Officially WisCOSH began in 1978 but it’s founding members began advocating on behalf of Wisconsin’s workers years before that as they advocated getting an OSHA presence in the state of Wisconsin. Once that was finally accomplished they formally organized as WisCOSH, the Wisconsin Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, and have continued to put worker … [Read more…]
It’s nothing new. The kid gloves came off long ago but it’s been getting more open and prevalent. Workplace safety and health standards have been on the chopping block for the past seven years. But that is nothing new either. A worker’s guaranteed right to a safe and healthy workplace has been picked at and … [Read more…]
Although it got a late start to it this year WisCOSH has been continuing to provide training and outreach to vulnerable workers under OSHA’s Susan Harwood Grant. WisCOSH has many training classes available under this grant including : Basic OSHA Rights; Workplace Safety & Health Rights for Teen Workers; Identifying Workplace Hazards & Body Mapping; … [Read more…]