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H.R. 5522

Combustible Dust Explosion 

and Fire Prevention Act of 2008>>>

 

You can view the entire hearing here: Click here to watch archived hearing webcast »  It is long about a little over 2 hours but if your really interested in how the system works, what some of our congress men think about OSHA as of lately or  combustible dust it is a must see.  You can also see individual parts here

<<<Give Us Combustible Dust Standards

 

Between 1980 and 2005, 119 workers were killed and more than 700 injured in combustible dust explosions.

 

These explosions were preventable -- but even though the U.S. Chemical Safety Board recommended in 2006 that regulations needed to be put in place to protect workers from death or injury from combustible dust accidents, OSHA chose instead to maintain its program of voluntary corporate compliance. But as Former CSB Chairman Carolyn W. Merritt put it, "the problem with voluntary standards is not everyone volunteers."

 

This petition calls on OSHA and the Department of Labor to stop relying on voluntary compliance and issue a general industry standard for preventing combustible dust accidents in the workplace.  Tell me more


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Workers Memorial Day 2008

 

USMWF.ORG

USMWF has a page with a brief history and some poems from families located here

 

HAZARDS

There are a few other good sources for information and one of my favorites is:

Hazards carry the mega list of WMD evens from around the world, they have a section just for WMD here and plenty of fliers and images for you to chose from  for WMD hereA few other great organizations Hazards are affiliated with are: TUC 28 April webpages, Families against corporate killers FACK, and  CCA- Centre for Corporate Accountability.

 

 AFL-CIO

 AFL-CIO has released there WMD Materials which include:  Fliers, Posters, Clip Art (English/Spanish), Proclamation, S&H Updates, Death on the job and annual study, Workers Memorials, and Poems &Tributes.   

 

TIG WIRED is a group that plays, Blues, Jazz and Rock and all there songs are located on myspace, facebook  and they have a web page all geared toward the working man/woman. 

 

Workers Memorial Day Events

 

California (Mary Vivenzi will be speaking)

2008 Workers' Memorial Day

WORKERS' MEMORIAL DAY - Saturday - April 26, 2008 - 8:30 am - Downtown Los Angeles and Contra Costa County - sponsored by SoCalCOSH, UCLA LOSH, LOHP and Worksafe - click here for the Event Flyer(pdf) (click here for the same flyer in Spanish)

  • 12 pm: Event Kickoff and Car Decoration

  • 1 pm: Funeral Procession

  • 1:30-3 pm: Speakers and Testimonials

On WMD, Stand Up For Injured Workers &
Workers Killed On The Job
Workers Memorial Day Rally and Speak-Out
Sunday April 27, 2008 12:00 Noon
Central Park at 4th St. and "C" St. Davis California

Pace is the new peril

 

California Coalition For Workers Memorial Day CCWMD
Endorsed By San Francisco Labor Council

Injured workers in California are under assault. As a result of deregulation of workers compensation, their permanent disability has been slashed more than 50%.  They face one obstacle after another with company doctors in medical review boards stalling their healthcare and some injured workers  have been retaliated against for filing workers compensation claims by district attorneys who at the same time refuse to prosecute insurance companies for fraud.

There are more fish and game inspectors in California than OSHA-Inspectors and the last doctor of Cal-OSHA Larry Rose has not been replaced since he retired. The destruction of Ca-OSHA is a threat to every worker and their family in California.

In Davis, California biotech worker David Bell was working at Agraquest and despite requests for proper health and safety protection, the company refused to even put up hazard signs. He was infected by microorganisms and is still fighting for his life. The company which is owned by Pam Marrone who used to work for Monsanto has refused to pay for his healthcare and he has been forced to go on social security insurance with costs of over $300,000. WE NEED TO GET THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY OUT OF HEALTHCARE AND GET SINGLE PAYER.

His mother Sandi Trend also discovered that there were patents by company scientists for the very materials that was found in her son’s body but this company has still blocked and stalled taking responsibility for these injuries putting his life in greater danger.

Join SEIU-UHW, Unite-HERE, UFCW, SEIU 1000, NALC and UBC workers in speaking out about these travesties and demanding health and safety on the job and healthcare and benefits for workers who are injured. Also speaking will be Davis resident Dan Berman, author of Death On The Job.

For more information, to endorse, transportation or make a contribution contact:
California Coalition For Workers Memorial Day
P.O. Box 720027
San Francisco, CA 94172
(415)867-0628

www.workersmemorialday.com

 

Georgia

2008 Agenda Latino Construction Workers Day 2008 

on Sunday, June 1, 2008 -10am - 7pm - Duluth Town Green - Duluth, GA

 

HONORING GEORGIA’S FALLEN WORKERS OF 2007

El Constructor Latino Magzine, a bilingual construction magazine in the southeast, is organizing the 2nd Annual Latino Construction Workers Day on June 1, 2008.   One of the purposes of the event is to honor all of the construction workers killed in Georgia during 2007, regardless of heritage. The magazine would like to contact the families of those construction workers who died to let them know about the event and specifically the memorial, which will take place at 2:30 PM on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Duluth Town Green in Duluth, GA.  Preliminary figures from OSHA show that 36 construction workers lost their lives in Georgia during 2007.  If you know any family members of fallen workers please contact the magazine as soon as possible.  El Constructor Latino magazine can be reached at (770) 476-7678. 

