OPINION: We must do more to protect workers' lives
Evan Koch
Sunday was Workers’ Memorial Day.
This little known but important annual event is celebrated on the 28th of April each year. That’s the day in 1971 when the Occupational Health and Safety Act went into effect.
The Act created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the federal government. It is estimated that since its inception more than 50 years ago, OSHA has saved 690,000 American workers’ lives.
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