Layoffs at US occupational safety and health agency leave people vulnerable to illness and injury, ex-workers caution
Drastic cuts at a federal workplace safety research agency increase the risk of illness and injury for workers across the US and undermine preparations for public health emergencies, fired employees warn.
The Trump administration ordered widespread layoffs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, inside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, when it issued a “reduction in force” notice to some 85% of the agency’s 1,100 workers employees on 1 April.
