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On the Trail of Illegal Trash: Grisly Finds, Futile Pursuits

Construction Zone – Real Dangers – Real Solutions

CONSTRUCTION HAZARDS The dangers faced on a construction site are extensive. From inhaling silica dust to falling from heights, injuries and fatalities occur at an alarming rate. 20% of US worker deaths are in construction! The first line of defense is Personal Protective Equipment, providing protection from falls, high temperatures, loud noises and more. Take […]

How One Accident Leads To Eventual Harm

This workplace safety video is used in accordance with the USA Fair Use Doctrine for nonprofit educational purposes – 2021 Fifty years after the passage of the nation’s job safety laws, the toll of workplace injury, illness and death remains too high, and too many workers remain at serious risk. There is much more work […]

Poison in the Air

by Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman, Al Shaw and Lisa Song, with additional reporting by Maya Miller, photography by Kathleen Flynn for ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Series: Sacrifice Zones Mapping Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution From the urban […]

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