Attorney General Brown takes steps to protect workers from occupational heat exposure

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 11 Attorneys General to protect farmworkers and construction workers from the dangers of exposure to extreme heat in the workplace. The coalition petitioned (PDF) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to implement a nationwide emergency extreme heat standard to take effect this summer to protect these workers […]

Councilman Marks: OSHA investigating Seven Courts construction accident, project halted

UPDATE: The construction worker is not in critical condition and is expected to recover. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks has confirmed that a construction worker for the Seven Courts Drive paving contractor was struck by a streamroller on Monday morning. The worker has been transported to the hospital by ambulance. At this time, there is […]

Attorney General Frosh joins multistate letter supporting OSHA proposed reporting rule aimed at better protecting workers

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh this week joined a coalition of attorneys general in supporting a proposed federal rule that would empower workers and expand public awareness of on-the-job dangers. The proposed rule would require many employers to report more detailed information about workplace injuries and illnesses to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and would make […]

Major heat wave to impact Mid-Atlantic this weekend, next week

NOTTINGHAM, MD—After a very brief respite from the summer heat, warm temperatures and high humidity will return this weekend and persist into next week. A southerly flow will pump humidity from the Gulf of Mexico into the Mid-Atlantic states just as temperatures start to creep back up this weekend.  Heat indices will likely be in the low-to-mid 100s for much […]