Jordan Barab
@jbarab.bsky.social
All things workplace safety & health, & labor. OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary 2009-2017. Ran AFSCME health & safety program 1982-98. Also House Ed & Labor Ctte and Chemical Safety Board
Read my health & safety blog: Confined Space: http://jordanbarab.com
Read my health & safety blog: Confined Space: http://jordanbarab.com
A man with a bat. So what's the problem?
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A man with a bat. So what's the problem?
One of the only good things about Donald Trump's reign is that no Republican can ever again complain about political corruption without being laughed out of town.
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
One of the only good things about Donald Trump's reign is that no Republican can ever again complain about political corruption without being laughed out of town.
At first I thought they were talking about Sky King's niece penny. Sad, but 232 years was a good run for anyone. IYKYK
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
At first I thought they were talking about Sky King's niece penny. Sad, but 232 years was a good run for anyone. IYKYK
So getting back to where we were before the shutdown started is a "victory?"
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
So getting back to where we were before the shutdown started is a "victory?"
Because who's more qualified to direct air traffic? A "true patriot", or a trained air traffic controller?
Are Laura Loomer or Hershel Walker going to be directing aircraft over New York?
There will be no need to limit air travel if that happens.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Are Laura Loomer or Hershel Walker going to be directing aircraft over New York?
There will be no need to limit air travel if that happens.
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‘REPORT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY’: Trump threatens to replace absent air traffic controllers with ‘true Patriots’
The president “wouldn’t last five minutes as an air traffic controller,” Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg responded.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Because who's more qualified to direct air traffic? A "true patriot", or a trained air traffic controller?
Are Laura Loomer or Hershel Walker going to be directing aircraft over New York?
There will be no need to limit air travel if that happens.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Are Laura Loomer or Hershel Walker going to be directing aircraft over New York?
There will be no need to limit air travel if that happens.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
How workers died last week: Airplane crash, suicides, lawnmower, trapped in machinery, firefighting, electrocutions, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.
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Dead on the Job: The Weekly Toll - Confined Space
On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. Here are how a few died last week.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
How workers died last week: Airplane crash, suicides, lawnmower, trapped in machinery, firefighting, electrocutions, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.
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Today is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a Great Lakes cargo ship, killing 29 crewmen, made famous by the Gordon Lightfoot song.
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The Edmund Fitzgerald: 50 Years Later - Confined Space
This the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a tragedy made famous by the Gordon LIghtfoot song.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Today is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a Great Lakes cargo ship, killing 29 crewmen, made famous by the Gordon Lightfoot song.
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MAKE AMERICANS HUNGRY AGAIN: White House insists more Americans need to starve.
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Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits
As the shutdown drags on, USDA demands that states “immediately undo” any steps they have taken to send full November payments to SNAP recipients.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
MAKE AMERICANS HUNGRY AGAIN: White House insists more Americans need to starve.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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So if standing up to Donald Trump didn't work, the obvious solution is surrendering to him. Right?
jfc
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
So if standing up to Donald Trump didn't work, the obvious solution is surrendering to him. Right?
MAKE AMERICANS HUNGRY AGAIN: White House insists more Americans need to starve.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits
As the shutdown drags on, USDA demands that states “immediately undo” any steps they have taken to send full November payments to SNAP recipients.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
MAKE AMERICANS HUNGRY AGAIN: White House insists more Americans need to starve.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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It's a problem. People have a hard time believing things that aren't true. Unless you're in the cult.
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It's a problem. People have a hard time believing things that aren't true. Unless you're in the cult.
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Professor David Michaels was quoted this week in Bloomberg Law: “Advisory committees are invaluable to the functioning of government agencies." The article discusses the rapid pace at which the Trump Administration has been eliminating Expert advisory panels. 🔗 news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
Trump Axes Expert Panels at Historic Clip, Defying Agency Advice
The Trump administration this year has eliminated about 160 expert advisory committees across the federal government, almost a third of them over the recommendations of the agencies that oversee…
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November 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Professor David Michaels was quoted this week in Bloomberg Law: “Advisory committees are invaluable to the functioning of government agencies." The article discusses the rapid pace at which the Trump Administration has been eliminating Expert advisory panels. 🔗 news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
He was running to get some Tylenol.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
He was running to get some Tylenol.
