What WisCOSH has been up to lately.
WisCOSH invites you to join us Tuesday, November 1st, 2023 at the GCIU Building (633 S. Hawley Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53214) in Room 119 from 5pm-6pm. There is no cost to attend and the meeting is open to the general public. At this meeting we will recap WisCOSH‘s activities in 2023, take a look ahead … [Read more…]
Once again WisCOSH will join workers at Milwaukee’s lakefront to celebrate the only official holiday that recognizes workers contributions to their community, state and country. We will once again host a table at the Milwaukee Area Labor Council‘s Laborfest on Monday, Sept. 4 from noon until 5pm. WisCOSH will staff a table in the Union … [Read more…]
Recently WisCOSH Recording Secretary Jim Schultz was invited to speak on the Earl Ingram Show on WAUK RADIO (540 AM or 101.1FM). We think Jim did an excellent job and if you were unable to listen or would like to hear it again you can find the recording here. WAUK Radio is a part of … [Read more…]
The September 2022 Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 1pm CT. WisCOSH anticipates moving our meetings from being blended to being Zoom only as the fall weather comes and fewer halls are available to meet in and the continuing threat of the Omicron variants. Members and the general … [Read more…]
On Sunday, April 28, 2013 WisCOSH will join together with workers, advocates and employers to both “Mourn for the Dead” and “Fight Like Hell for the Living“. You are invited to join us in Milwaukee, WI at the events. “Fight Like Hell for the Living” WisCOSH is hosting a fundraiser Chili Dinner and a discussion … [Read more…]
For nearly a year WisCOSH has been working on it’s web presence to better serve it’s membership and workers in general. WisCOSH has redesigned it’s website to better take advantage of HTML5 and it’s native support for audio, video and more. This is the third major design iteration WisCOSH has launched since first going online … [Read more…]
Over this past summer and fall WisCOSH has received a number of phone calls concerning work being done as part of the KK River Project. WisCOSH has made several attempts to find work being done but until this week had not come upon an “active worksite” – meaning that work was taking place at the … [Read more…]
Welcome to the relaunching and repurposing of WisCOSH’s blog. It is our intention to facilitate communication between Wisconsin’s workers, employers, communities and State and Federal agencies about workplace safety & health issues affecting them. WisCOSH hopes to post information here on a timely basis so that you have the ability to have greater input and influence over the workplace health and safety issues you face.
To that end the WisCOSH Website has been undergoing some remodeling and updating. WisCOSH is working to ensure that it’s website is …
During the National Worker Safety & Health Conference and Summit lunch hour break UMWA President Cecil Roberts spoke to the workers, union leadership and OHS professionals and actvists assembled about the recently released report, it’s findings concerning the Big Branch Mine explosion, and worker safety and health on the job. Mr. Roberts doesn’t mince words and laid the blame directly at Don Blankenship’s feet and the feet of the other Executive Officers and the members of the Board of Directors for Massey Energy.
I would like to thank all of you who have stopped by WisCOSH whether in person or at our website or this blog. This past summer WisCOSH has had many new visitors to our website, to this blog and the many events that WisCOSH hosted, participated in, spoke at and those WisCOSH visited. Especially Worker’s … [Read more…]
While a date has not yet been set WisCOSH has begun planning some very special activities to commemorate 30 years of helping workers and businesses make workplaces safer and healthier. WisCOSH is looking to have a very special evening this year for our Annual Membership Meeting & Dinner this fall. As a part of our … [Read more…]
The 3rd Quarter of the long running, Dept. of Labor funded (via OSHA’s Susan Harwood Institutional Competency Building Grant program), Vulnerable Workers Training Grant ended June 30th, 2008 and WisCOSH was able to provide training to over 260 people since April 1st! During this quarter WisCOSH was able to provide training and information on worker’s … [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…]
WisCOSH has joined Central New York COSH (CNYCOSH) on their Susan Harwood Targeted Topic Training Grant. WisCOSH is replacing a COSH group that had to drop out. This is WisCOSH’s first partnership with CNYCOSH and will be working with NYCOSH (New York City COSH) and ConnectiCOSH to provide training to B&C Trade Workers on OSHA’s … [Read more…]
Welcome the WisCOSH Web Blog! Here you’ll find out about WisCOSH’s recent activities and events.