By Charlene Obernauer May 16, 2018 National Employment Law Project (NELP) is being honored at NYCOSH’s 2018 Gala for its tremendous contributions to the workers’ rights movement, but in particular, for their advocacy and research in relation to occupational safety…
The Health Department is investigating an outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in the South Bronx, primarily affecting persons who live in High Bridge, Morrisania, Hunts Point, and Mott Haven. Since July 8, 2015, 71 cases of Legionella infection, including four related…
Dear friends and supporters, NYCOSH is celebrating nail salon workers! Thanks to the bill signed into law by Governor Cuomo last week, people working in an estimated 3,000 nail salons in the State can access a trainee program and workers will…
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE By Anna Sanders | asanders@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Clutching plastic electric candles and umbrellas, family and supporters of Delfino Velazquez stood in the rain in front of the old Dana Ford Lincoln car dealership in Travis…
Worker safety group asks de Blasio for executive order mandating Ebola protocols BY ERIN DURKIN / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, October 26, 2014 A top worker safety group is asking Mayor de Blasio to issue an executive order mandating…
BY Ken Lovett / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS / Wednesday, October 22, 2014, 9:53 AM The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health has sent a letter to Gov. Cuomo calling for set training and standards to deal with…