“We mean nothing to no one” — Slaughter In The Trenches
It never stops. Two workers, Juan Baez-Sanchez, 42, and Victoriano Garcia-Perez, 56, both Mexican immigrants, died in the collapse of…
Congress
Deconstructing the Administrative State
House of Representatives
Regulations and Standards
Regulatory Process
House Holds Worthless Hearing on “Regulatory Reform”
Sometimes you just have to wonder why House Republicans even bother. Yesterday they wasted the taxpayer’s money holding a ridiculous…
Tesla’s Recordkeeping Violations Show How Repeal of OSHA’s Volks Rule Hurts Workers
One of the first actions of the Republican Congress after Trump’s election was to repeal OSHA’s recently issued “Volks Rule”…
Congress
David Michaels
Ergonomics
Harwood (See Susan Harwood Worker Training Program)
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OSHA
Regulations and Standards
Regulatory Process
Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Volks Rule
House OSHA Hearing: What You Missed and What It Meant. Part 1
In a fiery rebuttal of Republican and employer attacks on OSHA during the Obama administration, former Assistant Secretary Dr. David…
Update: OSHA Hearing Witnesses Revealed!
No need to ruin your weekend constantly refreshing your browser, waiting to see who will testify at next Tuesday’s OSHA…
House to Hold OSHA Hearing on Tuesday
The House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing on Tuesday entitled “A More Effective and Collaborative OSHA: A…
Alex Acosta
Budget
Chemical Safety Board
Congress
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MSHA
NIOSH
Office of Management and Budget
OSHA
Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Whistleblowers
Trump’s Worker Safety & Health Budget Again Undermines Worker Safety & Health
Earlier this week, President Trump submitted his Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal. This is his second budget proposal and although…
Good News for Poultry Processing Workers
It’s not all bad news for workers out there. Curiously, however, the good news for poultry workers is coming from…
Trump Slashes OSHA Staffing, Endangering Workers
When the same party controls the White House and both houses of Congress, there is always a danger that Congress…
Mugno Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing on Tuesday
Scott Mugno, President Trump’s choice to head the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, will go before the Senate Health, Education,…