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Check out this respirator user notice from the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory via NIOSH.

The USW Tony Mazzocchi Center (TMC) stands with our union’s statement in honor of International Women’s Day.

“Unemployment is the weapon of the unscrupulous employers determined to break the back of the organized labor movement.” – A. Philip Randolph

Twelve Specialized Emergency Response Trainers (SERTs), along with Tony Mazzocchi Center (TMC) and Labor Institute consortium partner staff, met in Pasadena, Calif., in late spring 2023.

Heat kills. In 2021, 36 workers died from heat on the job. In the last decade alone, nearly 400 workers died from heat-related illness.

NIOSH honored a request by Honeywell to voluntarily rescind the NIOSH respirator approval issued to them. Read more here.

From the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):

NIOSH CA 2023-1060
June 2023

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has honored a request by Honeywell International Inc. to voluntarily rescind the NIOSH respirator approval issued to Honeywell International Inc.

OSHA enacted a respiratory protection standard in 1998, outlining employer responsibilities and worker's rights against respiratory hazards.

In 1998, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enacted a respiratory protection standard which outlines employer responsibilities and worker’s rights regarding protection against respiratory hazards in the workplace.

USW members save lives. Yet every day, their own health and safety is at risk.

Please join us this month as we take a moment to reflect on the life and legacy of Tony Mazzocchi, who our organization is named after.

Read our recap of the 2023 USW Health, Safety and Environment Conference.

The USW Tony Mazzocchi Center stands with our union's message on Pride Month.