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How opinion letters empower workers and employers

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Why choose apprenticeship? 4 tips from a sheet metal worker

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TRAM: Improving training in the mining industry

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Trench safety starts with you

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Building a bridge to immigrant and migrant workers

Priscilla Garcia-Ocampo - Aug 14, 2024
We’re working with consulates to ensure that immigrant and migrant workers in the U.S. receive their hard-earned wages, have safe and healthy workplaces, and more.

An illustration of a detective uncovering hazards at a job site with the text “The Hunt for Hazards, Safe + Sound Week 2024.”

6 steps to an effective job hazard analysis

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Jul 09, 2024
Whether you are a construction worker working at heights, an agricultural worker handling a chemical substance or a warehouse worker lifting heavy objects, you can use a job hazard analysis to stay safe.

Eleven people in business attire pose in front of an EMPLEO program banner with the hotline.

EMPLEO: 20 years of fighting worker exploitation

Priscilla Garcia-Ocampo - Jul 03, 2024
The EMPLEO program has helped us recover more than $15 million in back wages for thousands of workers – and it’s more important than ever.

Wearing a work glove, a miner’s hand can be seen holding a mobile device and using the MSHA Safety + Health App.

New tool connects miners with vital health resources

Jason Dittrich, Mike Pulsifer - Jun 28, 2024
OCIO worked collaboratively with the Mine Safety and Health Administration to develop a new tool that provides quick access to health services tailored to miners' unique needs.

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Add partnership to your shopping list!

Darnice Marsh - Jun 03, 2024
How a 50-year-old labor-management partnership between the UFCW and 9 employers in the retail food industry helps keep stores running and shelves stocked.

A memorial stone with an engraving that reads, “In memory and honor of all workers who lost their lives on the job.”

Don’t wait for something bad to happen!

Dave Kearns - Jun 03, 2024
Tragedies often remind us of what is important and the simple steps that could have been taken to prevent them. Practice safety today and every day at work.

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Holistic path to success for Delaware students

Michael Trupo - May 31, 2024
The Pathways program helps students overcome the barriers that prevent them from pursuing education and careers.

Streamlining services for injured federal workers

Christopher S. Mace - May 28, 2024
The system we use to manage and review benefits claims for 2.5 million government employees and their families is getting a major upgrade, thanks to a $42 million investment.

Marissa Ditkowsky - A white woman with long, dark hair in a patterned skirt suit leans on a grand piano, smiling.

How a Young Lawyer’s Mental Health Journey Fuels Her Advocacy Work

Marissa Ditkowsky - May 14, 2024
Marissa, who lives in Maryland, shares how her personal and professional experiences propelled her to advocate for, and with, disabled people like herself.

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