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The NYCOSH Mission

Fighting For Safe & Healthy Workplaces

The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) is a membership organization of workers, unions, community-based organizations, workers’ rights activists, and health and safety professionals. Founded in 1979 on the principle that workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths are preventable, NYCOSH works to extend and defend every person’s right to a safe and healthy workplace. NYCOSH is a non-profit 501c3 organization.

NEWS & UPDATES

Announcing Executive Director Transition at NYCOSH

Announcements / Sept. 3, 2024 

On behalf of the NYCOSH Board of Directors, we are writing to let you know that, after more than a decade of leading the organization, Executive Director Charlene Obernauer will be stepping down to pursue other opportunities. She will continue to support the organization through the transition in the upcoming months.

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Workers Need New Heat Protections Immediately

 JACOBIN / July 7, 2024

Even as extreme temperatures require that people take it easy, many workers’ shifts go on as usual. Workers have little recourse for such employer endangerment, and the results are deadly. Stories abound with ever-greater frequency of workers dying on the job during hot days. No matter how young or healthy one might be, extreme heat kills, with the predictability of such deaths making them all the more damning.

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Workers, State Labor Chairs Speak Out at NY Capitol for Proactive Worker Protections

Press Release / May 14, 2024 

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COVID-19

Find information for workers, to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

RESOURCES

These resources help you navigate dangerous situations on your job site, your rights as a worker, and safety concerns relevant to your job. Resources also address the legal regulations concerning worker health and will help you take action to enforce your rights, keeping yourself and your workplace as safe as possible.

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FEATURED

2024 Deadly Skyline Report

Workers’ Resource Guide 2024

Guía de Recursos para Trabajadores 2024

2022-2023 Impact Report

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