I'm old enough to remember when you had to hide bribery. Like it was a bad thing.
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Serbian Lawmakers Approve Luxury Trump Hotel on Historic Bombing Site
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November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I'm old enough to remember when you had to hide bribery. Like it was a bad thing.
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What? Weekend work? The humanity! The shutdown ends for sure before this weekend
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Thune threatens weekend work amid shutdown standoff
www.politico.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
What? Weekend work? The humanity! The shutdown ends for sure before this weekend
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In any future war, no rational person will ever consider working with the United States.
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ICE indefinitely holds man facing no charges in high-stakes asylum case
If he’s deported to Afghanistan, he expects the Taliban to kill him. The Trump administration says he remains under a “National Security” investigation.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In any future war, no rational person will ever consider working with the United States.
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Make Lung Disease Great Again
This should be the Trump Administration's new slogan.
The Mine Safety & Health Administration has stopped enforcing the silica exposure standard and is dismantling NIOSH, which does lung disease research and certifies respirators.
Thanks Margie Mason & @apnews.com
This should be the Trump Administration's new slogan.
The Mine Safety & Health Administration has stopped enforcing the silica exposure standard and is dismantling NIOSH, which does lung disease research and certifies respirators.
Thanks Margie Mason & @apnews.com
Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'
Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Make Lung Disease Great Again
This should be the Trump Administration's new slogan.
The Mine Safety & Health Administration has stopped enforcing the silica exposure standard and is dismantling NIOSH, which does lung disease research and certifies respirators.
Thanks Margie Mason & @apnews.com
This should be the Trump Administration's new slogan.
The Mine Safety & Health Administration has stopped enforcing the silica exposure standard and is dismantling NIOSH, which does lung disease research and certifies respirators.
Thanks Margie Mason & @apnews.com
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Where have all the middle class jobs gone?
Stop what you are doing and read the results of a very important study explaining why so many workers are living in poverty even when they are working full-time, or more than full-time.
Stop what you are doing and read the results of a very important study explaining why so many workers are living in poverty even when they are working full-time, or more than full-time.
UPS & Amazon represents an epic battle of two work systems: one offering protections for workers and good jobs and one that undermines them. Guess whose winning? share.google/wrWucVQJshXU... @danielschneider.bsky.social @juliesulabor.bsky.social @bruey
The unraveling of workplace protections for delivery drivers: A tale of 2 workplace models
A first-of-its-kind study finds Amazon’s delivery drivers earn less and face more instability than their unionized counterparts.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Where have all the middle class jobs gone?
Stop what you are doing and read the results of a very important study explaining why so many workers are living in poverty even when they are working full-time, or more than full-time.
Stop what you are doing and read the results of a very important study explaining why so many workers are living in poverty even when they are working full-time, or more than full-time.
Collegium Ramazzini: A hard-eyed reckoning with present workplace safety and health catastrophes and a collective commitment to do something about them.
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The Work Continues: Ramazzini Days 2025 and the Future of Occupational Health - Confined Space
The Collegium Ramazzini gathered for its annual conference, less to celebrate past achievements than to reckon with present catastrophes and commit to do something about them.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Collegium Ramazzini: A hard-eyed reckoning with present workplace safety and health catastrophes and a collective commitment to do something about them.
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How workers died last week: Logging, tree care, electrocution, fall, drowning, vehicle incidents and shootings: The Weekly Toll
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Killed at Work: The Weekly Toll - Confined Space
On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. Here are how a few died last week.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
How workers died last week: Logging, tree care, electrocution, fall, drowning, vehicle incidents and shootings: The Weekly Toll
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How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico
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November 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico
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November 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM