A Message for Farmworkers—Heat Kills!
August 2008 Lack of adequate drinking water, rest breaks, and shade are the harsh realities that induce heat illness among low-wage immigrant farmworkers, resulting in missed workdays or even death,...
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A Focus on the Underground Economy: Resources for Workers and Employers
Helen Chen and Suzanne Teran of LOHP are working with the state’s Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF) to implement an outreach and education project targeting workers and employers in the underground...
View Article77 percent of farmworker injuries and illnesses are not reported, says...
The article below was published by National Public Radio (NPR) on May 8, 2014. Farm work has always been one of the most dangerous jobs in America. Government statistics show it clearly, and the...
View Article4 Years After Deadly Kleen Energy Plant Explosion in Middletown, CT: No Ban...
The following is an excerpt from The Courant published on February 9, 2014. After six workers were killed in a massive gas explosion at the Kleen Energy plant in Middletown four years ago, federal...
View Article2014 LOHP & Worksafe Conference was a hit!
On November 8, 2014, the Labor Occupational Health Program and Worksafe organized a conference held at Berkeley City College that incorporated various methods to identify and address various workplace...
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2011 Heat Illness Prevention Campaign
June 2011 Register for the Community “Train-the-Trainer” (TOT) In FRESNO: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 9AM –5PM (In Spanish) In VISALIA: Thursday, July 21, 2011 – 9AM –5PM (In Spanish) Help educate...
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2011 Heat Illness Prevention Campaign
June 2011 Cal/OSHA is once again launching a multi-faceted approach to protecting California’s outdoor workers from heat illness that includes a combination of media, education, outreach and...
View Article2007 Youth Academies a Success
Fall 2007 In 2007, enthusiastic teens from throughout California attended a Young Worker Leadership Academy (YWLA) on workplace health and safety. Each YWLA is a fun, activity-packed, all-expense-paid,...
View Article2 Worker Deaths Confirmed in Omaha Plant Explosion
The following article was published by The Washington Post on January 20, 2014. OMAHA, Neb. — An explosion Monday morning that brought down part of an animal feed processing plant in Omaha left at...
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“Check, Please!” Study Findings
September 2010 Study Finds Significant Number of Workers Making Below Minimum Wagein San Francisco Chinatown Restaurants: Workers Loses Million in Unpaid Wages San Francisco – On September 17th,...
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Associate Director of LOHP Appointed to Cal/OSHA Standards Board
Associate Director of LOHP appointed to Cal/OSHA Standards Board Laura Stock, Coordinator of Public Programs and Associate Director of LOHP was appointed to the California Occupational Safety and...
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Apply Now for the 2016 Occupational Health Internship Program!
Apply Now for the 2016 Occupational Health Internship Program! Applications are due February 20th. UC Berkeley’s LOHP is one of the eight OHIP placement sites.... Read More»
View ArticleAmerican Industrial Hygiene Association Cautions Against Indoor Use of...
The following article was published in Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) on October 26, 2014. AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association) has described the potential exposures and health risks...
View ArticleAlta Bates Summit Medical Center fined for Infectious Disease Safety Violations
This article below was published by the East Bay Express on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland has agreed to pay a $71,000 settlement after state regulators cited...
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Adding Inequality to Injury: The Costs of Failing to Protect Workers on the Job
OSHA issued this report entitled Adding Inequality to Injury: The Costs of Failing to Protect Workers on the Job. The report details how work-related injuries and illnesses force thousands of working...
View ArticleAtlanta, Georgia Frozen Food Company cited for 32 “serious” violations...
The following article was published in the Star Tribune on March 13, 2014. A unit of Schwan Food Co. has been hit with a $185,700 fine and cited for 32 “serious” violations of federal work safety rules...
View ArticleCanadian OHS investigates stabbings and killings at Edmonton warehouse
The following article was published in the Edmonton Sun on March 5, 2014. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has begun its investigation into the stabbing rampage in which two men died and four...
View ArticleCalifornia Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment hearing
Last November, LOHP’s Alejandra Domenzain gave testimony before the California Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment hearing on Latino worker health and safety. Highlights from her testimony...
View ArticleCal/OSHA Targets Construction Sites for Safety Rules Compliance
Cal/OSHA Targets Construction Sites for Safety Rules Compliance Oakland—Cal/OSHA is focusing on safety compliance at construction sites in the San Francisco Bay Area, following a recent series of fatal...
View ArticleCal/OSHA Meets to Redefine “Repeat Violation” regulations
The following article was published in Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) on February 26, 2014. Cal/OSHA, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health in California’s Department of...
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