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User Safety Notice: 3M™ Scott™ C420 Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) blowers

Please review the user safety notice from 3M Scott about the C420 Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) blowers.

Women Safety and Health Hero(ine)s

Women have long been leaders in protecting worker health. Scientists, doctors, government officials & union activists all have a part to play in making workplaces safer.

User Notice: SMC 4501 and SMC 5100 Series Gas Detectors

Please review the User Notice from MSA Safety about the SMC 4501 and SMC 5100 series gas detectors.

Tony Mazzocchi: Honoring the life of a labor leader, environmental activist and legacy

Whoever frames the debate wins the argument. I first heard Tony speak those words over 20 years ago. There was a group of us (there was always a group of us) standing around a kitchen counter in a Florida hotel suite listening to Tony’s words of wisdom.

#TMCtogether: A collection of solidarity poems

Milton Simmons is the Triangle of Prevention (TOP) representative at United Steelworkers (USW) Local Union 9-675, representing members at 3M in Guin, Ala. Simmons is also an active worker-trainer for the Tony Mazzocchi Center (TMC) with experience in TOP courses, Incident Investigation, Near-Miss Prevention and more. Simmons shared his solidarity poems with us in order to add to our #TMCtogether initiative, which aims to being us all together even though we are apart during the coronavirus pandemic. Thank you, Milt!

COVID-19 resources

Click here for news and resources from the United Steelworkers (USW), AFL-CIO and more regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

USW Local Union 13-750, Shell work together to safely execute ram pump job

In the fall of 2019, Operations, Maintenance, Safety and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local Union 13-750 worked together to safely execute a ram pump job on the H-Oil unit.

Leviton Manufacturing recalls electrical connection devices due to shock hazard

Read more about the product recall here, via the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC).

Bettis Atomic Laboratory workers improve site’s health and safety program

Local 10-5852 members at the Bettis Atomic Laboratory in West Mifflin, Pa., boosted their health and safety program through new contract language, management participation in the USW’s health and safety conference and training through the USW Tony Mazzocchi Center (TMC).

Workers Memorial Day

Join in with us on April 28 as we remember those who lost their lives or were injured on the job, and as we continue to promote the health and safety of workers everywhere.

Worker involvement drives TMC training

For 28 years, the USWTMC has received Nuclear Worker Training Program grants from the NIEHS and the DOE to train current and future atomic workers.