Latino Construction Workers Day is in partnership with OSHA, Georgia Tech and the Mexican Consulate.  For more information, go to www.eclmgz.com or call (770) 476-7678.

  11:00am-2:00pm:  Safety Classes   - 2:00pm: Memorial - 2:30 - 7:00pm:  Music/Entertainment

 Sponsorships available…El Constructor Latino, phone: 770 476-7678 or www.eclmgz.com.

 

South Carolina

Carolina Workers Memorial Foundation 

First annual Worker Memorial Day on April 28, 2008 at Riverfront Park in N. Charleston, SC at 6 PM.

Special Guest: The Mayor of N. Charleston Keith, Sandra Lee a certified Councilor , Christy Waltz singing Amazing Grace while families go onstage to light a candle in honor of their loved ones. Workers memorial aims to be comfort for complex grief  

 

Massachusetts (Coit Smith will be speaking)

Mourn for the Dead, Fight for the Living 

While everyone is looking forward to spring and the warmer weather that comes with it, MassCOSH recognizes that yet another year has passed. And although we’ve made great strides toward ensuring that all jobs are safe and healthy, sadly we must remember and commemorate those who were injured and who lost their lives while at work in 2007.

Please join us on Tuesday, April 29 at the Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon Street in Boston. At 12:00 noon we will gather outside, on the stairs, for a special Workers’ Memorial Day Ceremony to honor Massachusetts workers who lost their lives in 2007 and the beginning of 2008. MassCOSH will also host a special commemorative breakfast in Room 511 of the State House at 10:30am specifically for families that have lost a loved one due to a workplace incident.

At the event a special report, Dying for Work in Massachusetts, will be released, highlighting that fact that workers continue to be killed and maimed on the job in record numbers.

MassCOSH is collecting stories of workers who were injured or killed on the job to share in the report and at the event. If you would like to submit a short story about your loved one and the workplace incident that s/he was involved in, please click here.

 

Download flyer | Download registration form

 

Pennsylvania, Delaware and  New Jersey (Melissa King will be speaking)

Worker's Memorial Day

Friday, April 25th, 2008
Sheet Metal Workers Hall
1301 S. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia 19147
(for more information, call Philaposh at 215-386-7000)

Pennsylvania (Donna Puleio Spadaro, MD)

 Workers' Memorial Day Pittsburgh 4/28/2008

Allegheny Labor Council

Monday, April 28, 200812:00pm - 1:00pmPittsburgh, PA Market Square 412-562-2585 donnaspadaro@hotmail.com

 

Wisconsin 

April 28, 2008 : Workers Memorial Day

WisCOSH, MCLC, WI AFL-CIO and everyday workers of all occupations and communities will gather at Zeidler Union Square in downtown Milwaukee, WI to remember those workers lost to workplace injury and illness in 2007. Just how safe and healthy is our own workplace and that of our loved ones and neighbors? What needs to be done to prevent the next workplace tragedy? Join WisCOSH, the Milwaukee County Labor Council, guest speakers and many workers. There will be a reading of the names of those workers killed on the job or died due to occupational illnesses in Wisconsin during 2007 as well as those service men and women who've died in combat followed by a period of reflection and remembrance.

There will be a dinner, Larry Penn will perform and Donald Coit Smith will speak at the APWUA Hall and all are invited to attend! The APWU Hall is just down the block and around the corner from Zeidler Union Square. There will be a processional from the park to the hall where we will continue the discussion of what workers can and should do next to make thier workplaces safer and healthier. Check back for updates.

The menu will be a Mexican Burrito Dinner with choice of beef, chicken or bean. Also side dishes and homemade desserts will be served along with drinks. Walk-ins are welcome for the dinner, but to ensure enough food is prepared, and save some money as well, make a reservation and send payment to WisCOSH.

    The cost of the dinner is :

  • free to WisCOSH Supporting Memberships.

  • $12.50 paid in advance, $15.00 at the door

  • a table of 6 costs $50.00 - a savings of at least $24.00!

Please send a check or money order, payable to WisCOSH, Inc. and put WMD 2007 Dinner in the comment area, to WisCOSH, 734 N. 26th St., Milwaukee, WI 53233. WisCOSH does not accept credit cards for payment. There is no cost to attend the event at the AWPU Hall only if you wish to join us for dinner.


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