OSHA Regulations: The Next Target
By Scott Schneider After last fall’s election, with Republicans in charge of both the White House and Congress, it was…
Alabama Congressman Blind to Constituents’ Workplace Hazards
“President Donald Trump repealed an Obama-era health and safety regulation this week that could leave Alabama workers more at risk…
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congressional Review Act
David Michaels
Deconstructing the Administrative State
OSHA
Recordkeeping
Trump
Volks Rule
Trump Signs Repeal of Volks Rule: Workers Lose
President Trump yesterday signed the resolution repealing the Volks rule , thereby permanently removing OSHA’s ability to cite patterns of…
Chemical Safety Board
Congress
Congressional Review Act
Environmental Protection Agency
Process Safety Management
West Fertilizer Explosion
Industry Uses Unproven Arson Claim to Repeal Chemical Safety Rule
Chemical industry representatives are using unproven allegations that a criminal act caused the catastrophic 2013 West Texas explosion to try…
Michaels to Trump: Show Workers You Care About Their Safety
In an open letter to President Donald Trump, former OSHA Assistant Secretary David Michaels asks the President to show workers…
OSHA Recordkeeping Rule Dead: Senate Votes. Workers Lose
The Senate just voted to repeal OSHA’s Volks rule making it impossible for OSHA to enforce its recordkeeping standard. Workers…
Hurting Workers, Hurting Good Employers: More articles on attempts to repeal OSHA’s Volks Rule
You should definitely read every one of the articles below about why repealing the Volks rule is bad for workers,…
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Congress
Congressional Review Act
Recordkeeping
Regulations and Standards
Volks Rule
Bush and Obama BLS Commissioners Oppose Repeal of OSHA Recordkeeping Rule
Two former commissioners of the Bureau of Labor Statistics sent a letter yesterday to Senate HELP Committee Chair Lamar Alexander…
Opposition Builds to Repeal of OSHA Recordkeeping Rule
Opposition to repeal of an OSHA rule that would allow enforcement of accurate injury and illness records is building in…
History Lesson: Accurate OSHA Recordkeeping Key to Worker Safety and Health
The Senate will vote next week on repealing the Volks rule and thereby making it impossible for OSHA to cite…