Articles tagged with "worker safety"
5 total articles - Page 1 of 1
![cannabis-grower-and-consultant-in-greenhouse]()
This federal agency creates cannabis worker safety plans for free
Dave Howard - Published on January 25, 2023Read moreNIOSH experts don’t care if you’re growing federally illegal marijuana. They just want to keep your workers safe.
![cannabis-trimmers-fill-pre-rolls-with-flower]()
Death of a Trimmer (Part 2): A tragic death raises questions about health hazards in the cannabis industry
Dave Howard - Published on January 25, 2023Read moreLorna McMurrey’s death raises alarms about safety risks in the cannabis industry. Who’s looking out for workers on the factory floor?
![portrait-of-lorna-mcmurray-who-was-killed-by-cannabis-work-related-asthma]()
Death of a Trimmer (Part 1): A cannabis worker’s death went unnoticed for months. Now it’s raising alarms in the industry.
Dave Howard - Published on January 24, 2023Read moreWhen an asthma attack killed Lorna McMurrey, it should have set off alarms industrywide. But her death didn’t become publicly known for eight months, even as thousands of cannabis workers remain exposed to the same hazards.
![cannabis-worker-in-grow-room]()
Cannabis worker health and safety resource page
Dave Howard and Bruce Barcott - Published on January 24, 2023Read moreFind information about best marijuana industry practices and protocols to keep everyone safe on the job.
![]()
OSHA report ties cannabis worker death to dust inhalation
Bruce Barcott - Published on October 3, 2022Read moreNew reports question the death of a staff member at a Trulieve facility in Massachusetts earlier this year.
