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Weakening Beryllium Protections: How Business Influence Affects Regulatory Process

January 22, 2019 Jordan Barab

A new Reuters investigative piece describes how industry influence has gotten OSHA to weaken worker protections from exposure to beryllium.

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2018: The Workplace Safety and Health Year in Review

January 3, 2019 Jordan Barab

2018 is gone and buried. What happened in the world of workplace safety and health? What can we learn that…

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Full of Surprises: OSHA Spring Regulatory Agenda Released

May 10, 2018 Jordan Barab

When Spring is in the air, this man’s fancy turns to (where else?) the 2018 Spring Regulatory Agenda to discover…

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OSHA and Industry Reach Beryllium Settlement

May 1, 2018 Jordan Barab

OSHA and the Beryllium industry have reached a settlement regarding changes in OSHA’s Beryllium standard for general industry. The changes,…

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Acosta To Testify Thursday in Senate on FY 2019 DOL Budget

April 10, 2018 Jordan Barab

Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday morning regarding the Presidents FY 2019…

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OSHA Announces Delay in Beryllium Standard Enforcement

March 5, 2018 Jordan Barab

Chronic beryllium disease is not a pretty thing. It causes scarring within the lungs, which eventually reduces the lungs’ ability…

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Fall Regulatory Agenda Released: Not Much New For OSHA

December 15, 2017 Jordan Barab

Yesterday was that bi-annual event that all red-blooded Americans celebrate: the release of the new federal Regulatory Agenda; in this…

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Save Harwood, War on Workers, War on the Earth: This Week’s Short Stuff

June 30, 2017 Jordan Barab

Save Harwood, Save Workers: The Trump Administration’s plan to scrap the Susan Harwood Worker Training Grant program has been getting…

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Breaking: OSHA Launches Rollback of Beryllium Worker Protections

June 23, 2017 Jordan Barab

Less than half a year after workers finally received long overdue protections against deadly beryllium dust, the Trump administration has…

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Trump Administration Continues to Attack Worker Protections

June 6, 2017 Jordan Barab

The New York Times takes another look at Obama administration worker protections that are being “revisited” in the early months…