Wyoming ‘deadliest state’ for workers ahead of their memorial day
Wyoming ranked worst-in-the-nation for workplace fatalities in 2014 — a reminder as advocates prepare for Wyoming Workers’ Memorial Day on Friday.
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No mining deaths recorded in Wyoming in 2015
Wyoming miners worked all of 2015 without a single recorded job-related fatality, according to state officials.
Inadequate training leads to Hispanic oil worker injury risk
Hispanic workers in the U.S. oil and gas industry bear a disproportionate share of workplace injuries, as gaps in health insurance and language issues put the workforce in greater danger.
Deadly Workplaces – Wyoming’s workplace fatality rate still ranks among worst in nation
Despite being saddled with the worst-in-the-nation distinction for workplace fatalities, the decision to emphasize voluntary collaborative efforts rather than inspection and enforcement was emblematic of a pervasive attitude among industry leaders and state lawmakers: “You get more done with incentives and voluntary cooperation than you do from being hard-nosed with inspections and that sort of thing,” Sen. Charlie Scott (R-Casper), chairman of the Labor, Health and Social Services Committee, told WyoFile.
Deadly Workplaces – Wyoming’s workplace fatality rate still ranks among worst in nation
Despite being saddled with the worst-in-the-nation distinction for workplace fatalities, the decision to emphasize voluntary collaborative efforts rather than inspection and enforcement was emblematic of a pervasive attitude among industry leaders and state lawmakers: “You get more done with incentives and voluntary cooperation than you do from being hard-nosed with inspections and that sort of thing,” Sen. Charlie Scott (R-Casper), chairman of the Labor, Health and Social Services Committee, told WyoFile.