Alexandra Berzon

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In Nevada, safety could be big issue: AFL-CIO official takes McCain to task in speech to Obama supporters; Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008; Workplace safety has hardly been a major topic on the campaign trail or at the recent Democratic and Republican national conventions. But some prominent worker advocates think the issue could appeal to workers and help draw distinctions between the presidential candidates.
Worker safety, economic forces at odds: Fines provide little incentive for companies to enforce safety requirements, but research shows their own bottom lines might; Friday, Sept. 5, 2008; Put aside morals for a moment. Put aside basic value for human life.
Orleans accident survivor cheats death once more: Recovery earns him nickname ‘miracle man’; Friday, Aug. 29, 2008; Kelly Snow could give a lesson on dressing for tragedy.
Nevada OSHA will respond to feds: Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008; Nevada OSHA confirmed Tuesday afternoon that it had received the letter from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration describing the outcome of a year-long investigation into Nevada OSHA's handling of the Orleans case.
Feds second-guess state OSHA: U.S. agency says it would not have weakened citations in Orleans deaths; Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008; Federal workplace safety officials have raised “significant concerns” about the way Nevada resolved an investigation of a double fatality at the Orleans last year.
Carpenters' jobs hit hard: With construction activity slow, the trade’s local union yanks its welcome mat; Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008; Dear union leaders,
Please stop sending your workers to Las Vegas. We can’t take any more.
On-the-job deaths rise in Nevada: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008; Newly released federal statistics show that Nevada saw the sharpest increase in workplace fatalities among states between 2006 and 2007.
Worker hurt at CityCenter: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008; A 36-year old construction worker was injured Wednesday morning at CityCenter when a heavy piece of sheetmetal fell on his neck and shoulders.
Perini wants safety culture but it’s not a ‘reaction’: CityCenter developer’s approach is aimed at ‘continuous improvement’; Friday, Aug. 15, 2008; The challenge is a tough one: change the “culture of safety” midway through a round-the-clock construction project that employs thousands of workers.
Drinking story adds to grief: Families of men who died on the job deny connection, citing clean toxicology reports; Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008; Susan Englander’s husband, Harvey, never went out with the guys after work for drinks. And he certainly wasn’t drunk or on drugs the day he died at CityCenter, when the manlift he was greasing came down on him. So when Englander read in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Thursday that several CityCenter . . .