Build Back Better Increases OSHA’s Budget and Penalties
The Build Back Better Act, announced today by the Biden Administration, makes significant improvements in workplace safety protections for American…
OSHA Puts the Heat on a Heat Standard
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration yesterday issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to begin the process of…
OSHA Vaccinate-or-Test Standard: National COSH Media Briefing Tomorrow
The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) will host a media briefing tomorrow, Thursday, October 28 at…
Hearing Tomorrow on Impact Of COVID On Meatpacking Workers
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, will hold a hybrid remote/in-person hearing…
Doug Parker Confirmed as OSHA Head
For the first time since Dr. David Michaels exited the OSHA’s Assistant Secretary’s Office in January 2017, a short 1747…
Weekly Toll: Wood Chippers, Guns, Falls,Vehicles — How Workers Die
This is a weekly list of some workers killed on the job over the past week. I collect this information…
House Hearing Tomorrow: Protecting Lives and Livelihoods — Vaccine Requirements and Employee Accommodations
The House Education and Labor Subcommittees on Workforce Protections, and Civil Rights and Human Services will hold a joint hearing…
What Can We Expect With OSHA’s Vax-or-Test Standard: Watch Here
OSHA’s proposed Emergency Temporary Standard that will require employers to ensure that their employees are either vaccinated or tested weekly…
To The Gates of Hell: Republican Opposition to OSHA’s COVID Vax/Test Mandate
Armageddon is coming — courtesy of a few Republican governors who believe that strong opposition to vaccine mandates has become…
OSHA Cracks Down On State Plans That Refuse to Adopt COVID Standard
Federal OSHA is cracking down on OSHA state plan states who refuse to adopt OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards.