Business Success Action Group

Firms like Uber, Doordash say their workers enjoy the flexibility of the gig economy; Working groups fear the creation of an underclass. With the growing threat of a new U.S. government insisting on classifying hail and grocery suppliers as full-benefit employees, gig economy companies like Uber, Lyft, Doordash and Instacart are pushing for their drivers' status as independent contractors to be retained, albeit with additional benefits. Those companies, whose business models are based on low-cost flexible labor, argue that surveys show that the majority of their workers do not want to be workers and that a new generation of workers want to choose when and how much they want to work. They hope to convince US officials and lawmakers to drop attempts to classify gig workers as white-collar workers. These efforts have become more urgent with the election of US President Joe Biden, who stood up for the promise to benefit gig workers. US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh intensified

Mining sites pose higher health and safety risks in the workplace compared to many other work environments, and these risks include dangerous dust and noise pollution. One of the most common reasons for concern is inhalation of dust in a mine. Coal dust is particularly dangerous because prolonged inhalation causes coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP), also known colloquially as miner's lung or black lung. Research shows that one in four miners has abnormal lung function, CWP, or both1. Similarly, inhaled fumed silica - particularly respirable crystalline silica (RCS) - causes an estimated 230 cases of lung cancer in Australian workers each year. RCS is made through typical mining applications such as crushing, drilling, cutting or grinding rocks or soils that contain the predominant silica mineral. Likewise, the noise caused by the constant use of heavy machinery and drilling can damage the hearing of miners. Often times, this damage goes unnoticed until it&#

Mining sites pose higher health and safety risks in the workplace compared to many other work environments, and these risks include dangerous dust and noise pollution. One of the most common reasons for concern is inhalation of dust in a mine. Coal dust is particularly dangerous because prolonged inhalation causes coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP), also known colloquially as miner's lung or black lung. Research shows that one in four miners has abnormal lung function, CWP, or both1. Similarly, inhaled fumed silica - particularly respirable crystalline silica (RCS) - causes an estimated 230 cases of lung cancer in Australian workers each year. RCS is made through typical mining applications such as crushing, drilling, cutting or grinding rocks or soils that contain the predominant silica mineral. Likewise, the noise caused by the constant use of heavy machinery and drilling can damage the hearing of miners. Often times, this damage goes unnoticed until it&#