PhilaPOSH

The Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health

is made up of unions, health and legal professionals working together since 1975 for a safe and protected workplace as well as for the rights of injured workers.

Organized in 1975, the Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health (PhilaPOSH) was the second organization formed in the United States by unions, health and legal professionals that focused on health and safety issues faced by workers and their unions.

Over the past 30 years we have provided assistance to hundreds of unions and thousands of workers, both union and non-union.

Our Board of Directors is comprised of 20 organized labor representatives who oversee the operation of PhilaPOSH.

PhilaPOSH has won grants from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Philadelphia Foundation, City of Philadelphia, just to name a few. But the vast majority of our funding over the past 30 years has come from grass roots support and individual donations. Unions and individuals make up the bulk of our support.

PhilaPOSH works closely with International Unions, federal agencies (like OSHA) and a national network of 25 Coalitions on Occupational Safety and Health (COSH Groups). Our award winning staff and volunteers quickly respond to your requests for assistance. We are an educational, consulting and political action organization that works for you, our supporters.

Latest updates

19 Jun 2018

Press Release: The Home Depot to be third major U.S. retailer to ban deadly paint strippers

Advocates call on Pruitt EPA to end delay, protect Americans from toxic products ATLANTA — The world’s largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot, announced today that it will phase out the use of the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and…

8 Apr 2018

Sanitation worker safety: Group wants penalties passed

By Julie Carr Smyth April 4, 2018 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kenny Lawson loved being a garbage collector. The Germantown, Ohio, resident enjoyed working outdoors alongside his family, throwing his “solid as a horse” frame into physical labor that made…

4 Apr 2018

Photos of the 2017 Workers’ Memorial Day

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4 Apr 2018

2018 Workers’ Memorial Day

Workers’ Memorial Day “Pray for the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living” Mother Jones Friday, April 27th, 2018 Sheet Metal Workers Hall 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia PA 19147 PROGRAM: 8:30 am: Registration 9:00 am: Breakfast Served 9:15 am…

About PhilaPOSH

Our mission, Injured Workers Rights, Politcal Action

The Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health

Press Release: The Home Depot to be third major U.S. retailer to ban deadly paint strippers

Sanitation worker safety: Group wants penalties passed

Photos of the 2017 Workers’ Memorial Day

2018 Workers’ Memorial Day

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