Monkeypox 2022
This worker guide explains monkeypox symptoms, transmission, vaccines, and workplace protections, outlining employer responsibilities, PPE use, and actions workers should take if exposed or ill.
System Failure: Essential Workers and COVID-19 in New York State 2021
System Failure reveals how workers’ compensation breakdowns during COVID-19 denied essential workers benefits, exposing systemic barriers, low claim rates, and urgent needs for reform statewide.
Time Off Task: Pressure, Pain, and Productivity at Amazon 2019
NYCOSH’s report exposes Amazon’s time off task policies, documenting intense pressure, widespread pain, injuries, and productivity demands that prioritize speed over worker health and safety.
Zika General Information 2016
Creating a Healthier Workplace is a guide helping nail salon workers understand job-related health risks, workers’ rights, and practical steps to create safer, healthier salons.
Dirty and Dangerous: Worker Safety and Health in New York City’s Scofflaw Commercial Waste Injury 2016
This report exposes dangerous conditions in New York City’s commercial waste industry, detailing preventable injuries, fatalities, wage theft, and regulatory failures harming essential sanitation workers.
Health and Hardship: Untold Stories of 9/11’s Unsung Heroes 2015
Health and Hardship documents firsthand stories from 9/11 responders, highlighting long-term illness, trauma, resilience, and the urgent need for continued medical care and recognition.
Understanding Legionnaires’ Disease: A Fact Sheet For Workers And Unions 2015
This worker fact sheet explains Legionnaires’ disease transmission, symptoms, high-risk occupations, and prevention strategies, highlighting water system hazards and controls to reduce workplace exposure.
Disaster Preparedness Respirator Fact Sheet 2015
Respirators protect workers from harmful airborne dust, mold, and chemicals. Proper selection, fit testing, and daily seal checks are critical to staying safe during cleanup work.
Mold Fact Sheet 2015
Creating a Healthier Workplace is a guide helping nail salon workers understand job-related health risks, workers’ rights, and practical steps to create safer, healthier salons.
