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Occupational Health News Roundup
Posted by Liz Borkowski on July 10, 2012 Nurses’ demanding jobs often leave them injured, and nurses working injured increases the risk of medication mistakes; many farmworkers never report pesticide-related ailments; and the rate of uninsurance is high among federal firefighters.
Obama Labor Department taking steps to improve whistleblower protections, but progress is slow
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on August 9, 2011 Individuals who “blow the whistle” have the courage to tell authorities about corruption, fraud or safety hazards in their organization, even when doing so may result in being demoted or reassigned, fired or passed over for promotion, or discriminated against in another way. Whistleblowers are truck drivers who refuse to drive unsafe vehicles, railroad workers…
Wherever I look, whistleblower issues abound
Posted by The Pump Handle on January 3, 2011 Liz and Celeste are on vacation, so we’re re-posting some content from our old site. By Celeste Monforton, originally posted 3/11/10 I think the ghost of Tony Mazzocchi is haunting me. Every day for the last 10 days, I’ve been presented with narratives, videos, testimony and phone calls about the workers who are compelled or…