as a result of occupational illnesses.
Safety and Health of Our Members is Key
Safety and health concerns of our members in the workplace is paramount to the success of USW District 9.
Local 288 in Tennessee provides training to area youth
DeWALT recalls drills due to shock hazard
DeWALT is recalling two drills due to shock hazard: DWD110 and DWD112. Click here for more information regarding the recall.
Respiratory Protection Requires Accurate Fit Test
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health prepared an information sheet to describes what a user seal check/fit test is. Click to read more.
Honeywell Recalls Two Kinds of Hard Hats
Honeywell is recalling its type 1 Fibre-Metal E2 and North Peak A79 hard hats because they can fail to protect users from impact, posing a risk of head injury. Click for more info.
BASF Locals Discuss Plant Issues at Annual Council Meeting
BASF locals shared information, strategies and solidarity at their annual council meeting Aug. 1-2 in Geismer, La. Local 13-620 represents the workers at BASF’s Geismer plant and Unit Chair Doug Watts hosted the meeting.
USW@Work: Volume 13, Issue 4
In this issue: Recaps from the National Oil Bargaining Conference and Rubber and Plastics Industry Conference; updates on bargaining in steel and health care; the latest on our legislative and trade fights; highlight of USW Local 675; and more.
USW Succeeds in Lawsuit to End Delay of Chemical Disaster Rule
The USW succeeded in ending the Environmental Protection Agency’s delay of the Chemical Disaster Rule, but the fight continues to save the rule’s protections from EPA proposals to eliminate them.
California Regulators Fine Refiners for Not Involving Workers in Process Safety Management Planning
Some California refiners receive citations and fines from the state because of failure to involve employees in process safety management planning.
USW@Work: Volume 13, Issue 3
In this issue: updates from Steel, Paper and Oil Bargaining, a highlight of Local Union 419M whose members make Fiestaware; a recap of the 2018 Rapid Response Conference; an update on the lockout of Local Unions 12012 and 12003 at National Grid; and more.
Cheyenne, Wyoming Refinery Joins USW’s Triangle of Prevention Program to Improve Safety through Employee Involvement
Read how the USW’s Triangle of Prevention program can improve health and safety at HollyFrontier in Cheyenne, Wyo.
Supreme Court Pick Dangerous for Workers
Hear USW Legislative staff Anna Fendley and progressive talk show host Leslie Marshall discuss Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court and his anti-worker record that should disqualify him for the position.
EPA Head Removes Safety Protections from Chemical Disaster Rule
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed revisions to the EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) in May that eliminate safety protections for workers, first responders and communities.
Chemical Safety Board Guidelines Help Chemical Companies Prepare for Extreme Weather Events
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigated the incidents that occurred at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas as a result from Hurricane Harvey. Click to read their key findings and what they learned.