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Reports and Testimony

Death on the Job: A National and State-By-State Profile of Worker Safety And Health In the United States. Produced by the AFL-CIO, April 2009.

Combustible Dust standard brochure. This document, from the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee explains the purpose and goals of the bill introduced in April 2008 to require OSHA to develop a combustible dust standard.

Advancing the Public Interest through Regulatory Reform: Recommendations for President-Elect and the 111th Congress. Developed by a panel of experts convened by OMB Watch, November, 2008.

Discounting Death: OSHA's failure to Punish Safety Violations that Kill Workers.A report from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Prosecuting Worker Endangerment: The Need for Stronger Criminal Penalties for Violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Professor David Uhlmann, of the University of Michigan Law School, argues persuasively for strenthening criminal and civil penalties under the OSH Act.

Testimony of AFL-CIO Health and Safety Director Margaret Seminario on the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2008 (H.R. 6594) July 31, 2008

"Dirty Dozen" Report: a 2006 report by the National COSH revealing the worst behaving companies in the U.S. regarding worker safety and health.