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Radiological Control Technician training in Paducah

Check out the video about the RCT program in collaboration with USW Local Union 8-550 and Paducah Gaseaous Diffusion Plant.

Radiological Control Technician training in Paducah

USW Specialized Emergency Response Trainers visit southern California

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.

USW Specialized Emergency Response Trainers visit southern California

Heat stress in the workplace

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.

Heat stress in the workplace

Effective immediately: Voluntary rescission of Honeywell International Inc. approval

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

Effective immediately: Voluntary rescission of Honeywell International Inc. approval

The OSHA respiratory protection standard

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

The OSHA respiratory protection standard

Union health care workers participate in industry-specific training

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

The United Steelworkers (USW) represents 4,000 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers across four states.

Union health care workers participate in industry-specific training