Robert Jarvis wants answers. “Why’d you make us work that day?” he asks. “Why?”
With five workers dead and one still missing since Hurricane Helene struck on Sept. 27, many of us in Tennessee and around the country also want to know what went wrong that day – and if we can prevent it from happening again.
The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) strongly supports OSHA’s proposed rule to address heat-related hazards for both indoor and outdoor workers. The rule, which was announced today, is a critical step in protecting millions of workers from heat-related illnesses and injuries.
As we progress towards an ordinance here in Southern Arizona, let’s be bold in our determination to effectively confront the ever-more-deadly challenge that heat presents in our workplaces. We have the resources in our community to make this program the model for the rest of the state. Let’s honor the memory of Dario Mendoza – and others who, like him, shouldn’t have died on the job – by passing the robust heat exposure ordinance our workers need and deserve.
National COSH, with a network of grassroots worker groups across the U.S., selects the 12 companies, dubbed the Dirty Dozen. Input for this annual list comes from a nationwide network of workers, safety activists, labor union members, health and safety professionals, and academic experts.
The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) produces the annual Dirty Dozen list as part of Workers’ Memorial Week. The list spotlights employers who endanger workers and communities.
Jessica E. Martinez is the executive director of National COSH. "Too many workers are dying," she said in a statement, "getting sick, or sustaining lifelong injuries—often in incidents that are entirely preventable. The employers we’re highlighting in this year’s Dirty Dozen list have ignored known risks and failed to implement basic safety measures, putting profit over people. We must hold them accountable.
Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) are unsurprised to see that their employer, LCMC Health, has been named a 2025 Dirty Dozen employer by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH), a national organization dedicated to strengthening workplace health and safety.
