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A National Crisis: New AFL-CIO Report Reveals 150 Daily U.S. Worker Deaths in 2016 Post by AFL-CIO found here April 26, 2018 “View Report here: https://aflcio.org/dotj According to a report released today by the AFL-CIO, 5,190 American workers died on the job in 2016, an increase from 4,836 deaths the previous year. Another estimated 50,000 to 60,000
Read moreThe IAM Health and Safety Department recently conducted a workplace violence survey. The survey identified trends that our members face on the job. Workplace violence may result in physical injury and can lead to medical treatment, missed work, stress and/or decreased productivity. Please scroll over the image below, and click the box in the right
Read moreRegistration is now open for the 2018 IAM Safety and Health Conference to be held August 12-17 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Deadline to register is Friday, June 1.
Read moreTechnology and experience have provided many tools to make forecasting disasters more accurate. Satellites, radar and historical data all contribute to increased accuracy and forecasts that are more reliable. While forecasting is accurate at predicting what may happen, it is not an exact science. Occasionally, the actual event is not as bad as forecast. Tragically,
Read moreThe female passenger was burned by her phone, which caused a minor fire on board the aircraft. She suffered burns to her hands after her cellphone caught fire on an Air Canada flight while it sat on the tarmac in Toronto, the airline said Thursday.
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