Worker Safety /tags/worker-safety Worker Safety en-US Copyright Tue, 21 May 2024 09:00:00 GMT NC's construction industry more dangerous for Latino workers /2024-05-21/ncs-construction-industry-more-dangerous-for-latino-workers Latino construction workers are more likely to die on the job in N.C. than their white or Black counterparts. That’s according to an analysis by the Charlotte Observer. The latest census numbers show Latinos make up 27% of construction workers in the state, but account for 60% of construction workers who die on the job. The Observer's Ames Alexander joins WFAE's Marshall Terry to discuss. Tue, 21 May 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-05-21/ncs-construction-industry-more-dangerous-for-latino-workers Marshall Terry NC moves closer to tighter construction safety standards /2024-04-19/nc-moves-closer-to-tighter-construction-safety-standards It’s been nearly a year since a fire devoured an apartment complex under construction in SouthPark and killed two workers. Now state fire officials are hoping new stricter rules designed to keep construction sites safer will prevent such a tragedy from happening again. Gavin Off wrote about it for the Charlotte Observer and joined us on Morning Edition to talk about his work. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-04-19/nc-moves-closer-to-tighter-construction-safety-standards Marshall Terry Meat Processing Plant Outbreaks Reveal Failures In NC’s Regulatory Oversight /health/2020-08-12/meat-processing-plant-outbreaks-reveal-failures-in-ncs-regulatory-oversight Nursing homes, schools, correctional facilities and childcare centers are required to report information about coronavirus outbreaks to the North Carolina… Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:06:57 GMT /health/2020-08-12/meat-processing-plant-outbreaks-reveal-failures-in-ncs-regulatory-oversight Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio As Campuses Reopen, Workers Sue The UNC System Over Safety Concerns /education/2020-08-12/as-campuses-reopen-workers-sue-the-unc-system-over-safety-concerns Students are beginning to arrive back on campuses across the UNC System, and workers are concerned for their own safety amid early accounts of… Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:53:54 GMT /education/2020-08-12/as-campuses-reopen-workers-sue-the-unc-system-over-safety-concerns Frank Stasio As Campuses Reopen, Workers Sue The UNC System Over Safety Concerns /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-12/as-campuses-reopen-workers-sue-the-unc-system-over-safety-concerns Students are beginning to arrive back on campuses across the UNC System, and workers are concerned for their own safety amid early accounts of… Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:53:54 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-12/as-campuses-reopen-workers-sue-the-unc-system-over-safety-concerns Stacia Brown